Discusses the attitudes of educators toward educational television, the advances in videotaping technology, the problem of copyright protection of televised material, and the limitations caused by the lack of instructional television specialists. (IRT)

Discusses a proposal to use satellite communication systems to bring a current events program into the classroom. The author argues that the immediacy of the program would incite students to learn and would make the connection between news and knowledge. (IRT)

Tips are given to aid in the successful television production of dance activities from a college studio. (LH)

Seven pitfalls to avoid when designing training programs using television. (LS)

The exemption of public broadcasters from certain FCC rules on multiple station ownership is discussed. (BD)

Humans draw on their stereotypic beliefs to make assumptions about others. Even though prior research has shown that individuals respond socially to media, there is little evidence with regards to learners stereotyping and categorizing pedagogical agents. This study investigated whether learners stereotype a pedagogical agent as being…

The objective for this study is to investigate the contribution of the "plasma" mode of instruction to the school experiences of students in Government secondary schools in Ethiopia, as viewed by students, their parents and teachers, and by comparing it with experiences in Catholic secondary schools, which did not use "plasma".…

Research was carried out to investigate the needs of expectant fathers and to determine whether television can be implemented to provide parent guidance to South African expectant fathers during the transition into fatherhood. Focus was on understanding the specific type of information required by expectant fathers, in conjunction with their…

This paper evaluates the effects of federal initiatives in educational technology in elementary and secondary education over the past half-century. While federal resources have been diluted across many programs, this paper focuses on the few initiatives in which the federal role was substantial and integral. The findings from this paper have…

A noted journalist and critic examines why broadcasters are conditioned to accept the reality of what American broadcasting is, and therefore many have lost the vision of what it could be. (Author/HB)

Author discusses his investigation into instructional television and the handicapped child, now a published report entitled "Fools Lamp or Aladdin's Lantern?" (Author/HB)

A discussion of "Sesame Street" as a medium of socialization and the program's effects on attitudinal development and behavior acquisition. (Author/HB)

A discussion of India's Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE). Beginning August, 1975, technologists, social scientists, politicians, and many others have been watching and assessing the progress of the experiment. (Author/HB)

Fresh from writing a history of educational broadcasting, the author places that history in a larger context--the total broadcast service available to the American people. (Author)