Illustrates how media communication techniques can be adapted for curriculum development. Popular television series suggested by the students are used to provide recommendations for lessons to develop pronunciation, oral communication, plot analysis, and writing composition, as well as analysis of cultural factors concerning ethnic diversity.…

Presents a survey of family television viewing habits in relation to the so-called "family hour." Evidence supports the assumption that children's viewing subsides after the end of this period; however, substantial numbers of children continue to view television beyond this period. Program preferences of parents and children were also surveyed.…

Fails to replicate in Great Britain the results of a United States study showing "paranoid perception"--the association of lifelike television violence with the real world state of affairs. Raises doubts about the original (American) studies. (RL)

Reports findings of a survey of school children in the fourth through ninth grades designed to determine what guidance parents provide to children on viewing specific television programs during and after the family viewing period, how perceptions of such guidance compare, and what demographic differences influence provision of guidance. (CWM)

Argues that the thinking behind three legislative proposals intended to protect children from the harmful effects of TV violence is fundamentally flawed. Analyzes a composite week of television programming. Finds that many children watch television after 9 P.M., and the lowest percentages of punishment for aggressive acts and major consequences to…

Reports on programs in Western Australia where interactive educational television is being used in broadcast modes for distance education and open learning courses. Discusses the impact of the interactivity on the quality of the broadcast programs from an instructional perspective. (Author/AEF)

Updated and extended research on television viewing and magazine reading of older adults (n=74) and compared it with media preferences of college students (n=149). Results indicated older adults viewed more television, although viewing preferences were more similar than expected. Most respondents cited entertainment as primary motive for…

Summarizes research on the impact of televised violence on children. Discusses parents' role and what parents can do to mitigate the impact of televised violence, including starting early to influence children's exposure to television, setting and maintaining family rules regarding television viewing, and changing one's own viewing habits. (KB)

The impact of new digital technologies on traditional broadcasting and television offer a valuable opportunity to revisit educational and public broadcasting partnerships. Examples of areas in which public television can help education include: pedagogy, standards, assessment, teacher training and support; digital television; intellectual property…

Psychosocial adaptations are sometimes affected by experiences that are ordinarily considered to be amusements. In 1974, a field study was undertaken by the Program on Psychosocial Adaptation and the Future to determine if it is possible to measure the effect of television on adult viewers. A sample of 260 couples, controlled for demographic…

This document is a course of study to provide high school students with an introduction to television production skills and techniques and to provide a framework for developing critical television viewing skills. The nine units of the course introduce students to storyboards, camera operations, lighting, audio, video recording, graphics,…

While lasting only twenty minutes, on average, family mealtimes are embedded in a social, cultural, and economic context that are associated with a variety of indicators of children's health and wellbeing. Shared family mealtimes have been associated with such diverse outcomes as reduced risk for substance abuse, promotion of language development,…

In this article, I review the options that teachers and students have to obtain German TV in the U.S.: through satellite and cable networks and by streaming, downloading, or recording TV programs through the internet. I also address how one can access TV programs over the air in the German-speaking countries by using a notebook PC and TV card.

The purpose of this study was to determine open primary education school students' opinions about mathematics television programmes. This study indicated that to determine differences among open primary education school students' opinions about mathematics television programmes point of view students' characteristics like gender, age, grade,…

People expected technology educators to be well informed about current events in all areas of technology. As it turns out, they often turn to them for advice outside their subject areas. High-definition television (HDTV) may be such a subject for many of them. In this article, the author provides some information on high-definition television and…