The Council feels that the widespread discussion resulting from the Prime Minister's speech at Ruskin College in October 1976 has paid insufficient attention to the importance of teaching technique. This has resulted in the policy decision made by the Council at the July 1977 Conference at Stirling that the principles of educational technology…

This study used interaction process analysis, personal interviews, and Likert's "Profile of Organizational Characteristics" to assess the communication patterns of two television organizations in two selected corporations. By systematic observation of the two corporate executives that directed these television organizations, the study found that…

If the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is eventually to serve all citizens with public radio and television, technological and regulatory innovation will be required. Service to rural America and service to specific groups within urban areas cannot be accomplished within the limits of existing technology and existing spectrum allocation…

Providing a general framework for local curriculum development, the guide is intended to assist industrial arts teachers and public school administrators in situations where a comprehensive curriculum development effort is undertaken, a new industrial arts curriculum is being developed, or an existing program is being revised. Four phases of…

A collection of essays on free speech and communication is contained in this book. The essays include "From Fairness to Access and Back Again: Some Dimensions of Free Expression in Broadcasting"; "Local Option on the First Amendment?"; "A Look at the Fire Symbol Before and After May 4, 1970"; "Freedom to Teach,…

The curriculum guide outlines a course designed to acquaint the student with basic skills needed in reading, sketching, and drafting building construction plans. Students should show an interest in the carpentry trade before being assigned to this course, which is the first in a series. Emphasis is placed on the actual responsibilities of the…

The curriculum guide outlines a course for grades 11 and 12 designed to provide instruction in the layout and construction of various types of stairs. Students completing the course will be expected to have skills and knowledge of building construction plans, concrete forms, walls, roofs and doors, in addition to a basic knowledge of mathematics…

Publishers, book wholesalers, and librarians were surveyed in early 1974 to provide background data for a program at the American Library Association Annual Conference 1975. Publishers were queried about their relations with libraries, promotional activities (including relations with review media, direct mailings, and advertising), and sales to…

Over a two month period, the Committee on Children's Television evaluated the response of commercial broadcasters to the Federal Communications Commission guidelines that were established in 1974. Volunteers in 12 cities monitored children's programs on network affiliated and independent television stations. Managers of local television stations…

The Communications Act of 1934 has been cited as the justification for federal regulation of the growing cable television industry, but it has not ended the debate over the jurisdiction of regulating agencies and the First Amendment protections afforded to broadcasters. Because the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to regulate…

This collection of essays by expert thinkers in the field of public broadcasting explores some of the many policy questions facing public broadcasting over the next decade. Among the topics dealt with in the 18 essays are: public radio, instructional television, public involvement, financing, research problems, production problems and the role of…

The document presents an indepth study of nine selected exemplary adult basic education (ABE) programs in Region 8: Volunteers Clearing House, Fort Collins, Colorado; Utah Navajo Development Council, Blanding, Utah; Adult Education Tutorial Program, Denver, Colorado; Project SAVE, Lemmon, South Dakota; Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado;…

The first day of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works' (CONTU) third meeting was spent at IBM processing headquarters, where commissioners learned about the history and terminology of computers, information storage methods, computer capabilities, computers and copyrights, future trends, and costs. On the second…

With its sixth meeting, the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) switched from substance to verbatim minutes. The first report, made by the president of the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association, dealt with the copyrightability or patentability of computer programs, protecting investments…

The National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) met on May 7, 1976, to hear reports on copyrights as they apply to computers and the information industry. The first spokesman was the president of Educational Communications (EDUCOM), a consortium of colleges and universities collaborating on the distribution and use…