Advocates the re-institution of radio listening groups as a means for citizens to gather for a rational discussion of social issues, and reviews two past successes in this area. (AN)

Because mass media form one of the most important means of adult education, this two-volume textbook teaches the educational uses of radio. Instructions and sample scripts are included for talk, interview, discussion, magazine, feature, and drama programs. Each section is followed by questions to test the student's memory of basic concepts and…

Describes two mass media educational programs in Ecuador which utilize radio as an instructional medium. One stresses professionalized communication and has adapted American commercial advertising methods. The other stresses participatory communication and has extended the community development methods of the rural Latin American parish priest.…

Education has been a significant preoccupation of the British Broadcasting Company's (BBC) Local Radio since its outset in 1967. Several features are noteworthy. First, there is an educator on every station's staff. Five hundred series a year, involving 4000 various programs, are offered, and audiences are large and educational efforts still…

The conundrums discussed are: (1) Can media be used for instruction when people feel that its purpose is purely entertainment? (2) How much credibility can there be in messages originating from mistrusted sources? and (3) Is comprehension related to the sophistication of technology used in instructional presentations? Also in this issue: Brajesh…

This issue focuses on uses and techniques of radio for educational purposes in developing nations. Two health education projects are described which are utilizing open broadcasting to attract a mass audience of listeners not committed to a structured radio education program. Kenya's Swahili language radio serial, "Giving Birth and Caring for your…

The collection of readings deals with some important developments affecting the use of the mass media in adult education. These include cablecasting as a means of urging citizens to become involved in community problems, films as spurs to social action, and television programs that employ the soap opera format for educational ends. Also presented…

In 1977, almost 60 percent of all Open University courses were using audio and visual media in combination: either sound broadcasting with visual materials or audio-vision with the sound distributed on cassette or discs. Research has shown that students prefer radio-vision to radio alone. It appears that future growth may be in the area of…

This evaluative national survey begins with a brief historical review of Australian adult education, followed by its current (1968) profile and features of the overall educational system. The next six chapters consider the role played by universities, Federal and state governments, the Workers' Educational Association and other voluntary…

At this 1965 Central and East African conference, lectures and reports were given on radio and television in correspondence education; uses of films, radio, the printed word, and television in adult education in general; and principles of effective and efficient mass media communication. Emphasis was on the value of combined visual and aural…

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES LISTENING GROUP PROJECTS IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES SINCE THE 1920S. THE HISTORICAL STUDY AND THE REVIEW OF RESEARCH DEAL WITH PURPOSES AND OUTCOMES OF PROJECTS, CLIENTELE, BROADCASTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL PRINTED MATERIALS, METHODS OF GROUP ORGANIZATION, METHODS OF POST-BROADCAST DISCUSSIONS, GROUP LEADERSHIP, AND FEEDBACK. DIRECT AND…

Materials concerning the use of radio and mass communications for non-formal education and development are listed in a selected annotated bibliography, intended for those actively involved in non-formal education and development. Three sections contain annotated entries (which range from 1972-1983), each of which includes source information and…

THIS INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR, ORGANIZED BY THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN TRADE UNION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL WORKERS AND SUPPORTED BY UNESCO AND THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN UNESCO COMMISSION, BROUGHT TOGETHER 118 SPECIALISTS IN MASS MEDIA FROM 14 COUNTRIES. THE AIMS OF THE SEMINAR WERE TO ACCELERATE WORK RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS OF…

The Open University of Great Britain, using a multimedia, mass media approach offers instruction leading to a university degree. Its Faculty of Science provides instruction in the disciplines of biology, physics, chemistry, and earth science. The philosophy of instruction is anti-specialization, pro-integration; the social impact of science and…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 32 INDEXED ITEMS, MOSTLY WITH ABSTRACTS, ON ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION, PARTICULARLY VIEWING HABITS, MOTIVATION, PUBLIC TELEVISION, MEDIA TECHNOLOGY (INCLUDING COMMUNICATION SATELLITES), INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND PATTERNS OF INFORMATION SEEKING, THE USE OF CORRESPONDENCE…