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Griffin, Ken. "The Pioneer Vanishes: Midnight Oil and the Birth of Adult Education Television." Journal of British Cinema and Television 12, no. 2 (April 2015): 172–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2015.0256.
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The pioneering work of Ulster Television (UTV) in the field of adult education television is among the most neglected chapters of UK regional broadcasting history. Between July 1962 and August 1963 the station produced 73 televised lectures in association with Queen's University, Belfast. UTV's initial effort, Midnight Oil (1962), was the first ever adult education series on UK television, while its sequel, The Inquiring Mind (1963), explored the medium's potential as an illustrative educational tool. Both series prefigured key aspects of the television broadcasts which supported the subsequent Open University. Their audience ratings also challenged established wisdom about the potential reach of televised adult education. Despite their innovative nature, UTV's series have been marginalised within accounts of the origins of adult education television in the UK. Such narratives have tended to focus on later English productions and generally identify Anglia Television's Dawn University (1963) as the first precursor to the Open University. One account, Sendall (1983) , even questioned the veracity of the UTV's claim to have brought adult education television to the UK. This article establishes the extent and nature of UTV's contribution to adult education television before examining the factors which may have led to the marginalisation of its role within narratives surrounding UK broadcasting history.
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Brookfield, Stephen. "Media Power and the Development of Media Literacy: An Adult Educational Interpretation." Harvard Educational Review 56, no. 2 (July 1, 1986): 151–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.17763/haer.56.2.6601402174824253.
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Stephen Brookfield describes and illustrates television's presentation of bias in programming and production. He advocates educating adults to be critical in consuming television images of reality and presents six techniques which have been successful in teaching adults to read between the lines of television's portrayal of political issues, news events, and images of society.
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Byers, David L., Cheryl S. Hilgenberg, and Dent M. Rhodes. "Evaluation of Interactive Television Continuing Education Programs for Health-Care Professionals." Journal of Educational Technology Systems 24, no. 3 (March 1996): 259–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/y9bw-32qw-e9tu-ctrc.
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Although many reports have evaluated interactive technology in distance learning, there is a lack of reports focused on utilizing interactive television to meet adult continuing education needs of professionals. This study describes the evaluation of live two-way interactive television (ITV) continuing education programs for health-care professionals. The programs were evaluated using adult learning characteristics as the evaluative framework. Data collection consisted of surveys, interviews, and participant observation. Results indicate that these continuing education programs delivered through interactive television technology met the adult learning requirements of the healthcare professionals who participated. The overwhelming majority of those in the sample indicated the interactivity of the system enhanced their learning and they would be likely to attend future professional education programs offered via ITV.
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Patterson, Margaret Becker. "The Forgotten 90%: Adult Nonparticipation in Education." Adult Education Quarterly 68, no. 1 (October 6, 2017): 41–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0741713617731810.
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Despite a highly developed U.S. adult education system, 90% of adults aged 20 years and older considered the least educated did not participate recently in formal or nonformal education. What are nonparticipants’ characteristics, learning backgrounds, and skill levels? What predicts their likelihood of not participating in recent formal or nonformal education? The author analyzed 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies–USA data. Situational deterrents of increasing age, parental education, low income, and work and family responsibilities contribute to nonparticipation. Dispositional deterrents include health and disability challenges, low social trust, and difficulties relating new ideas to real life. Institutional deterrents are education costs and little work schedule flexibility. Supports reported by nonparticipants are liking to learn new things, use of computers, and getting information from television and people they trust. Results from Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies–USA analyses inform adult and postsecondary educators and policy makers on what happened to—and how to reach—the forgotten 90%.
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Tary Puspa, Ida Ayu, I. Gede Agus Krisna Warmayana, I. Ketut Mardika, and Ni Putu Evie Sintya Wati. "Improving The Quality Of Television Media Broadcasts In Tackling Free Sex Among Teens." Jurnal Penjaminan Mutu 5, no. 2 (September 11, 2019): 190. http://dx.doi.org/10.25078/jpm.v5i2.1091.
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<em>Television media is a means of conveying information and communication to many people or society. The knowledge can be accepted by society quickly. Television Media is a means or tool used as information source, education and entertainment. Teenager is a transition period from children to adults which are 11-24 years old. Adolescence is known for a time full of flaming, indecision, and a great sense of curiosity so need extra control from all of parties, especially their parents and educators. Teenagers today are much influenced by promiscuity such as fee sex. Television media has a variety of programs show that interesting to children and teenagers have a variety of impacts in both positive and negative life especially for teenagers who use television media. Today television shows much of violence contents and promiscuity affect the viewing teenagers and the show intersect with the values and social norms in society. Here are some of the television media roles in tackling free sex in among teenagers, they are: Television is as society education media and used of television in teenager’s life. Television media can be used as one of popular education media of people. Television media can act as an education media by watching the educative show for society. The show that educates be followed by teenagers need getting assisted parents which is able to direct the educative show for their children. The roles of parents, society, education institution have important roles in giving education and directiving so education about sex is not taboo to be learned.Television attracts good interest to adult especially to children and teenagers who like to watch television because it interesting shows and programs and how to present them in a fun way. Television is used by teenagers as entertainment and knowledge media where teenagers can get information quickly and easily.</em>
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Glomazić, Hajdana. "Karakteristike odraslih kao faktori procene obrazovne funkcije televizije." Obrazovanje odraslih/Adult Education 14, no. 1 (2014): 45–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.53617/issn2744-2047.2014.14.1.45.
