Author proposes four steps utilizing the behavioral sciences to identify and resolve employee productivity problems. (Editor)

Discusses the need to see television production in terms of a total television system and provides a directory of manufacturers whose products relate to this need. (LS)

Unit added to metals cluster gives students practical lessons in the business end of manufacturing as well as in application of metalworking skills. (Editor)

AV basics--projectors and screens, from design to application, are discussed in a nontechnical approach to AV planning." (Editor)

The nature of interpersonal skills and the current status of visual aids for teaching human relations is reviewed, and ways that videotape productions with characters, story line, and action sequences can enhance learning are discussed. The experience of producing a series of videotapes about prehospital emergency care is described. (Author/MLW)

In 1976, Texas Tech University's Department of Mass Communications introduced a noncommercial telecommunications sequence designed to extend the exiting telecommunications major for undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in nonbroadcast media. Rationale for and courses included in the sequence are described. (Author/JN)

Puppets can be used in the classroom to teach, to tell stories, to introduce new students or books, and to develop children's cooperation, creativity, and coordination. Instruction on how to make and manipulate puppets, plan puppet plays, and locate information on puppetry are given. (PP)

Outlines seven key operations that determine the success of the school newspaper staff and its adviser: (1) journalism education, (2) recruitment, (3) carry-over training, (4) management, (5) continued training, (6) support and encouragement, and (7) evaluation. (FL)

Examines the way cinema and television studies are taught in South African universities, especially at Pretoria Technikon Film School and Rhodes University. (PD)

Undergraduate students enrolled in ten-week media and methods courses in the teacher education program at Valdosta State College are provided the opportunity to work cooperatively on a one-to-one basis with professors in the selection, design, production, and evaluation of instructional materials. (Author)

Case study of Ralph Steiner and Willard Van Dyke's classic documentary, "The City," a work of cinematic art and a record of the problems confronting urban planners. Discusses how the film builds a rhythmic pattern through dramatic structure, image content and composition, editing, music, and narration to enhance its rhetorical appeal. (JMF)

Describes a project at Oral Roberts University that is designed to give students a basic level of broadcasting skill through participation in the production of a half-hour cable network program. (RL)

Outlines the working assumptions of the Cadre filmmaking group, including their demand for active viewing, and close attention to imagery, editing, and the relationship between sound and image. Shows how these ideas were utilized in their latest film, "Storm of Fire." (CK)

Describes the source of hexamethylenediamine (HMDA). The process of the original synthesis HMDA for nylon manufacture which started with adipic acid and the estimated production cost for alternative HMDA processes are included. (HM)

This article offers suggestions to help gifted students develop quality products that demonstrate their research and learning experiences. It stresses the importance of a timeline, selection of media, demonstration of higher level thinking skills, communication to an audience, product evaluation, product celebration, reflection, and skill…