In ITV the teacher is the producer of the instructional program, but it is the medium that does the teaching. For teachers familiar with the learning process but unskilled in the art of television production and communication, some very instructive pointers are offered. (LS)

A pilot study to develop a methodology for educational planning was conducted. Colombia was chosen for analysis primarily because there is a relatively extensive educational television (ETV) project currently under way from which data of a type unavailable elsewhere could be obtained. The analysis considers the technology as it interrelates with…

For this report on the status and needs of schools, as served by television in 16 major cities in the United States, a survey and investigation were made. The inquiry explores what school administrators; supervisors, curriculum specialists, principals, and teachers regard as the most acute instructional needs in the public schools of these cities;…

A summary of 186 educational television stations in the United States is presented. Stations are listed in order of State by call letters, and information concerning height of antenna (as related to commercial stations), color facilities, and operation below or at authorized power is included for each station. A summary of this information is…

The contemporary scene and future directions for public educational broadcasting were examined for this report as a prior condition to increasing the usefulness and availability of public television and radio programing in providing continuing learning opportunities for all Americans. The opening sections of the report describe the research…

This position paper presents the resolution that adult educators develop and better utilize cable TV as a medium for serving the educational needs of the community. Research into the use of cable technology and special training in cable television for educational purposes are presented as areas of concern for adult educators. (MW)

As part of a continuing project conducting research on the structure and control of American telecommunication, this document criticizes the institutional structures behind instructional television with particular reference to Sesame Street and the Electric Company. The participation in instructional television by the Ford Foundation, the Carnegie…

Parents of children participating in El Salvador's educational television program were interviewed in group sessions. While the parents had little specific information about education television, and thus had some fears and misconceptions, their impression of educational television, probably derived almost completely from their children's…

A complete subject/title index for all last year's articles and columns for Educational & Industrial Television. (HB)

Cable television companies must furnish free public access channels but people must initiate use of these channels. (Author/MLF)

Educational telecommunications and information systems are in various stages of coming into being. Several systems of various types are described, including computer-managed instruction systems, computerized vocational guidance systems, two-way interactive cable systems, educational information systems and videotaping for guidance. (Author)

A general discussion of the role of television in education with suggestions for maximizing its use. (HB)

A report on a school system established ten years ago using the latest techniques in instructional telecommunications and a specially designed curriculum. (DAG)

Preliminary report on the findings of a nationwide survey of the use of instructional television in schools. (STS)

A community college solves the problem of providing color video production on a low budget. (STS)