Discussion of the use of popular films and novels to make units on foreign policy, economics, conformity, government and justice more meaningful to twelfth grade students. (AP)

Two hundred seventy subjects were randomly assigned to seven treatments within each of two schools in different socioeconomic neighborhoods. Findings: (1) experimental treatments were more effective; (2) active participation generated more interest in banking occupations; (3) a precise decision favoring overt over covert responding in the active…

Presents a review of creativity principles, a brief discussion of class activities (brainstorming, surrogating, questioning, analyzing, etc.), a short description of nine audiovisual aids with several ordering sources, and a bibliography. (PD)

Describes the cooperative venture of Porter Public Library in Westlake, Ohio, and the local cable television station to produce children's programs, e.g., storytelling shows and story and craft shows. Librarian preparation, artistic work, props, production, community response, and an evaluation of library efforts are highlighted. (EJS)

Compared film programs on family violence and alcoholism, in an alcohol rehabilitation program. Patients (N=77) were evaluated for their reactions to the two film programs. A majority of patients rated the film program on family violence very highly, indicating a need for such interventions in alcohol rehabilitation. (JAC)

Female college students were surveyed regarding their acceptance of a film format for teaching breast self-examination. Factors that distinguished college women who regularly examined their breasts included: (1) conservatism; (2) confidence; (3) previous instruction; and (4) perception of the threat of cancer. (Author/PP)

An evaluative framework for assessing the educational contribution of films, including television, is needed. Analysis of several issues and conceptions can help to provide such a framework: (1) traditional conceptions of educational films; (2) concept of education; (3) expansion of the conception of educational films; and (4) significance of film…

Postwar films, while continuing to depict the stereotype of the disabled veteran as victim or madman, have gone beyond merely dealing with the visible signs of disability to a more sensitive treatment of the trauma of injury, the rehabilitation process, and the relationship between the disabled and society. (Author/MJL)

Outlines pedagogical and administrative problems involved in organization and development of an open access sound and video library. Describes layout of library and audience, present functioning, quantitative evaluation, and critical assessment. (BK)

Describes a system in which the microcomputer is used to analyze athletic performance recorded on film and provide data on body movements to athletes and their coaches. Equipment, software, and one application of the system are discussed. (JJD)

Presents reviews of audiovisual aids for chemistry including format, time, catalog number, price range, supplies, and reviewer's comments. (SK)

Uses the metaphor of the beehive as a well-ordered, each-in-his-own-niche society to represent the outcome of utopian thinking. Cites twentieth-century dystopia films and literature as explicit criticisms of overreliance on planning and technology. Examines "Star Wars,""Clockwork Orange," and the works of Huxley, Forster,…

Compiled for New England Teacher Corps Conference on Interpersonal Relations (March 1978), this annotated bibliography offers suggestions and examples of how humanistic and psychological education theories have been and can be put into practice. Sections include (1) classroom exercises; (2) resource directories; (3) films; and (4) humanistic…