This study was carried out to examine the issue of whether discipline-derived economics courses enhance student societal understanding. News and current affairs programs on Melbourne television throughout 1986 were surveyed, and the economic concepts and issues involved were examined. Of the 125 programs that comprised the sample, 90 (72%) were…

This article discusses ways in which secondary and college teachers can use the Vanderbilt Television News Archive. The archive contains videotapes of the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening network news since 1968, Presidential addresses and network commentary since 1970, and other news events. Research projects using closed-circuit television are…