This bibliography cites books and articles dealing with the teaching of English as a foreign language by radio and television. Entries include publications from a wide range of countries, and most have been published since 1960. (CLK)

An overview of the final five monthly programs in the American Issues Radio Forum series broadcast by the member stations of the National Public Radio System is presented. These broadcasts started in September 1975 and continued to May 1976. They formed a "live" rational dialogue, focusing upon issues which have confronted America. Each…

This listener's guide introduces the first four of nine monthly programs in the American Issues Radio Forum series that were braodcast by the member stations of the National Public Radio system. These broadcasts started in September 1975 and continued to May 1976. They formed a "live" national dialogue, focusing upon issues which have…

The Open University of Great Britain is an open-enrollment, home-based institution in which the majority of the instruction is conducted via broadcasts and correspondence. There are over 50,000 students ernolled in nearly 100 courses which require the transmission of 1,000 television and 1,000 radio broadcasts each year. Recently, research has…

This volume contains a collection of working papers designed to accompany the case studies of India and Latin America in providing a framework for the planning of educational broadcasting systems. The first two papers offer useful orientation to policy-makers who are considering educational television. Working Paper No. 3 compares the two media of…

A statistical report on public broadcasting describes the status of the industry for 1973. Six major subject areas are covered: development of public broadcasting, finance, employment, broadcast and production, national interconnection services, and audiences of public broadcasting. Appendixes include supplementary tables showing facilities,…

This report by the Committee for Television and Radio in Education (the TRU Committee) summarizes the activities of the Committee in the field of instructional media from 1967-1972. The Committee, which is funded by the Swedish government, plans and conducts experimental projects concentrating on the development, production and evaluation of…

The material in this bulletin provides a nationally representative sample of base line data on the availability of television (TV) and other technologies in the classroom. Information is presented for all public schools, by elementary and secondary levels, on four matters: 1) the percentage of schools possessing TV receivers, videotape recorders…

Government regulation of children's summer camps, particularly involving health and safety standards, is discussed in a series of brief interviews with camp directors and representatives of camp associations. Transcribed from the National Public Radio weekly broadcast, "Options in Education," the program includes a lengthy montage of…

Description of research activities in the field of instructional technology in Latin America highlights distance education, microcomputers, educational radio, learning strategies and study habits, and instructional development models and design of textbooks. Problem areas discussed include students' role, cognitive styles, and effectiveness, and…

Presents statistics and other information from English articles and Chinese newspapers on the People's Republic of China's Central Radio and Television University and distance education. Areas covered include management; student admission, control, support, and assessment; courses and curricula; telecast production; equipment; enrollment and…

Reviews landmark projects in development communication since the formation of the Information Center on Instructional Technology in 1972, including Nicaragua's Radio Mathematics for the primary grades; India's Satellite Instructional Television; Guatemala's Basic Village Education Project; and the use of mass media to disseminate health…

An in-service teacher training course is described, designed for teachers of a new course in sixth-grade science, and presented partly by mobile teams and partly by radio. Planning of the content and presentation of the teacher training was done by a committee of five teachers and two others. (CTM)

Five nutrition education lessons developed specifically for Latino families were broadcast over Spanish-language radio in urban and semi-rural areas of southern California. Pre- and postbroadcast interviews with participants revealed that although knowledge and practice gains were significant in both locations, reported food-frequency patterns…

Discusses interaction and the need for considering cultural dimensions when translating instructional materials between nations. A taxonomy of educational objectives for interaction is introduced and Stolovitch's procedures for learning verification and revision (LVR) are discussed, including case studies describing interactive radio instruction,…