Children's learning from educational television : Sesame Street and beyond / Shalom M. Fisch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisch, Shalom M.

Series:

LEA's communication series.

LEA's communication series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sesame Street (Television program).

Television in education--United States.

Television in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At its best, educational television can provide children with enormous opportunities and can serve as a window to new experiences, enrich academic knowledge, enhance attitudes and motivation, and nurture social skills. This volume documents the impact of educational television in a variety of subject areas and proposes mechanisms to explain its effects. Drawing from a wide variety of research spanning several disciplines, author Shalom M. Fisch analyzes the literature on the impact of educational resources. He focuses on television programs designed for children rather than for adults, althoug

Contents:

Children's Learning From Educational Television: Sesame Street and Beyond; Contents; Preface; 1-Introduction; PART I-EMPIRICAL DATA; PART II-THEORETICAL APPROACHES; PART III-THE FUTURE; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-238) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-32608-2

9786612326080

1-4106-1055-1

9781410610553

OCLC:

475940955