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This paper proceeds from the assumption that educational features and television-media experience of adults determine their view regarding the educational function of the television. The study wants to get an answer to the question whether there is, to what degree and what is the connection between certain characteristics of respondents and their relation to the educational function of the television. The results showed that the level of education is a factor in the assessment of educational functions of television, and a positive attitude towards the educational value of television content increases with higher levels of education. It has been shown that the level of formal education is a determinant of evaluating the most appropriate form of presentation of educational content. Also, the results suggest the conclusion that the television-media status of spectators is a significant factor of the educational function of television assessment.
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Kow, Janet Kushner. "Television as a Tool of Environmental Adult Education: Limits and Possibilities." Adult Learning 13, no. 2-3 (March 2002): 30–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/104515950201300207.
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Wang, Zhi Jun, and Xiao Tang. "Design and Research on Adult English Learning System Based on the Mobile Technology." Advanced Materials Research 403-408 (November 2011): 1548–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.403-408.1548.
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Recently, with the rapid development of information network and communication technology, Mobile learning has playing an important role in people's studying and working and becomes the focus and tendency of distance learning. On the other hand, adult education as a supplement of ordinary education has playing an important role in improving labors' total quality, For adult learners are busy for work and they only have to learn at spare moment, so the form of adult education should be more flexible, not only limit to television university and night college. Mobile learning is flexible and individual which can provide adult learners a good way to learn. This issue's aim is to design and develop an adult English mobile learning system.
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LINDEMANN, Ivana Loraine, Emily Parker MOLON, Gicele Costa MINTEM, and Raúl Andrés MENDOZA-SASSI. "Reception of nutrition information by adult and older adult users of Primary Healthcare: Occurrence, associated factors, and sources of information." Revista de Nutrição 30, no. 4 (August 2017): 489–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-98652017000400008.
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ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate reception of nutrition information (outcome), associated factors, and types of sources. Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2013, included 1,246 adult and older adult users of the Primary Healthcare network of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The sample was characterized by reception of nutrition information, its sources, and demographic, socioeconomic, health, knowledge, and life habit variables. Prevalence ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals investigated associations between reception of nutrition information and independent variables. Results: More than one-third of the sample (37.6%) received nutrition information (95%CI=34.9-40.3). Older adults, individuals with positive self-perceived diet, those who received health information, and those who were physically active were more likely to receive nutrition information, and normal weight individuals were less likely. The outcome differed by income strata, being highest in the highest quintile. There was a linear trend for education level and for following the Ten Steps to Healthy Eating: the outcome was more likely in individuals with at least higher education and those who followed at least four steps. The most cited sources of nutrition information were television shows (56.2%), other (46.2%), physician (41.2%), Internet (25.1%), and family members (20.9%), which did not differ by sex. Conclusion: Primary healthcare users received little nutrition information, and television could be a useful tool for the institutions responsible for the sector to disseminate the official nutritional recommendations.
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Garland, Virginia E., and Ann Loranger. "The Medium and the Message: Interactive Television and Distance Education Programs for Adult Learners." Journal of Educational Technology Systems 24, no. 3 (March 1996): 249–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/24l8-7wc0-dwg4-ed14.
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Distance education programs are expanding to meet the needs of a growing population of adult learners. The interactive television (ITV) classroom, a relatively recent technological innovation made possible with compressed digital video (CDV) transmission, has been found to be an effective teaching tool with mature students. A review of the literature suggests that ITV, although in its infancy, has the potential to overcome the pedagogical difficulties inherent in more traditional distance education technology based on audio alone. The results of a recent study conducted in graduate education courses by the authors at the University of New Hampshire indicate that adult students have generally positive attitudes toward their ITV classes. Essential to the success of distance education programs which use ITV is the training of both professors and students who will be involved in this emerging technology.
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Anderson, Craig K. "Televised Instruction Delivery Systems: Talkback in Oklahoma for Special Needs Education." Rural Special Education Quarterly 9, no. 4 (March 1989): 29–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/875687058900900407.
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In 1971, the State of Oklahoma instituted a televised instructional system referred to as “talkback television.” In 1972, Oklahoma State University's School of Occupational and Adult Education, College of Education, began transmitting teacher education courses via the system. In 1984, the author began transmitting information of interest to teachers and parents of individuals with special needs. Total university enrollments to date through use of the system are 957 students. The text includes methods of delivery, transmission of instruction, and interaction with receiving locations.
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Theodosiadou, Sofia, and Argyris Kyridis. "Making sense of the image of TV in Greek preschoolers’ drawings." Journal of Early Childhood Research 20, no. 1 (October 24, 2021): 42–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1476718x211045731.
