Television for Children - Volume 150 - October 1967 Number I

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Journal of Education Boston University School of Education, Volume 150, October 1967, Number I, focuses on how television relates to children and how programming can support development. It presents an introduction describing children’s early engagement with television and outlines the Foundation for Character Education seminars that brought together social scientists and professional broadcasters. The text emphasizes that program effects are shaped by content and audience differences, urging producers to consider values reinforced by broadcasts such as helpfulness, caring, consideration, or indifference and cruelty.

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Pages54

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Contents

Introduction

Storytelling

Exploring

Multipurpose

Doing

Orientation

Experiential

Conclusion

89. 3 TELEVISIONFOR CHILDREN October,1967Volume 150Number I JOURNAL OFEDUCATION Published by theBOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Journal of EDUCATION Boston University,School of Education VOLUME 150 OCTOBER,1967 NUMBER I Television for Children RALPH GARRY CONTENTS 1.Introduction3 2.Storytelling1O 3.Exploring17 4.Multipurpose22 5.Doing27 6.Orientation33 7.Experiential408.Conclusion44 Published four times a year(October,December,February,and April)by Bos-ton University School of Education,765 Conmonwealth Avenue,Boston 15,Massachusetts.Subscription price $3.00 a year;2 years,$5·50.(In Canada,$3.50a year;foreign,$4.00 a year.)Single copies $1.00.Entered as second-class mat-ter,Boston,Massachusetts,October 30,1953.No paid advertising carried.Change of address should be sent promptly,giving both the old and the newaddress.Copyright,I967.Trustees of Boston University.All rights reserved. In 1964 and 1965,the Foundation for CharacterEducation held two seminars,one of American,the second of European television producers.These seminars were made possible by the coop-eration of Der Bayerischer Rundfunk,the FordFoundation,and the International Center for Filmsfor Children.The Trustees are particularly appre-ciative of the assistance provided by Dr.HelmutÖeller,Mr.Dyke Brown,and Mrs.Elsa B.Marcussen of the foregoing organizations in mak-ing the seminars possible. The intent of the seminars was to obtain informa-tion from able producers and social scientistswhich would be valuable to professional broad-casters in developing television programs whichwere not only attractive to children but contributedsignificantly to their development. The contents of this booklet has been preparedfrom the transcriptions of these seminars by: RALPH GARRYBoston UniversityProject Director,Foundation for Character Education Producers and social scientists participating were:HAL BERGWBKB,Chicago,III.CARLO BRESSANRadiotelevisioneItalianaPIERRE DESCHAMPSRadiodiffusion-Télévision BelgeGEORGE DESSARTWCAU-TV.Philadelphia,Pa. ADOLPH MANOIL,EditorLoUIS P.AIKMANJACK R.CHILDRESS # EDITORIAL BOARD A.JAMES EBELKOLN-TV,Lincoln,Neb.INGRID EDSTROMSveriges Radio-TelevisionJAMES HALLORANLeicester UniversityHERBERT HAUK Osterreichischer Rundfunk-Fernsehen B.CALVIN JONESKHOU-TV,Houston,TexasWILLIAM LAMBERTCornell UniversityVISNJA LASTAJugoslovenska RadioTelevizija ELSA B.MARCUSSENInternational Center forFilms for ChildrenPIERRE MATHIEURadiodiffusion-TélevisionFrancaiseLEE POLK WNDT,New York,N.Y.FREDERICK RAINSBERRYCanadian Broadcasting Corp.GEBTRUD SIMMERDINGBayerischer Rundfunk-Fernsehen A.J.STEWARTCBLT,Toronto,CanadaMOGENS WINKLERDanmarks Radio-Television GENE D.PHILLIPS,ChairmanTHOMAS G.DEVINEDoNALD D.DURRELL Introduction 1 When,in response to his mother's question about what he is doing,the 21/2-year-old clumpsdown the stairs stating:"I funning with TV,"he acknowledges that television is as much apart of his life as his favorite blanket and that he has identified its apparent purpose.On asecond occasion,when he.rises from a parent lap and kisses his mother after observing akss in a program,he is already responding to its content.He is on his way to becoming apart of television's largest and most loyal audience:the children. It was the recognition of this special relationship between television and children and itsunpredictable potential that prompted the Foundation for Character Education to devote itsresources during the past decade to encouraging the best programming possible for chil-dren.We began by initiating a dialogue between social scientists,professional broadcasters,and producers,at both national and regional levels,in the form of a series of seminars.Theresults of these seminars have been reported in earlier publications under the title Tele-vision for Children.The basic assumption in these seminars and publications was that themore factual information made available to the producer

FAQs

What relationship between television and children is highlighted in the introduction?

Television is described as already part of a child’s daily life, with children responding to both its apparent purpose and the content they observe and remember.

How were the seminars that informed this publication organized?

The Foundation for Character Education convened seminars by bringing together social scientists, professional broadcasters, and producers at national and regional levels to generate information useful for programming.

Why does the text argue that television effects depend on program content and the child?

It explains that different children can react differently to the same scene, yet effects are still linked to what programs contain, making it important for producers to consider likely emotional and behavioral outcomes.

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