A critique of John Kenneth Galbraith's "Age of Uncertainty" through comparison of style developed in Sir Kenneth Clark's "Civilization," Alistair Cooke's "America," and Jacob Bronowski's "The Ascent of Man." (RAO)

Ten self-contained audiovisual instructional packages are described. These explain what public service is, provide examples of types of public service positions, and discuss one of the skills needed for public service employment.

This pilot project, using television as a catalyst for parent child communication, was conducted in three school systems: (1) Americus, Georgia, (2) Charlottesville, Virginia, and (3) New York City, New York. (STS)

To increase options for academically talented students without incurring the scheduling problems associated with concurrent high school and college enrollment, North Olmstead High School (Ohio) developed a college "credit-in-escrow" system using locally broadcasted telecourses. Qualified juniors and seniors may enroll in these…

Reviews theory and research regarding the type and amount of learning young children gain from educational television in preschool settings. Reports the results of a study of 47 six and seven-year-old children's level of understanding of a television program and equivalent story. Includes a taxonomy useful for examining children's level of…

Describes a two-way instructional television system designed to permit a maintenance, and even expansion, of the foreign language curricula that otherwise might be cut due to school size and budget reductions. Discusses the types of class activities and assignments best suited for use with the system and gives suggestions on how to modify others.…

Kindergarteners and first and fourth graders watched an educational television program containing three types of humor. Information acquisition and funniness were assessed. Compared with distortion-free humor, irony resulted in overestimates of properties of novel objects introduced in the program. Age did not diminish perceptual distortion.…

Describes a preservice teacher training program that uses live television broadcasts of a classroom to instruct in teaching techniques at Iowa State University. (MD)

The combination of televised home instruction and traditional print media was more effective in facilitating parental training strategies with handicapped preschoolers than either method alone. (Author/CL)

The University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service prepared a series of television programs on topics of interest to homemakers. The programs have been broadcast by commercial, closed circuit, and cable television systems, resulting in increased exposure to the Extension Service's programs. (JY)

The new Director of the Satellite Interconnection Project for CPB answers questions about the project's status and future impact. (Author)

Provides a simple, descriptive "weather map" of children's use of television. (Author/IRT)

Provides a check list for principals to use in assessing the use they are making of professionally prepared school television materials. (IRT)