"G" is for growing : thirty years of research on children and Sesame Street / Shalom M. Fisch, Rosemarie T. Truglio (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fisch, Shalom M.

Truglio, Rosemarie T.

Class of 1939 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television in preschool education--United States.

Television in preschool education.

Sesame Street (Television program).

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 271 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : Erlbaum, [2001]

Summary:

In November 1999, the children's educational television program Sesame Street celebrated its 30-year anniversary. This innovative program -- which began with the mission of preparing preschool children for school -- has become a cultural icon, entertaining and enlightening children throughout the United States and around the world.

This volume -- a collection and synthesis of key research studies since the program's inception more than three decades ago -- serves as a marker of the significant role that Sesame Street plays in the education and socialization of young children. Editors Shalom M. Fisch and Rosemarie T. Truglio have included contributions from academics and researchers associated with Sesame Street, creating a resource that describes the processes by which educational content and research are integrated into production, reviewing major studies of the impact of Sesame Street on children, and examining the extension of Sesame Street into other cultures and media. In the course of this discussion, the volume also explores broader topics, including methodological issues in conducting media-based research with young children, the longitudinal impact of preschoolers' viewing of educational versus non-educational television, and cross-cultural differences in the treatment of educational content.

As the first substantive book on Sesame Street research in more than two decades, "G" is for Growing provides insight into the research process that informed the development of the program and offers valuable guidelines for the integration of research into future educational endeavors. Intended for readers of media studies, children and media, developmental studies, and education, this work is an exceptional chronicle of the growth and processes behind what is arguably the most influential program in children's educational television.

Contents:

Part I Integrating Research and Educational Content Into Production

1 The Beginnings of Sesame Street Research / Edward L. Palmer, Shalom M. Fisch 3

2 Creation and Evolution of the Sesame Street Curriculum / Gerald S. Lesser, Joel Schneider 25

3 Formative Research Revealed: Methodological and Process Issues in Formative Research / Shalom M. Fisch, Lewis Bernstein 39

4 The Varied Role of Formative Research: Case Studies From 30 Years / Rosemarie T. Truglio, Valeria O. Lovelace, Ivelisse Segui, Susan Scheiner 61

Part II Impact of Sesame Street

5 A Review of Research on the Educational and Social Impact of Sesame Street / Keith W. Mielke 83

6 The Early Window Project: Sesame Street Prepares Children for School / John C. Wright, Aletha C. Huston, Ronda Scantlin, Jennifer Kotler 97

7 Does Sesame Street Enhance School Readiness?: Evidence From a National Survey of Children / Nicholas Zill 115

8 Sesame Street Viewers as Adolescents: The Recontact Study / Aletha C. Huston, Daniel R. Anderson, John C. Wright, Deborah L. Linebarger, Kelly L. Schmitt 131

Part III Extending Sesame Street: Other Settings, Other Media

9 The World of Sesame Street Research / Charlotte F. Cole, Beth A. Richman, Susan K. McCann Brow 147

10 The Role of Sesame Street-Based Materials in Child-Care Settings / William Yotive, Shalom M. Fisch 181

11 Carrying Sesame Street Into Print: Sesame Street Magazine, Sesame Street Parents, and Sesame Street Books / Renee Cherow-O'Leary 197

12 Interactive Technologies Research at Children's Television Workshop / Glenda L. Revelle, Lisa Medoff, Erik F. Strommen 215

13 Why Children Learn From Sesame Street / Shalom M. Fisch, Rosemarie T. Truglio 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1939 Fund.

ISBN:

0805833951

OCLC:

43694286