Children and Television: Effects of the Medium, Its Content and Its Form.

Huston-Stein, Aletha; Wright, John C.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Children and Television: Effects of the Medium, Its Content and Its Form.

Huston-Stein, Aletha; Wright, John C.

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v13 n1 p20-31 Fall 1979

This paper begins with an historical review of research on television and children, summarizing the major questions asked and the knowledge gained about the medium. The authors then describe a new focus of research, dealing with the form of the television medium, not just its content. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Attention, Audiovisual Communications, Children, Comprehension, Historical Reviews, Media Research, Preschool Children, Psychological Studies, Research Needs, Research Reviews (Publications), Socialization, Television Research, Television Viewing, Violence

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Language: English

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