FOUR STUDIES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WERE COMMISSIONED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE FIRST, CONTRACTED TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, SURVEYED PLANS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS FOR THESE PLANS, AND MADE ENGINEERING STUDIES OF HOW TO MEET THESE NEEDS. THE SECOND STUDY, MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, SURVEYED NEEDS AND PLANS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR EXCHANGE OF TEACHING MATERIALS AND RECOMMENDED WAYS OF MEETING THESE NEEDS. THE THIRD, CONTRACTED TO THE INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, STUDIED PROBLEMS OF FINANCE, PROGRAM QUALITY, MANPOWER TRAINING, AND DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOLS. THE FOURTH STUDY, MADE BY NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, STUDIED AUDIENCES OF EIGHT EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS IN SIX DIFFERENT SITUATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS STUDY WAS SUMMARIZED IN AN APPENDIX AND THE RESULTS WERE TO BE PUBLISHED SEPARATELY. (CHANGES WHICH HAD OCCURRED SINCE THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS DOCUMENT-1962-WERE NOTED IN THE FOREWORD. ALSO INCLUDED WERE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TELEVISION ADVISORY PANEL OF THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION. APPENDIXES INCLUDE BRIEF HISTORIES OF BOTH EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND EDUCATIONAL RADIO.) THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE, FOR $1.25, FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. (SG)