A discussion of the manner in which blacks are portrayed in television drama and comedy. (HB)

Explores the possibility that "make-believe" violence on television affects children less than "real" violence, concluding that children's perceptions of violence differ from those of adults. (RB)

Presents research on the nonverbal aspects of messages conveyed by news and advertisements on television during the 1972 Presidential election campaign. (RB)

A discussion of the manner in which blacks are portrayed in television drama and comedy. (HB)

This catalog of instructional television and audio resources includes: (1) an alphabetical listing of available television programs; (2) instructional television schedules for both open circuit and closed circuit networks; (3) an instructional television curriculum overview; (4) lists of district-operated distribution centers; (5) information on…

Great attention is being paid to the current high definition television (HDTV) system proposals that are being examined by the Federal Communications Commission Advisory Committee, and due to be tested over the next few years by the Advanced Television Test Center and by Cable Television Laboratories. Arguing that the focus of this activity has…

Even though television scholar Herbert Zettl singlehandedly created the term "television aesthetics" by proclaiming that TV is an art, television studies are still excluded from the respectable divisions and disciplines of knowledge. Television is considered the epitome of mass culture/kitsch, and the very idea of a TV…

This paper identifies some of the major developments and activities in cable television in relation to education in Canada. It begins by providing a general overview of the cable industry from 1952 to 1983, including the revision of the Broadcasting Act in 1968 to give jurisdiction over the cable television industry to the newly created Canadian…

This catalog of instructional television (ITV) and audio resources includes: (1) an alphabetical listing of available television programs; (2) a resource listing by times and channels for both open circuit and closed circuit networks; (3) an overview of the television curriculum in South Carolina; (4) a listing of district-operated distribution…

The present study investigates the impact of sibling pairs' friendly or unfriendly viewing styles on the younger siblings' understanding of the content of television programs. A total of 19 sibling pairs were videotaped as they viewed one of two television programs. The younger child in all of the pairs was in first or second grade. Fourteen of…

When children watch television, they can assess the reality of what they are seeing. Content judged unreal may have less influence on viewers than does content judged real. This study examines children's reality judgments about television series featuring families with children. Participants included twenty-seven 7-year-olds, nineteen…

This paper begins with an introduction which covers viewing time; television as a significant developmental experience; Piagetian stages of cognitive development; and changing developmental tastes in television viewing. The paper then focuses on television in relation to learning; television and violence; advertising; and parents' ability to…

This document consists of abstracts for two papers which discussed television audience research and public policy. The first, "News Audience Research and an Informed Electorate" (Mark Levy), examined more than a dozen studies over the past 20 years concerning the flow of news and information to the public. None of these studies found…