These notes are designed to accompany a series of 10 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television programs intended to give persons already familiar with French, an insight into aspects of contemporary Francophone societies. The programs revolve around various themes: (1) numbers and letters; (2) words and meanings; (3) eating patterns; (4)…

Examines the use of television in industrial training and discusses the components necessary for a television system. (SB)

The creator, producer, and star of Merlin the Magician," a syndicated educational television series, describes how he is able to use his interest grabbing magician format to teach his young viewers a variety of things. (LS)

The purpose of this evaluation study was to determine students' and classroom personnel's perceptions of and reactions to "Villa Alegre"--a television series produced by Bilingual Children's Television, Inc. and shown in various locations in the U.S. during the fall of 1974--when utilized in a classroom setting in order to ascertain…

A description of Cypress College's two-year training program for would-be airline stewardesses.'' (Author/AK)

The Director of England's Inter-University Research Unit discusses a program for universities to exchange recorded teaching. (LS)

Reviewed in some depth are four nation's educational programs into which radio and television have been integrated in order to "provide second opportunities to adults who interrupted their educational careers before entering college; who were not able to obtain admission to institutions of higher learning through normal channels; or who need…

In eight years of operation, the Texas Association for Graduate Education and Research (TAGER) Television Instructional Network, composed of nine North Central Texas Colleges, has offered 1,132 academic courses. A total of 25,591 students have taken these courses. All instruction is live and features a talk-back system by which students may…

Discussed are the preparation and contents of a multimedia kit designed to supplement educational television programs dealing with the Depression. The article is condensed from a report. The 1930s Multi-Media Kit, by Anthony Barton. (LS)

Presentations on the gifted include the following: theoretical principles in differential education by Virgil S. Ward; the relationship of educational theories and program evaluation by Joseph S. Renzulli; applications of theory in curricular development by Louise Ann Schifferli; teacher-pupil interaction patterns in classes for the gifted by Fred…

Technical writing teachers at the U.S. Air Force Academy enhance student motivation by bringing real Air Force writing situations into the classroom through short videotapes which allow students to see how scientists and engineers cope with report writing in their daily work. Also, a special English honors course, which is part of the "Blue…

REVIEWED ARE (1) THE ACTIVITIES OF RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R AND I) UNITS IN TWO MILWAUKEE SCHOOLS DURING THE 1966-67 SCHOOL YEAR, AND (2) THE RESULTS OF FIELD TESTING OF R AND I UNITS. PART 1 PROVIDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAM. PARTS 2 AND 3 REPORT AND EVALUATE THE RESULTS OF TWO CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS OF MOTIVATIONAL…

A project to improve the leadership competency of personnel responsible for program development and implementation in ABE is presented. The intent of the program planners was to help the ABE administrator discover new patterns of need, to search for new teaching formats and content, and to reassess the relationships which exist in the world of…

PROVIDED IS A COMPENDIUM OF REPORTS WHICH IS THE FOURTH IN A SERIES ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AT 11 MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITIES. INCLUDED IS A COLLECTION OF SUMMARIES OF EXPLORATORY EFFORTS BY COLLEGE PROFESSORS TO DEVELOP NEW AND BETTER WAYS OF TEACHING. USUALLY THESE ARE LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS FOR…