THE CONFERENCE WAS CALLED TO REVIEW AND REACT TO THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION REPORT, PUBLIC TELEVISION--A PROGRAM FOR ACTION, AND TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER ACTION. THE PARTICIPANTS ENDORSED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REPORT AND ADDED SOME AMENDMENTS. AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON LEGISLATION AFFECTING EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IS GIVEN.…

WHILE FOCUSING ON THE POTENTIALITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV TO IMPROVE BOTH TEACHING AND LEARNING, GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO PROVIDE FACTUAL EVIDENCE TO AID EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN DECISION-MAKING. 12 SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES, INCLUDING STUDY OF CLASS SIZE, TYPE OF COURSE, LOW COST TV SYSTEMS, FACULTY ACCEPTANCE OF TV, AND…

A QUESTIONNAIRE WITH 12 OPEN-ENDED ITEMS WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BROADCASTING ORGANIZATIONS IN 14 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND JAPAN. THE 11 REPLIES CITE THESE PROBLEMS IN PROGRAM EXCHANGE--LANGUAGE, PERFORMER'S FEES, PROFITS, LINKS BETWEEN TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS AND PROGRAM PRODUCERS, THE VIDEO-TAPE RECORDER, COPYRIGHT ISSUES. (LH)

THE TELEVISION CAMERA IS A MEANS OF EXTENDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER TEACHER, AND IT IS AN INVALUABLE VISUAL ASSET. IT RELIES ON VISUAL AIDS PRODUCED BY THE INSTRUCTOR, AND CAN EASILY BE MOUNTED ON A DEMONSTRATION TABLE WITH PROPER EQUIPMENT AND A SMALL MONITOR. ALTHOUGH THE INSTRUCTOR CANNOT DISPLAY MUCH MATERIAL SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE…

A REGIONAL SCHOOL TELEVISION SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED ON A PILOT BASIS FOR THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES FOR LOCATING AND ENCOURAGING THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAMING FOR USE IN SCHOOLS OF THE AREA. THE FIRST PROBLEM OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE OF SCHOOL BROADCASTS, SOURCES…

A BRIEF HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN UTAH WAS GIVEN AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN UTAH. A LISTING OF THE OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN UTAH, AN ENGINEERING REPORT, AND GUIDELINES FOR FINANCING EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN UTAH WERE INCLUDED. (LP)

THIS IS PART ONE OF A STUDY WHICH DEALT WITH SOME ASPECTS OF THE STRATEGY AND MOTIVATION OF ADULTS FOR EARNING COLLEGE CREDITS BY ENROLLING IN COURSES OFFERED BY THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE USE OF TELEVISION AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION. THE RESEARCH INSTRUMENT WAS A 28-ITEM…

THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STUDY OF MOTIVATION, SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND REACTIVE BEHAVIOR OF ADULTS ENROLLED IN OPEN-CIRCUIT TELEVISED COURSES OFFERED FOR COLLEGE CREDIT BY THE COLLEGE OF GENERAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (PART ONE WAS ED 003 187). PART TWO OF THE STUDY WAS CONCERNED WITH MOTIVATION AND RESISTANCE TO…

OVER A 3-YEAR PERIOD, FROM JULY 1960 TO OCTOBER 1963, TELEVISION SETS WERE PLACED IN UNIVERSITY OF UTAH BUILDINGS WHERE EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENTS HAD READY ACCESS TO THE SETS. CONTROL DEPARTMENTS WERE SELECTED IN BUILDINGS WHERE NO TELEVISION RECEIVING SETS WERE CAPABLE OF GETTING STATIONS K71AU OR K74AY. FACULTY IN THE EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENTS…

Since Canadian courtoom procedures differ from those of courts in the United States, a study was conducted to test the effects of United States television programs depicting legal proceedings upon Canadian viewers' beliefs about the legal system of that country. A sample of 355 Canadians (composed of eighth and twelfth grade students, first year…

The Great Plains National Instructional Television Library provides for the acquisition, storage, duplication, and distribution of videotaped instructional materials, and for the annual publication of this catalog. In addition to giving information on prices, acquisition, and previewing policies, the catalog describes and outlines each telecourse.…

The ETV network of the Japan Broadcasting Company (NHK) is one of the world's best. In describing the Japanese system, this article focuses on NHK's program planning and content and on its correspondence education and adult education projects. (LS)

The author, who is critical of the general misuse of instructional television today, uses the closed-circuit system at the University of Hawaii's College of Education as an example of how the medium may be intelligently and imaginatively applied to the instructional process. (LS)

Activities of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in its fiscal year ending September 30, 1977 are described in terms of television, radio, and other educational activities, as well as technology, legislation, long-term funding, human resources development, and general financing of public broadcasting. Other information includes CPB…

A statement of policy outlines the method to be used by all schools, colleges, and universities that desire to take advantage of a seven-day rerecording privilege to record televised material transmitted by public television stations. The policy has been jointly agreed upon by the Public Broadcasting Service, the Great Plains National…