Analyzes a few of the prominent issues in black television, examining public television, commercial television, black ownership of stations, cable television, and some projections for the future. (Author/JM)

A discussion of television as a technological device used to teach reading both inside and outside of the classroom. (Author/HB)

Ways in which broadcasters can use television research data to promote children's learning are suggested under five headings: cognitive (reading, comprehension, imagination); social and emotional (sharing, sex); violence, aggressions, fears; family roles and attitudes; health issues (alcohol, nutrition, drugs). Information sources for television…

Discusses research which investigated the television viewing habits of Japanese children, ages one to five years, and television's effects on their behavior. Popular types of educational programs and their use in nursery schools and kindergartens are described. Teachers and other adults are responsible for maximizing the educational value of…

Examined gratifications sought and obtained from television news programs in an attempt to predict news program choices. (PD)

The economics of educational television has been disappointing. Higher education can make use of television commercials and their techniques to: (1) teach specifics such as facts, pointers, or principles that would help people improve their lives; (2) attract interest for more involved study; and (3) inform people about higher education. (MLW)

This article describes the ways that four elementary and middle schools are using television: producing a school news show; reading scripts and acting out TV episodes; using TV guides and articles; and having parents join students at school to watch and discuss afternoon children's specials. (SJL)

This study of children's responses to television advertising employed personal interviews to determine a family group's consumer teaching orientation and viewing habits and patterns, and participant observation to study the formative aspects of children's interaction with the content of television commercials in the family group viewing situation.…

Examines the relationship between family members' perceptions of the communication environment in their homes (socio-oriented or concept-oriented) and the ways in which these individuals say they use television for the accomplishment of interpersonal objectives in the family context. (JMF)

The author presents ways in which media, especially television, effects social processes in early adolescence (ages 10 to 15). Research is reported which substantiates social characteristics which may emerge as a direct result of media influence. (Editor/KC)

Presents findings of two studies that sought to clarify the issue of the comparative effectiveness of two different methods of prosocial teaching for the very young: depicting the desired behavior in a totally prosocial setting v depicting the desired behavior as a strategy for resolving an explicitly portrayed conflict situation. (Author)

The Children's Television Workshop "3-2-1 Contact" project is a series of documentary programs on science and technology subjects aimed at 8- to 12-year-olds. Based on research on children's television viewing, the series attempts to pique children's interest, alter their stereotypes of scientists, and attract them to the experience of…

Discusses the history of television, its possible socioeconomic influence in the 1980s, programing trends, and television technology. (DD)

Studied violence on children's television in Britain. Found 39% of children's programs examined contained violence, primarily involving shootings and physical assault committed for negative purposes and rarely followed by painful consequences. The fast pace of such programs is also a significant factor. Results pose wider implications for those…