When "Sesame Street" launched in 1969, it was the first show to attempt to teach young children school-readiness skills with catchy songs and playful Muppets. Not only did it revolutionize the children's media landscape, the program sparked a love of learning among generations of children all over the world. For "Revisiting the…

A bill (S. 797) to establish a National Endowment for Children's Educational Television was designed to amend the Communications Act of 1934. This report contains evidence presented in support of the bill. Included are: (1) a statement of background and needs; (2) a description of the state of education in the United States, highlighting the…

This annual report for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for fiscal year 1986 also summarizes the CPB's activities over the last 20 years. The front inside cover folds out to three pages and provides a chronology of the important events in CPB history from its inception in 1967 to 1987. A narrative report on the CPB's 20 years of…

This two-volume report of a planning study conducted for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting presents an assessment of the opportunities and risks associated with public broadcasting's involvement in teletext and videotext. Volume 1 contains a strategic assessment that offers analysis, recommendations, and conclusions regarding the market for…

Based on contacts with almost 160 people in 12 states over the course of a year's travels, this book reports on the use of television technology in many American elementary and secondary schools some 30 years after its introduction as a medium with great promise for teaching and learning. Experiences that teachers are having with the medium in the…

Findings are presented from the fourth survey of the educational services provided by public television licensees (in this case, n=168), which covered the period from September 1, 1982, to August 30, 1983. Results for a companion survey on the financing of public television's educational services covering Fiscal Year 1983 are also included, and…

This report on a hearing on legislation to authorize an increased appropriation for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for fiscal years 1985 and 1986 contains an introductory statement by Timothy E. Wirth, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection, and Finance; the text of the bill;…

Documentation of the status of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Television Department's Cable Television Communications Research Project is provided, along with a report of an evaluation which was undertaken both to determine the impact and effectiveness of the EduCable program service to cable system subscribers and to assess the viability of…

This review of the relevant literature and data reports on the availability and use of telecommunications technologies in the home was intended to provide a base for a household-based study focusing on those technologies that have a potential for instruction or learning within a home environment. The information provided includes household…

This study assesses problems and possibilities associated with production and use of radio, television, computers, and various other technological delivery systems for instruction, and evaluates those already in place. Sources for data included commissioned papers; structured interviews with users, producers, and shapers of instructional…

Held during National Children and Television Week, this hearing addressed the general topic of television and its impact on children, including specific children's television projects and ideas for improving children's television. Statements and testimony (when given) are presented for the following individuals and organizations: (1) John…

One in a series of papers by the Rural Research Agency devoted to the study of telecommunications services and systems sponsored by the State of Alaska, this paper concentrates on the technology of television delivery and distribution to the citizens of the state. It most closely scrutinizes entertainment television, but much of its analysis is…

This report discusses research related to the educational potential of 3-2-1 CONTACT, a PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) series on science and technology, which was produced by the Children's Television Workshop for a primary target audience of 8- to 12-year-olds in both home and school settings. Conducted over a 6-year period (1977-83), this…

Discussed is why one of the main concerns of scientists and educators should be making the public aware of the nature of science and its role in society. Presented are ways in which science can be communicated with and without the classroom. (KR)

Most states have a commission charged with modernizing statewide telecommunications. College trustees can be active in assuring that the educational potential of technology is tapped. Efforts in Maine, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Carolina to link universities with telephone systems and public television illustrate the opportunities and benefits.…