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Haruo, Kodama – Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the legal issues of simultaneous Internet transmission of broadcasting programs of the Open University of Japan (OUJ) and to take legal measures to promote the mutual utilization of open university courses in Japan, the UK, China and Korea. Design/methodology/approach: The author examines the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Internet, Open Education
Nogales-Bocio, Antonia I.; Huaiquian-Billeke, Claudia; Véliz-Burgos, Alex – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2020
Childhood is a key stage in the assimilation of values and behavioural patterns that shape identity. Among the socializing agents that influence this complex process are the audiovisual media. Therefore, the products that are made available to children and the protection of the child from harmful contents are essential to complete the training…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Foreign Countries, Television Viewing, Mass Media Effects
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2007
"The Achiever" is a monthly publication for parents and community leaders from the Office of Communications and Outreach, U.S. Department of Education. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Spellings, Education Community Discuss President's Agenda; (2) Arts Integration at Oklahoma School Provides Multiple Paths for Learning;…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Summer Programs, Community Leaders, Charter Schools
Neff, Maryl L. – 1994
This paper argues that the Children's Television Act of 1990 (CTA) required television broadcasters to air educational and informational children's programming, but Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy did little to clarify the definition of "educational and informational." The paper first examines the historical…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Definitions, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1993
The hearing transcribed in this report is focused on how television broadcasters have been meeting their obligations to the child audience as described in the Children's Television Act of 1990 and how the Federal Communications Commission has been enforcing the law. The report contains testimony from: (1) Peggy Charren, founder, Action for…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Childrens Television, Commercial Television
Hemnes, Thomas M. S.; And Others – 1994
This pamphlet discusses how colleges and universities can protect themselves and their employees from liability for copyright infringement. The pamphlet outlines types of works that are copyrightable and notes that certain infringements of copyrights are excused under the doctrine of "fair use." The four factors in determining fair use are…
Descriptors: Books, Copyrights, Court Litigation, Fair Use (Copyrights)
Vedro, Steven – 1995
Most public telecommunications entities have traditionally kept a careful watch on the Federal Communications Commission and on Congress when it comes to issues of access to broadcast spectrum, and in recent years, to satellite frequencies and digital television allocations. This paper focuses on the emerging set of policy initiatives at the state…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Legislation, Incentives, Information Services
Pietras, Jesse John – 1994
This paper is concerned with the recent developments in federal and state legislation regarding cable franchises and their effect on the establishment of a statewide distance learning network. It begins with an overview of recent legislation regarding cable regulations and presents issues regarding distance education. These include linking cable…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Distance Education, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education
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Levin, Diane E.; Carlsson-Paige, Nancy – Young Children, 1994
Outlines the effects of the deregulation of television advertising and marketing on children's play and behavior. Discusses what early childhood educators can do to counteract these effects. (HTH)
Descriptors: Advertising, Commercial Television, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1997
Senate Bill 363 is designed to protect American children from the harm caused by viewing violence on television. The bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that violent video programming be limited to broadcast after the hours when children are reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of the audience, unless it is…
Descriptors: Aggression, Audience Response, Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1993
It is estimated that the typical American child will watch 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school. Concern for the impact television violence may have on American society prompted this Senate hearing. As stated by Senator Hollings, the goals of the hearing were the following: (1) to determine the compelling…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Children, Childrens Television
Holmes, Glen A.; Wenrich, John – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 1997
Discussion of cable television focuses on its use in the classroom. Topics include the learning environment; design, preparation, and delivery of instruction; teacher-learner interactions; examples of cable television use in the classroom; program development; equipment infrastructure; costs; and current trends and federal legislation. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cable Television, Class Activities, Costs
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1992
These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning S. 3134, the Ready to Learn Act, which is designed to expand the production and distribution of educational and instructional video programming; support educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, parents, child care providers, and educators of young children; and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Advocacy, Child Rearing, Childrens Television
von Feilitzen, Cecilia; Bucht, Catharina – 2001
Focusing on media literacy, this yearbook compiles information on recent and current trends in media effects, including research on children and media, declarations related to the area, and a selection of relevant organizations and Web sites. The report first delineates children's rights as stipulated in the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Childhood Attitudes, Children