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Homberg, Erentraud, Ed. – 1978
This brochure presents the summaries of two major studies carried out in three European countries concerning the role of television in the life of preschool children. The first study involved participant observation and interviews of 90 families from England and 50 families from Ireland over a 6-month period. The children studied were between the…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Educational Television, Family Characteristics, Family Influence
Peer reviewedDavies, Maire Messenger; Machin, David – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2000
Analyzed the discourse about television programs of 1,300 5- to 13-year-olds from England and Wales. Found that discourse expressed socially responsible and public service values in evaluating programs. Explained finding in terms of children's adaptation to task requirements and ability to access different kinds of adult discourse available in the…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Television, Cultural Influences
1979
This collection of seminar papers is concerned with the presentation of emotions on the screen, the emotional impact of such presentations on young children, and the use of children's televised drama to foster the development of emotional sensitivity. Also considered are differences in the violence depicted on Japanese and American television, and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Children, Childrens Television
