Designed to aid the classroom teacher in the improvement of instruction through television, this manual consists of two parts: program utilization guide and equipment utilization guide. The first part introduces the jargon and history of this system of mass communication, and discusses the appropriate ways to incorporate TV into the classroom.…

Black America's struggle to create a new image of Negro Americans on the stage and screen, in literature, and in the news media is the focus of this book. Chapters review the history of the black image and the early and persistent efforts of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to achieve realistic and unbiased…

The chapters in this yearbook describe some of the experiences the individual authors have had in making and/or using multisensory aids in mathematics instruction. A number of different aids are noted to indicate the range of possibilities. Three more chapters set the stage for the remainder of the book which is divided into the following…

A study was made to determine the reliability of subjective adult judgement in the selection of films for primary educable mentally handicapped (EMH) children. A selection of five films, all prerated according to standardized techniques and designated appropriate for primary level students, were presented for viewing by a primary class of…

This compendium is designed as a reference tool for the identification of nonprint educational materials produced by institutional or nonprint agencies. The main body of the compendium lists materials alphabetically by title in six sections: a) audio cassettes, tape reels, phonodiscs; b) games and simulation; c) motion pictures; d) multimedia; e)…

Focusing on innovation and experimentation in the language arts, K-16, the articles in this volume of "The English Record" include: "Meeting Our Enemies: Career Education and the Humanities" by S. P. Marland, Jr.; "Hope for Research in English Education" by James Squire; "New York State and Certification by Competency" by Vincent Gazzetta;…

Recent studies suggest that the motion picture medium can be effectively used to alter affective behaviors. This paper explores the possibility of stimulating a change of values and attitudes of pre-service elementary education students through the production, viewing, and analysis of a motion picture film about inner-city children. It describes…

Proceedings from an institute held in Michigan, October, 1972, for curriculum resource consultants on media, methods, and materials for special educators are presented. Described in the section on planning are the institute's objectives, criteria for selection of participants, resource consultants' names and addresses, and a review of planning…

Developed for the Education Services Department of the Illinois Commission on Human Relations, this bibliography contains approximately 120 entries written between 1942-72 by Native American authors. The areas of the "Native American Experience" covered in this bibliography are: a background of Native American literature and authors; reading…

This instructor guide contains four lessons to be used in a course for Support Assistants for Fire Emergencies. The course is arranged by class sessions of three hours each, with each session divided into two or more sections. Each lesson plan has the same format: Course Title and Number; Objectives; Instructional Aids; Selected References;…

The purpose of compiling this annotated bibliography was to aid the teacher and the librarian in selection of children's materials that realistically represent the Indian. Every item was evaluated for its usefulness in refuting stereotypes. The bibliography is primarily limited to United States Indians, with some references to Canadian Indians.…

This study defined "preference types" (types of people who use various media) and looked at constructs people used in deciding their preferences. Preferences in one medium were compared with preferences in another medium for the same group of people. The six media studied were television, radio, movies, magazines, brand commercials, and political…

This book presents an acoustical and physiological Investigation of contemporary standard Arabic as spoken in Iraq. Spectrograms and X-ray sound films are used to perform the analysis for the study. With this equipment, the author considers the vowels, consonants, pharyngealized consonants, pharyngeals and glottals, duration, gemination, and…

In discussing the technical aspects of television production, this book covers both equipment and techniques used in these areas: camera, lighting, sound, settings, and make-up. Composition of images according to camera movement, placement of subjects, editing, and aural composition are also covered. Steps in the technical planning of a telecast…

Until a few years ago, the concept of communication was restricted to conventional means: words and media. But recent research has discovered unusual means of communicating, both between animals, between humans, and between humans and animals which are fascinating and may offer hope for the future of man. This research, described in journalistic…