Learning embryology remains difficult, since it requires understanding of many complex phenomena. The temporal evolution of developmental events has classically been illustrated using cartoons, which create difficulty in linking spatial and temporal aspects, such correlation being the keystone of descriptive embryology. We synthesized the…

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Spellings admonished PBS for having produced an episode of "Postcards from Buster" because it included children with lesbian parents. A college professor describes how this incident and children's literature was a learning opportunity for future teachers.

The next American president will likely be the candidate who crafts the best "impression" in the media. It is the job of social studies teachers to help students separate impressions from substance and to understand the role that media play in crafting people's meaning making and shaping their decision making. Social studies teachers can help…

Written by a professional cartoonist, this book is intended to be a guide for students interested in marketing and who have an appreciation of cartoons. Covering major aspects of cartooning, the book includes examples and practical advice from well-known professionals on the following: (1) generating ideas; (2) selecting drawing tools; (3) writing…

The Austin Independent School District, Office of Research and Evaluation presents several types of illustrations it has used to make reports more attractive and inviting to readers: (1) clip art collection, (2) other illustration collections, (3) student art, (4) photographs, and (5) press-on lettering and pictures. Suggestions for obtaining and…

The quality of programs for children is examined, including cartoons, picture stories, and puppet plays. To attain quality programming there must be collaboration between writers, directors, and actors who are committed to quality standards on educational television. (Author/JR)

A detailed account of experiments conducted to determine whether speech "balloons" added to pictures and symbols in FL aided in conveying meaning. Conclusion: pictures without speech balloons were more effective. Conclusions are drawn regarding future design of picture materials. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

This paper provides an overview of the literature about Walt Disney and his many diverse enterprises. In order to show how the processes of production shape and affect the final content and form of items of popular culture, the paper first discusses some of the many technological advances achieved by the Disney studio. Disney's groundbreaking use…

Frame analysis of 85 cartoons from "The New Yorker" magazine was used to discover the significant keys, or metacommunicative characterizers, of cartoon humor. It was hypothesized that these keys/characterizers function to cue the readers so that they frame the message of the cartoon in a way that permits a humorous interpretation of the cartoon's…

Video-tape recordings of the Romper Room program carried by TV station WEMT, Bangor, Maine were examined in an attempt to classify and describe various program elements. Tapes were monitored to obtain descriptions of program activities and to focus on some of the commercial announcements. For the total week studied, more than one-third (36%) of…

This booklet uses cartoon characters to describe the process of creating textbooks, beginning with the idea in the mind of the author to the point when the book reaches the user. The basic processes in book publication are considered in an effort to foster the proper care of and interest in books. (VM)

This paper presents findings from a longitudinal, participant-observation study of one boy's spontaneous drawings from preadolescence to adolescence. Themes related to adolescent developmental psychology emerge in the drawings. Concludes that doodling and memory drawing permit imaginative play and free ideation while drawing from pictures…

Outlines stages of occupational burnout (enthusiasm, stagnation, frustration, apathy) and begins empirical assessment of burnout syndrome among librarians and other information professionals. Results of pilot survey conducted at one-day conference on reference service using two measures (Staff Burnout Scale for Health Professionals, projective…

Describes the method of creating cartoon strips with grade-school-aged children and its use as a counseling technique. Presents an excerpt from a case to illustrate its application. (BH)