Describes an environmental education program which centers its study on a one-week river trip on the Mississippi, the purpose of which is to discover, through laboratory procedures and people concerned with the river, what its present condition is. (BR)

This article describes a project on chickens and eggs undertaken by 5-year-old children in a bilingual school in Mexico City. It describes the three phases of the project and includes photographs and other documentation of the children's work.

This paper focuses on the challenges of using photographic evidence while conducting evaluation and research. The viability of photo-interviewing is discussed as part of a perception-based model of evaluation to describe and judge a technology infusion program in higher education. The program involved the use of a software tool, HyperCard, as a…

Music videos from the past few years have become a prominent phenomenon in our culture. They are critically compared by a small or large section of the public with the structures of, and relations within, social reality. These videos are considered to portray real situations that are, according to the standards of western culture, severely…

Although the roots of phototherapy extend back to the late 1850's, it did not emerge as a distinct entity until the late 1970's. Growing interest has generated a substantial body of literature in the field. While photographs may be looked at concretely, as two-dimensional, their symbolic and metamorphic nature is a potentially powerful tool in…

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of instruction that is organized in two alternative formats--hierarchical (Gagne, 1962) and elaborated (Reigeluth, 1979)--on learner's recall and application of content-specific principles. Sixty-nine college juniors and seniors enrolled in an education media production course studied one of two…

This pamphlet gives an introduction to the principles of astronomical picture-taking. Chapters included are: (1) "Getting Started" (describing stationary cameras, sky charts and mapping, guided cameras, telescopes, brightness of astronomical subjects, estimating exposure, film selection, camera filters, film processing, and exposure for…

This volume details the unwritten laws of several careers for which there is no conventional structure: those in the fields of the arts and media. Chapters are devoted to careers in arts administration, photography, journalism, writing, publishing, acting, theatre, television and radio, films, visual arts, and music. (KS)

Text, illustrations, and exercises are utilized in this set of four learning modules to instruct medical technology students in a variety of job-related skills. The first module, "EEG Technology: Measurement Technique of the 'International 10-20 System'" by Dorothea Brittenham, describes a procedure used by electroencephalograph…

This document is designed to provide teachers and students with a working knowledge of 35mm photography. Topics include Film Types and Filters, Camera and Lenses, Photomicrography, and the Darkroom. The Appendices contain science activities and projects for both teachers and students and a Bibliography provides additional sources of information.…

This report attempts to interrelate essential concepts in visual communication and gaming-simulation with problem solving and education in the fields of regional environmental planning, design, and community development. Use of these methodologies in educating the general public in regional planning topics is also covered. The use of visual or…

This paper presents an inner-city youth project designed by a community mental health center serving the greater Rochester, New York area. The counseling strategy used in the project, an integration of photography with group discussion, values clarification, art, and creative writing, is designed to: (1) help children gain self-confidence through…

Described are some ideas for using photography in the elementary classroom. Justification for using photography in the classroom includes student interaction with the photography materials, building teacher-student rapport, the potential for integration into different areas of elementary curriculum, and support for the developmental theorists'…

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO COLLECT INFORMATION WHICH WOULD LEAD TO MORE EFFICIENT TEACHING OF SUCH FUNDAMENTALS OF BRASS INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE AS PITCH, DYNAMICS, AND ARTICULATION. FIVE FRENCH HORN AND FIVE TRUMPET PLAYERS WERE PHOTOGRAPHED BY MEANS OF CINEFLUOROGRAPHY DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN MUSICAL EXERCISES. REPRESENTATIVE…

BASED UPON THE CONFERENCE ON SINGLE CONCEPT FILMS IN COLLEGE PHYSICS TEACHING HELD AT RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE IN DECEMBER OF 1966, THIS REPORT ATTEMPTS TO (1) PRESENT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION ON THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPLAY OF SINGLE CONCEPT FILMS IN PHYSICS, (2) TO ENCOURAGE INCREASED AND BROADER USE OF…