Reviews the literature in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) on how television influences the reading behavior of children. (RB)

Discusses ways the television can be used in building language skills in the classroom. (MM)

Educational television in China is described as a vital medium of instruction in higher education, alleviating shortages of instructors and facilities. The television universities serve both educational and political purposes while causing enormous frustration among college-age youth, for only one of 10 is admitted each year to universities. (MP)

Examines research on television violence and links violence to specific programs commonly watched by young children. Maintains that television violence is related to aggressive behavior, lessened sensitivity to the results of violence, and increased fear. Examines public reactions to children's educational television programs. (Author/KB)

The use of video in distance education courses has a long tradition, with many colleges and universities having been delivering distance education courses with video since the 80's using the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and cable television. With the emergence of the Internet and the increased access bandwidths from private homes…

Community nutritionists and educators assisted a local television station in developing public service announcements on nutrition. A children's TV program and workshop were used to create materials used in the public service announcements. (Editor/JR)

Reports a study using Skylab Television Educational Programs in addition to Educational Television Programs and the response elicted from students who watched a simulation of a Skylab produced program. The study indicated that Skylab Television can be a positive educational device. (BR)

This report presents the activities of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for 1979. Sections deal with the following topics: telecommunications activities, including public radio, educational television, the program fund unit, educational activities, and the children's program project; planning and research, including communication and…

THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF INCORPORATING CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION INTO LECTURES PRESENTED THROUGH TELEVISION OR RELATED MODES OF INSTRUCTION. SUBJECT AREAS PROGRAMED WERE SPEECH AND STATISTICS. THE FIRST STUDIES WERE DIRECTED TOWARD THE ROLE OF "BREAKS" IN PRESENTATIONS THAT PERMITTED…

A program of cooperative instruction making maximum use of educational television for 24 elementary schools and 2 high schools in American Samoa is described. The instructional team consists of studio teacher, research teacher, producer-director, librarian, classroom teacher, technical personnel. The team prepares cooperatively, the various stages…

This text contains the transcripts of five days of hearings before the House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Communications, and it includes the texts of thirty-five statements and a substantial amount of additional material introduced for the record. The subject of the hearings was the extent and form of government subsidies to public…

Given that public television must often resort to "talking faces" to fill time (because discussion programs are so cheap to produce), consideration needs to be given to how to do this in audience-attracting ways. One particularly useful method is to pattern the discussion on the enduring human ritual of the sacrifice: with the audience as…