The Ministry of Education and the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) public television network are responsible for the instructional broadcasting that has penetrated Japan's classrooms at all levels. Implications for American television include stronger federal support for public television and the possible development of a national…

Describes the results of a survey of teachers who spent a year teaching in multiple-site classrooms, using a television-based distance-education system. Highlights include meeting the special challenges; the viability of equipment solutions; modifying teaching techniques for distance education; teacher remarks and recommendations; and…

Describes the results of a global survey about the most critical issues facing educational television in this decade. Results indicated that the most critical problems were limited funding, inadequate staffing, outdated equipment, insufficient broadcasting time, declining levels of government support, lack of equipment in schools, and insufficient…