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This book is sold subject to the standard conditions of the Net Book Agreement. The paperback edition of this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without tht" publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Note on References ## Children Watching Television An account of, and comment on, viewing sessions with children in their own homes or in play groups or day nurseries in the spring and summer of 1973. Vll IX x 39 68 89 VI Contents 6 Children Remembering Television An account and analysis of conversations with children in the summer and autumn of 1973 about programmes seen earlier in the year. 7 Conclusions Some suggestions about necessary research and the role of television in the early education of children, deprived or otherwise. Bibliograph;; 116 My thanks for the opportunity to undertake the study on which this book is based are due to many organisations and individuals, especially the I.B.A., which awarded me a School Teacher Research Fellowship for the year 1973, the West Suffolk Education Authority, which allowed me a year's leave of absence, and the Audio-visual Centre of the University of East Anglia. Without the friendly help and interest of its Director, Malcolm Freegard, his assistant, Dr Palmer, MissJune Lewis and other members of his staff, I would not have found other willing help so readily. I am particularly indebted to the staffs of two day nurseries in Thetford, to play group organisers and leaders, many mothers and a group of students at Keswick Hall College of Education who acted as observers. Hundreds of teachers gave time and effort to help and I am grateful to the Education Authorities of Norfolk, Mid-Essex and what is now Suffolk for making this possible. The B.B.C. Audience Research Department, Children's and Schools' Television Departments gave me access to information, and all the help I had time to use. For the same reasons, I thank the Independent Television Companies, Anglia Television, A.T.V., Yorkshire Television, Thames and Granada television. A group of students at the Norwich School of Art gave time during the long vacation to an experiment in story-telling. Dr Joan Tough of the Institute of Education of Leeds U niversi ty, Mrs Brenda Crowe, National Adviser to the Pre-school Playgroups Association, and Colonel Hallett of the I.B.A. Norwich office made time to answer questions and give advice and help. I am also indebted to Mrs Brook, H.M.I., for putting me in touch with colleagues in other parts of the country, and to Miss Knessens of Sweden who passed on to me the results of research carried out by the Research Department of Sveriges Radio. To Brian Groombridge, Director of the Department of Extra Mural Studies at the University of London, Mr James Porter, Principal of the Berkshire College of Higher Education and to my husband I am very grateful for help and encouragement. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-12 Television and Language Development....Pages 13-38 Television as Child Minder....Pages 39-67 Teachers’ Views....Pages 68-88 Children Watching Television....Pages 89-115 Children Remembering Television....Pages 116-146 Conclusions....Pages 147-157 Back Matter....Pages 158-160