Describes a study of media deprivation which analyzed data on 215 adolescents collected during a Swedish television strike in 1980. Notions of dependency/affinity with the medium, functional alternatives to media consumption, and motives for using television were investigated. (MBR)

This report describes a pilot project designed to explore the influence of particular personality and demographic characteristics on community college student satisfaction with distance learning, specifically interactive telecommunications (ITV) courses. The study used the Telecourse Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ) and the Sixteen Personality…

This educational materials packet was designed to help teachers use the Public Broadcasting Service's (PBS) program called "Newton's Apple" in the classroom. This book contains information on how these materials support the latest science standards; an index to the 13th season lesson pages and an index to the past three seasons; a…

This book is a collection of selected articles (published in the 1990s) from "TelevIZIon," a specialized journal of the "Internationales Zentralinstitut fur das Jugend--und Bildungsfernsehen," that take up problems relating to media research and present national and international developments in the field of children's and…

Noting the research finding that children watch an average of 20 to 25 violent acts per hour on Saturday morning cartoons, this paper discusses cartoon violence and presents the findings of a survey examining children's ability to differentiate between real and fantasy violence in television cartoons and the impact of such violence. Participating…

To counteract negative effects of television watching on children, ways to help students become critical viewers are suggested and recommendations for the use of television as a stimulus for reading are made. Success depends upon teacher inservice education and knowledge of advances in video technology. (DC)

A study of the use of television scripts and viewing to involve students in reading found that both teachers and students thought the CBS Television Reading Program had a positive effect upon student reading comprehension, enjoyment of reading, listening, and class participation. (CMV)

Examines the instructional effectiveness of educational television (both broadcast and closed-circuit) and discusses its application in the community college. Considers funding and cost-effectiveness criteria and describes selected community college broadcast systems. Discusses the state of the art of media technology and considerations in…

Addresses issues of culture, cultural politics, social power, and television audience in cultural studies. Argues that cultural studies as a field tends to analyze all cultural interpretation in terms of struggles between dominant and subordinate groups and that the text-centered approach of cultural studies misses much of television viewing's…

Examines differences in how viewers from five distinct cultural groups retell an episode of Dallas and how these differences reflect their perceptions of the program and their backgrounds. Results reveal correlations between ethnicity and choice of narrative form. (RAE)

Assesses the television-viewing behavior of American, Japanese, and British children and examines several determinants of product-requesting behavior and parent-child conflict. (MM)

Discusses the author's gradual acceptance of a project to promote public television in day care, based on "Mister Roger's Neighborhood" as a medium for caregivers to learn appropriate ways to interact with children. Describes the positive results of the project as related by caregiver anectdotes. (HTH)

Reviews research on the effects of television viewing, particularly educational programing, on preschool children. Describes a study conducted in Athens, Greece, of television's impact on language development in kindergarten children; and of the impact of mother's educational level on child's language ability and television-viewing habits. Details…

Describes research and development work done by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW) for "Sesame Street." Cooperation between producers and researchers is discussed; three mechanisms used to explore new topics and learn more about preschool children are explained; and a case study is presented of how a new geography curriculum was…

Reviews research on educational television (ETV), focusing on teacher and student attitudes; impact on children and teachers and in-service education in media; and utilization. Also reviews a few studies on the impact and utilization of educational radio broadcasts. Draws broad conclusions about the use, design, and learning process of ETV. (PEN)