This report on a seminar on mass media education which was held in 1986 for teachers in European elementary schools includes an introductory statement by the Seminar Director; summaries of four lectures; reports of three working groups; a concluding statement; and a list of participants. The five formal presentations were as follows: (1) "Mass Media Education for the 5-12 Year Olds: Why?" (Evelyne Bevort); (2) "The Contribution of the Press to Mass Media Education at Primary School" (Constant Vautravers); (3) "The Contribution of the Press to Mass Media Education at Primary School" (Alain Howiller); (4) "Mass Media Education: Online Syllabus for 6 to 12 Year Olds" (Jean-Pierre Golay); and (5) "Mass Media Education in the Schools of Europe" (Pierre Lespine). The three working groups addressed such topics as: the aims of mass media education; teaching activities that can make children aware of the functioning of the media; help provided to educators to date by media professionals; the place of media in education; and mass media education for children 5 to 6 years old and 11 to 12 years old. The concluding statement reviews issues raised by participants and some of their comments and suggestions on these issues. Countries represented in this seminar were Belgium, France, West Germany, Iceland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. (EW)