THIS SOURCEBOOK FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THE UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS TELECAST OVER A STATE EDUCATIONAL NETWORK. PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCES WHICH THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE AND STIMULATING THEM TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE DO ARE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE…

THIS REPORT IS BASED ON A STUDY DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO BRING INTO FOCUS THE NATIONAL PICTURE OF TELEVISION FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION THAT WILL BE NEEDED DURING THE NEXT DECADE. THE SURVEY INCLUDED ALL THE LARGE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY WITH ENROLLMENTS OF 12,000 OR MORE, A NUMBER OF THE SMALLER SYSTEMS, AND ALL THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF…

The program described was developed to produce a viable engineering continuing education in rural areas. The system as explained consists of three major elements: 1) the suppliers, 2) the consumers, and 3) the delivery system. Answers to why such a program is needed, what its goals should be and how such a program can be implemented are presented…

Because of opposition from traditional religious leadership, Saudi Arabia started its national television system years later than most other major Middle East nations. The system was built under the supervision of the United States government, with funds provided by the Saudi Arabian government. Equipment was installed and is maintained by…

A review of the operations of the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), the producer of Sesame Street and The Electric Company, is presented. The objective is to illustrate the organizational principles which CTW used to provide leadership, develop functional relationships among the various segments of a large-scale enterprise, and to harness…

This report reviews "Sesame Street's" development of procedure and materials for the 1970-1971 season with emphasis on the social goals of cooperation, conflict resolution, and realization of differing perspectives. These goals mark a departure from the first year of programing which emphasized cognitive learning objectives. Research…

The author describes the program which permitted six out of seven candidates for the May 1972 senatorial primary in North Carolina to appear free on educational television. Each candidate was given one hour for his program, with the first thirty minutes spent in a presentation of his own choosing and the last half hour devoted to questioning by a…

Inadequate educational techniques and systems are the root causes of student dissent; because television has shown them the realities of the outside world students are not willing to accept the insular, isolationist, esoteric irrelevance that is rampant in formal education. Throughout the world, the value of electronic communications is being…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR ADOPTING CURRENT COLLEGE COURSES FOR THE PRESENTATION BY LARGE-SCREEN TELEVISION IN LARGE AUDITORIUMS, (2) TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR LARGE-SCREEN TV INSTRUCTION, (3) TO DEVELOP STUDENT AND FACULTY ORIENTATION PROCEDURES FOR LARGE-SCREEN TV PROGRAMS, (4) TO ASCERTAIN…

There is a need for radio and television programming which will present information, role models, and positive images of aging. (RC)

Cable television (the CATV system) can link homes and schools into a communications network, giving its users access to local, as well as national, educational information. This article outlines a five-step plan to set up CATV, telling how to originate broadcasts and implement two-way transmission. (DS)

Investigative Science for Elementary Education-Instructional Television (ISEE-ITV) is a resource developed by Pennsylvania's Department of Education for elementary teachers with in-service preparation in science. The teachers use instructional television to model six teaching strategies. (BB)

An overview of television and its use in reading instruction in schools, at home, and with computers. Research on educational television and reading is also reviewed, and a 57-item bibliography is appended. (RAO)

The author reviews some of the history of television as it has been used in teaching economics, describes some ways in which it is currently being used, and gives some thought to how it might be developed in the future. (Author)