The use of telecommunication systems holds great potential for in-service training programs. (MM)

Describes a study testing the correlational relationship between television entertainment viewing and self-esteem among Blacks and Whites. Results indicate a relation between high television exposure and low self-esteem among Blacks, but not among Whites. (JMF)

Presents a study identifying, analyzing, and describing messages on prime-time network television related to food, eating behavior, and ideal body image. Program content and commercials studied present conflicting messages: (1) that we eat in ways almost guaranteed to make us fat, and (2) that we strive to remain too slim. (JMF)

Examines patterns of home videorecorder use including the time, frequency, and types of broadcasts recorded and viewed, as well as the kinds of prerecorded cassettes watched. Discusses the impact of their ownership on established patterns of television exposure. (JMF)

This examination of the distribution of power among television professionals, educators, and researchers, as well as the level of participation in decision making by educators and researchers, concludes that these two groups serve as advisors to the professional production staff. The CTW model is cited, and references are listed. (MER)

Examines current research on the role of television in children's learning. Assesses evidence that television can play a positive teaching role and suggests a model for evaluating television's impact on viewers. Concludes that current programing limits the positive effects of television on children's learning. (JMF)

Analyzes the manner in which prosocial behaviors are currently presented on entertainment television, including various categories of prosocial behavior in a detailed profile of a sample week of prime-time television, and seeks to determine positive behaviors performed, frequency, program types, time slot, which networks, and by what character…

Provides examples from a study of six test segments of the television series "Alam Simsim," the Egyptian "Sesame Street," to illustrate how a systematic analysis of children's artwork can be used with other research tools to gain feedback from children. Shows how formative research is used to bring children into the production…

Finds that 37% of a random sample of children had been frightened by a news story on television; percentage of children frightened by news increased from kindergarten to the elementary school years, whereas the tendency to be frightened by fantastic, unreal content showed a decreasing trend; and tendency to respond with fright to violence between…

Examines the viewing behavior of 120 adults, and the relationship of their social characteristics to their knowledge about Africa after viewing the public television miniseries, "The Africans." Found no strong social correlates to viewing or frequency of viewing. Viewing "The Africans" accounted for some variance in knowledge…

Traces the history and development of the Children's Television Act of 1990 that establishes individual stations' obligations to serve children's needs and limits the amount of advertising. Describes the failure of the marketplace to provide educational programing once children's television was deregulated. Concludes that children's television is…

Reports the results of two sets of large-scale national studies on the effectiveness of television as a means of acquiring news information. Concludes that those who derive news information from television have less comprehension of events and issues reported than do those who obtain information from other sources. (SG)

This study investigated the standards children between 9 and 12 years of age use to evaluate the quality of four types of children's programs: news, educational, dramatic, and cartoons. The quality standards children considered most important were comprehensibility and aesthetic quality. Additional standards were entertainment, involvement,…

Provides an historical overview of the development of instructional television as a tool within the context of science education. Traces the technology from its beginning as experiments in public service broadcasting by universities and television networks. Examines the use of the technology as a teaching tool in terms of scientific literacy.…