The purpose of this study was to develop a rationale for and to organize sequences of visual education concepts and skills that could function as a part of a secondary language arts program embodying the approaches of James Moffett. The literature on visual education was studied to identify those factors related specifically to professional…

Visual literacy, as used here, refers to the skills which let a person understand and use visuals to communicate his messages and interpret the messages of others. Visual literacy should be important in the curriculum because: 1) children pay more attention to movies and television than they do to teachers; 2) the plethora of visual information…

Aimed at helping readers become more understanding and more discriminating consumers of the information that the mass media provides, this book explores the rights and responsibilities of a free press within society. Subsequent chapters consider the medium's organization, the "disappearing daily," some weaknesses of the press, the…

Many suggestions are given for directly involving students in the various forms of the media. Instamatic cameras, tape recorders, 35mm cameras, videotape recorders, Super 8 cameras, phonograph players, and film projectors are some pieces of equipment typically available to schools which can be used creatively by students. In addition to making…

Over 2,500 U.S. and 60 Canadian schools provided data for this report on post secondary institutions offering programs in motion picture, still photography, and graphic arts instruction. Included are tables summarizing program-related data such as enrollment, institutions offering programs, and degrees offered. Also included is a directory of…

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)