This exploration of the potential for gender-role stereotypes to interfere with the constructive integration of computers into elementary and secondary school classrooms suggests that gender-related differences in perceptions of abilities in mathematics and science are the precursors of similar perceptions regarding computer use. Literature…

A study examined the news coverage given by the "Industrial Worker" to the San Diego free speech fight of 1912, the last of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union's free speech fights on the West Coast. The "Worker," a publication of the IWW, devoted columns of coverage to that conflict in the form of reports, letters,…

The reading list and assignments in this study guide are designed to involve high school students in examining the media from a nonwhite perspective. The beginning assignments require students to assemble their own bibliography relating to minority groups in the media, to examine the lives and contributions of specific Chicano, black, and American…

Intended as a practical inventory of ways that public broadcasting has been used for education, this volume is divided into three sections that deal with television, radio, and research articles. The section on television discusses the method, material, and changing context of educational broadcasting; analyzes the programing and funding of…

Coverage of Chicanos by the news media, almost nonexistent until the mid-1960s, still has not achieved full balance or objectivity. It is important for media personnel to develop greater competence in handling Chicano coverage since the Latino group, of which Chicanos are the largest segment, are the nation's fastest growing population group…

This summary report of the annual conference includes statements of participant concerns prepared for the planning committee, the keynote address on the impact of mass media on education by Nicholas Johnson with responses by Minaruth Galey and Jon Dunn, and reports from the groups which studied the seven subtopics identified in general sessions:…

This annotated bibliography cites approximately 500 research reports, theses and essays published in New Zealand on the subject of early childhood care and education. The entries have been grouped under 15 headings: child development, child language, early childhood education, ethnic studies, family life, handicapped children, infant behavior,…

Final conclusions of a nationwide study of the use of the phonoviewer in the Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) are given to supplement data and specific conclusions in two earlier reports. Based on mailed questionnaires returned from EFNEP coordinators, nutrition specialists, and a sample of county home economists augmented by…

Some 450 studies and other items judged to be of key importance to research on television and human behavior are summarized. For empirical research, each summary presents: (1) principal findings; (2) design and methodology; (3) theory and discussion. For theory, review and nonempirical works, each summary presents: principal conclusions and theory…

The complete reports of the research efforts on the effects of televised violence on children sponsored by the American Broadcasting Company in the past five years are presented. Ten research projects on aggression and violence are described which examined primarily the effect of television on children who were emotionally disturbed, came from…

A fundamental distinction is made between basic research which seeks out new, generalizable knowledge, and administrative research which provides information useful to decision makers who have a task to perform. Attention is then given to four types of administrative research: background research, formative research, summative research, and policy…

Nine issues papers were presented at the February 1976 Critical Issues Conference, the goal of which was to expose and define issues critical to the media field in higher education. Topics included definition and management of media programs, the role of media in the future of higher education, library media programs and instructional technology,…

An evaluation was made of the impact on fifth grade pupils of an additional input of resources and materials related to the humanities area. Teacher perception of the project indicated that this enrichment increased pupil conception of the time sequence of historical events and helped students to a better understanding of minority groups. A key…

An experimental study evaluated affective response by students to various teaching media--films, slides, and audio tapes. Goals involved rating the media as to the degree of affective response (emotional involvement or attitudinal learning) each could elicit over non-mediated, teacher presentation of the same material. Affect was defined as…

Research evaluated captioned educational films for the deaf for possible use in classes with normal hearing slow learners. Specifically, the project sought to determine the effects of captioning on attention, vocabulary level and reading ability, using conjugate reinforcement as an evaluation procedure. The results indicated that, under certain…