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Allen, Don; Warren, Brent – 1971
For generations teachers have tried to teach the approved "classics" of our culture. Today, with the mass media claiming so much of students' time and interest, this approach is more than ever doomed to failure. A better plan is to focus on popular culture: comic books, popular fiction (westerns, horror tales, and science fiction), movies, and…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Comics (Publications), Commercial Television, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Peer reviewedWhite, Mary-Alice – Education and Computing, 1989
Identifies 12 major trends in the field of education and technology. Topics discussed include school choice; integrating new technologies and the traditional curriculum; visual vs. logocentric curriculum; distance learning; problems with evaluation; increasing business pressure on public education; the impact of minority students; commercial…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Curriculum Development, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Download full textBates, A. W. – 1990
Adult illiteracy is a worldwide problem. Illiterate adults are the most difficult to teach and to reach because illiteracy is characterized by embarrassment and low self-esteem. Given that radio is heavily used by lower income and less educated people, literacy projects utilizing radio were attempted in 40 countries between 1960 and 1974. The main…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Age
HILL, RUANE B., ED.; KOENIG, ALLAN E., ED. – 1967
THIS IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES CONCERNED WITH ETV. ITS HISTORY AND ITS PHILOGOPHY OF USE ARE DISCUSSED. DIFFERENT ROLES OF OPEN CIRCUIT BROADCAST ETV STATIONS AND NETWORKS IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES--UNIVERSITY, LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL--ARE IDENTIFIED. CLOSED CIRCUIT TV AND TELEVISION IN THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Closed Circuit Television, Commercial Television, Communications Satellites
Tanner, Daniel – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Contrary to critics' claims, the United States could not boast the world's finest higher-education system while maintaining a deficient public-school system. Unregulated, profit-oriented market models are inappropriate for public schools responsible for serving the social good. Privatization and techno-efficiency pressures are equally…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Competition, Computer Uses in Education, Democratic Values
KILLIAN, JAMES R., JR.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE REPORT OF THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROPOSES A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION TO RECEIVE AND DISBURSE PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT FUNDS. IT RECOMMENDS INCREASED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAM PRODUCTION, NEW FACILITIES FOR LIVE-BROADCAST INTERCONNECTION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRAMING…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Communications, Educational Needs, Educational Television
Fine, Marlene G.; Anderson, Carolyn – 1978
This study describes the syntactic features of Black English Vernacular (BEV) spoken by black characters in three black situation comedies on American television: "The Jeffersons,""Good Times," and "What's Happening." Using scripts and audio tapes of three episodes from each series during the 1977-78 television season, transcripts were made of…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Blacks, Commercial Television
Carter, T. Barton; And Others – 1988
Predicated on the belief that communications students are capable of understanding communications law and the processes that created it, this book examines U.S. Supreme Court opinions on the First Amendment. The book addresses the following topics: 1) the American legal system and freedom of expression (in introductory chapters); 2) defamation; 3)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Advertising, Cable Television, Commercial Television
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with the following topics: design characteristics of "Sesame Street" and the visual attention of preschool children; content, intent, and audience response to black-directed, black-oriented feature films;…
Descriptors: Aggression, Annotated Bibliographies, Blacks, Childrens Television
ASHEIM, LESTER; AND OTHERS – 1965
FOUR STUDIES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WERE COMMISSIONED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE FIRST, CONTRACTED TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, SURVEYED PLANS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS FOR THESE PLANS, AND MADE ENGINEERING STUDIES OF HOW TO MEET THESE NEEDS. THE SECOND STUDY, MADE…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Communications, Community Responsibility, Costs
Williams, Tannis MacBeth; And Others – 1988
Televised portrayals of variables that are related to educational and occupational aspirations and educational motivation have the potential to influence viewers' attitudes, expectations, and behaviors in these domains. In order to test this premise, a study assessed messages about these variables and about drug use in the prime-time television…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Career Awareness, Commercial Television
EVERLY, JACK C. – 1968
BETWEEN JANUARY 1962 AND JULY 1967, 164 INSTITUTIONS IN 44 STATES OFFERED, VIA MASS MEDIA, 1,244 CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES TO 1,685,058 PERSONS. TELEVISION WAS THE MOST WIDELY USED MEDIUM, WITH MOST GENERAL SUBJECTS AIRED OVER COMMERCIAL STATIONS. WHEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN PARTICIPANT AND INSTRUCTOR WAS NEEDED, THE TWO-WAY RADIO CONFERENCE WAS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Commercial Television, Community Programs
Coreil, Clyde, Ed.; Napoliello, Mihri, Ed. – Journal of the Imagination in Language Learning, 1997
Articles on second language teaching and learning include: "Creativity with a Small 'c'" (Alan Maley); "National Standards & the Role of the Imagination in Foreign Language Learning" (Rebecca M. Valette); "Who Am I in English? Developing a Language Ego" (Jean Zukowski/Faust); "Steps to Dance in the Adult EFL…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Advertising, Childrens Literature
