This final report covers the third year of a three-year authorization to carry out media learning systems design and administration training. Nine of twelve educators accepting grant awards successfully completed the program. This project was offered as a block of thirty credits of graduate study beyond the Master's degree. The teaching of the…

A means for organizing nonprint material collections which combines efficiency with effective service is presented. The principles and procedures of such collections are demonstrated and a common denominator for the computerized as well as the manually prepared catalog is established. The book's first part provides a critical introduction to…

The recreation handbook provides broad guidelines and lists sources of information for state and local units of the National Association for Retarded Citizens (NARC) to develop recreational programs throughout the nation. Described are the importance of recreation for reasons such as developing good habits of physical fitness, survey results…

In this pamphlet, more than 100 non-book resources concerning Afro-American culture as it relates to the American culture are evaluated to help school, college, and public libraries identify relevant materials in this field and to provide guidelines for their purchase and use. Each item in the annotated list of recordings, films, transparency…

In this teacher's guide to the textbook called "Persuasion" the emphasis is on assisting the teacher to develop in his students the skills of critical and creative thinking. Each instructional unit moves from the experience of persuasive techniques, through critical analysis, to the creative practice of the technique in question. Essays on…

The purpose of this study was to compare the teaching of machine operations using Super 8mm Silent Film Loops presentations with live presentations. Specific objectives were to determine if film loops are an effective technique for teaching machine operations, to determine the possibility of using them to keep education abreast of technological…

Detailed explanations of the studio techniques used in radio, record, television, and film sound production are presented in as non-technical language as possible. An introductory chapter discusses the physics and physiology of sound. Subsequent chapters detail standards for sound control in the studio; explain the planning and routine of a sound…

User-originated 16mm filmstrips for use with an IBM 1512 computer-controlled rear screen projector can be made at half the commercial cost. This report describes the procedures necessary for preparing, photographing, and processing either a black-and-white or color filmstrip for a computer-assisted instruction program. Master preparation,…

An innovation approach to teaching elementary and secondary students about the world of work was developed under ESEA Title III funds in Atlanta using 39 television programs. This program guide was adapted from the Atlanta program for use in Florida schools. Although it is built around the 39 films, most of the information will be useful to the…

Because of the prevalence of media in all people's lives and the cultural and perceptual changes brought about by the media, education must create ways to enable children to master the media's codes and control its impact so that they will be active, intelligent, appreciative, and selective consumers of the total media culture. This portfolio…

To unravel some of the contradictions in opinions about the effect of mass media on viewers, an integration of mass media research and sound sociological theory is necessary. This paper reports the results of an attempt to apply sociological theories of socialization to a sample of Australian children and their reactions to film and television…

A pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of multi-image audiovisual teaching showed this technique to have a definite advantage over conventional single-image audiovisual aids. The multi-image technique involved using two or more visual aids designed to interact with and to amplify each other. Experimental and control groups of college students…

This report is one of a series presenting the results of studies of NDEA Title XI and Arts and Humanities Foundation institute programs and selected institute-associated activities conducted during 1966. Eleven institutes were offered in this year: three in music; two in art; two in theater; two in humanities; one in Latin; and one in film. A…

Listings are offered to inform teachers of the wide variety of materials which are available to assist them in developing consumer education programs at the elementary level. Seven sections list and describe 29 resource guides, 30 books, 15 periodicals, 33 films, 32 filmstrips, 18 multimedia kits, and three miscellaneous articles. Every entry…

Recounts a paper presented to the 18th Congress of the Centre International De Liaison Des Ecoles De Cinema et Television (CILECT) in 1976. Contends that American interests are infiltrating countries which are unable to defend against such threats to their national identity and analyzes "Sesame Street" to illustrate this contention. (MH)