A brief description of the training program for telemaestros" at the new Bogota Regional Educational Television Training Centre. A subject specialist with considerable teaching experience, the telemaestro is responsible for the pedagogic basis of an ETV programme, writes the basic script, and appears in the programme as presenter or…

Reports on the varied applications of videotape recorders, from education to industry. (LS)

Two members of the Department of Mass Communications at the University of Denver report on the results of a survey studying the amount of time individual educational television stations devoted to the 1968 election campaign. (LS)

A student-conducted television survey caused the fifth graders to read, think introspectively about their own television viewing habits, conduct interviews, analyze the resulting data, and write about the results. (BW)

Reviews the marginal success of college-level telecourses in increasing enrollments, reducing costs, and improving instruction, and points to reasons for these disappointments. Considers many telecourses over-hyped, over-sold, and under-delivered. Advocates a close and realistic look at the current telecourse movement and the involvement of master…

Describes installation, operation, and educational benefits of a closed circuit television system installed on a ship used for the "Semester at Sea" program. The program, jointly sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh and the Institute of Shipboard Education, provides undergraduates with the opportunity to pursue studies on a…

Studied the effects of the February 20, 1980, debate involving seven Republican candidates. Results strongly suggest that watching a televised debate early in the presidential primary season can increase respondents' interest in, and knowledge about, the campaign. (PD)

Analyzes the content of local news presented on three television stations in Cincinnati, Ohio, in three different years. Concludes that the stations used sensationalism and human interest stories as reserves to maintain high ratings. (FL)

Analyzed episodes of "All My Children" and "General Hospital," as reported in the 1980 issues of "Soap Opera Digest." Found that moral violations tended to be resolved consistently with traditional moral standards. Suggests that criticisms of soap operas' effects on morals may not be totally warranted. (PD)

The author criticizes the fact that the PTA takes positions on television programing, believing the interest of the PTA should be in what goes on in classrooms, not in what comes into the home via television. (KC)

The major advantage of television in an advertising course is the continuity with which the commercials are integrated into the lecture material. (HOD)

The strengths and weaknesses of home television are examined from a developmental point of view, and recommendations for action by educators and parents are made. Strengths considered are educational growth, aesthetic development, and entertainment. Weaknesses discussed include television violence and aggressive behavior, passivity by viewer, and…