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Schools of the air : a history of instructional programs on radio in the United States / William Bianchi.
Van Pelt Library LB1044.5 .B45 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bianchi, William, 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radio in education--United States--History.
- Radio in education.
- Distance education--United States--History.
- Distance education.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Instructional programs on radio in the United States
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2008]
- Summary:
- "From 1920s emergence of radio, schools of the air broadcast instructional programs for the classroom, operating at the national, state and local levels; issued teacher manuals and educational resources to students in rural and urban areas. Gives the history of 14 schools of the air. The book assesses the successes and failures and reasons for its demise"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Section I Radio Becomes an Educational Medium 7
- Early Years: Idealism and Commerce 8
- Education and Regulation 13
- Three Experiments 17
- A National School of the Air? 21
- Schools of the Air Emerge 27
- Section II Network Schools of the Air 35
- NBC's Music Appreciation Hour 35
- CBS and the American School of the Air 52
- Summary: Network Schools of the Air 75
- Section III State-Based Schools of the Air 79
- Ohio School of the Air 80
- Wisconsin School of the Air 102
- Minnesota School of the Air 143
- Texas School of the Air 161
- New York: The Empire State FM School of the Air 171
- Oregon School of the Air 184
- The Prairie Farmer: WLS's School Time 195
- Summary: State-Based Schools of the Air 197
- Section IV Local Schools of the Air 206
- Cleveland School of the Air 207
- Chicago Public School of the Air 221
- Rochester School of the Air 234
- Portland, KBPS 241
- WNYE School of the Air 262
- Detroit 270
- Limited Data Local Schools of the Air 275
- Alameda City School of the Air 275
- Akron, Ohio 280
- Summary: Local Schools of the Air 284
- Section V Opportunity Lost? 291
- Summary of Findings and Conclusions 296
- Reasons for Demise 301
- Successes 303
- Why Did Not More Teachers Use Schools of the Air? 304
- The Wisconsin Exception 306
- Other Measures of Success 307
- Questions and Lessons Learned 309.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-319) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786430581
- 0786430583
- OCLC:
- 185123479
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