This book discusses mass media, multimedia, and individual media and suggests various media activities for children. The introductory essay considers why the medium is not the message; chapter one presents a model for multimedia learning; and chapter two considers the pedagogical questions of media production. Subsequent chapters deal with stage…

Collects impressionistic images from the author's life over a 20-year period. Chronicles her development as a Black woman filmmaker and photographer. (BJV)

To understand aging cross-culturally, used photography to perceive the perceiver. Asked persons averaging seventy-three years old from Japan and the United States to describe "Who are you?" by taking six photographs. Content analysis showed older Japanese to be inward and aesthetically oriented, while older Americans were more oriented…

This study examined the effects of instruction in aesthetic principles and technical skills on aesthetic and technical qualities of fourth and fifth graders' photographs. Results indicate children receiving technical and aesthetic instruction produced photographs rated as having improved more on aesthetic qualities than those by students receiving…

Examines the hypothesis that adults and children have media-specific conceptions of picturing and that the functional uses of photography and drawing differ across development. Results showed an age progression from viewing photography as only reflecting the real object to viewing it as a medium that allows for control and alteration of reality.…

Describes a writing unit for junior high students in which they respond in writing to art reproductions or photographs and are responded to in turn by their classmates. (CRH)

In the rural areas of developing countries, teacher absence is a widespread problem. This paper tests whether a simple incentive program based on teacher presence can reduce teacher absence, and whether it has the potential to lead to more teaching activities and better learning. In 60 informal one-teacher schools in rural India, randomly chosen…

Describes a science-oriented photography program offered during the summer to sixth-grade students. The program aims to increase visual literacy, and students spend considerable time in planning, taking, arranging, and using self-made photographs for the intentional communication of meaning. (JR)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, broadcasting, courts and law, government and media, history and biography, international, management, public relations, and visual communication. (GT)

Described is a project to interest elementary school students in conducting interviews with older people in order to learn more about cultural history and family history. Included is a sample list of interview questions. (KC)

Shares the secrets of getting good basketball pictures, such as choice of lenses, position around the court, timing the shot, using a lot of film, and being prepared for anything to happen. (RL)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, broadcasting, courts and law, journalism education, history and biography, international, public relations, visual communication, and women and media. (GT)

Describes a simple apparatus for producing strip holograms with a number of slit-shaped exposures displaced along the vertical direction. The hologram maintains full horizontal parallax, but the slit aperture reduces the vertical viewing angle of the animated object. (Author/GA)

A measurement instrument combines photography with a three-dimensional grid overlay to produce detailed blueprints of the classroom. Analysis of a field test produced significant findings concerning the interaction patterns of students of different race and sex, particularly with regard to peer clustering. (Author/MLF)

Analyzes the rise of photography during the Civil War period, and discusses current photographic technology. Examines photography entrepreneurs, and expounds on notable individuals in photography. Describes types of photographs taken, problems encountered in gathering pictures, and popular responses to photography. Concentrates on Civil War…