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This research illustrates how young children conceptualize the image and role of television in their lives. Building upon Kress and Van Leeuwen’s theoretical framework of Visual Grammar, 70 drawings of children from kindergartens of Thessaloniki were analyzed both qualitative and quantitative. The research found that children sketch a rich and varied profile of TV. Children’s open–ended construction of meaning surfaced content that reflected themes such as: the profile of the journalist, emotions connected to television, the use of TV, TV as an object, TV as a children’s program or an adult program. Future research should also address the challenge of investigating the diverse and rapidly changing media landscape to which the current generation of children experience.
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Adeyemo, Comfort Wuraola. "Information and Communication Technology (ICT): An Aid to Adult Education Methodology in Promoting Teaching and Learning Activities in Rural Communities." Journal La Edusci 2, no. 6 (January 19, 2022): 13–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.37899/journallaedusci.v2i6.532.
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This paper view information and communication technology (ICT) as an aid to adult education methodology in promoting teaching and learning activities in rural communities in Nigeria. The paper reviews the concept of adult education and the existing methodologies used in the delivery of adult education programmes. It also examines the various ICT devices that can be used to complement adult teaching methodology. The technological devices considered in this paper includes: mobile phones, projectors, slides with moving pictures, radio, television, computer/ laptops and internet facilities. The paper discusses the benefits of using these devices alongside adult teaching methodology to enhance effective teaching and learning activities in rural communities. The paper concludes that incorporating these devices into adult teaching methodology, particularly in rural communities would promote active learning, enhance critical thinking skills of adult learners, create awareness, facilitate learning and develop rural communities. The paper therefore suggests that; governments should provide necessary equipment and internet facilities in rural communities to aid adult’s teaching and learning activities. Also, quality technological devices should be made available in all the adult education centers to promote teaching and learning activities. Lastly, regular trainings, conferences and seminars should be organized for facilitators and workers on the use of ICT devices to improve teaching and learning activities.
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ARVANITIDOU, VASILEIA, and CHARIKLEIA PATSI. "DISTANCE TEACHING OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN GREECE DURING THE PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF ANCIENT OLYMPIC GAMES." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION HUMANITIES AND COMMERCE 05, no. 02 (2024): 29–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.37602/ijrehc.2024.5203.
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The COVID-19 pandemic evoked the greatest disruption in education in the history, affecting both students and teachers around the world, from kindergarten to secondary and higher education, institutions, universities, and adult education organizations. In order to support education pioneering approaches appeared and teaching moves from in class to on line education within a few days for the most of the countries. In Greece, the government planned and implemented distance education in 3 axes: asynchronous, modern and Educational Television. This article presents a proposal for the distance teaching of Physical Education, specifically the subject of the Ancient Olympic Games.
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Avraam, Sachpatzidis. "The necessity of Audio Visuals in Adult Education - An empirical study in Second Chance Schools in Greece." Proceedings of The World Conference on Teaching and Education 1, no. 1 (June 12, 2023): 36–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.33422/worldcte.v1i1.45.
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Starting from the basic principles and theories of Adult Education, the specific characteristics of adult learners, as well as the conditions for their effective education, the present study will attempt to present the importance of the use of audiovisual material (television, educational and non-educational, video, multimedia, etc.) in Adult Education in Second Chance Schools. For the effectiveness of education in adult population, it is useful to follow some prerequisites. The connection of learning with the needs of learners, as well as its voluntary nature are considered necessary elements. Still, for learning to be effective, careful structuring of the educational programme is needed, with clear reference of the educational objectives to the trainees. Also, personalisation in learning is considered particularly useful by incorporating the ways and pace of learning desired by the learners. Audiovisual media can be an important facilitator for adults in order to enable their active participation and overcome any obstacles on the path to the acquisition of new knowledge, since knowledge is made tangible through them. The use of audiovisual media, in contrast to traditional teaching methods, therefore, enhances adult learners' motivation to learn, since the combination of image and sound, as well as the charm of the codes of spectacle, make these media attractive, while at the same time allowing observation and enhancing group or practical exercises, they also contribute significantly to the process of self-education. Audiovisual media also promote self-activity, with an attempt to personalise teaching. The present research examined via a project the results of the use of audiovisual materials in an adult class of a second chance school in the suburbs of Athens. The results show the importance of use of audiovisual material in adult classrooms, not only for the new knowledge acquisition but also for the students’ satisfaction and motivation for the learning process.
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de-Oliveira-Soares, Ismar. "The right to screens: from media education to educommunication in Brazil." Comunicar 15, no. 30 (March 1, 2008): 87–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.3916/c30-2008-01-013.
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Social organizations, local governments and the media in Brazil are confronting themselves over the need for an oversight board to guarantee quality television programming, and establishing a system to determine which television programs are appropriate for which television time slots. Across Brazil, a representative body of children and young adults have determined that the right to receive quality programming is not currently being met. Children of the new generation see themselves as having a right to access new technologies which enable them to produce their own messages according to their own creativity, interests, and social participation. This new generation wants to go beyond education in order to watch and conquer their «right to screens». Organizaciones sociales, gobiernos y medios de comunicación se confrontan hoy en día en Brasil ante la necesidad de establecer un juicio sobre la calidad y la clasificación de los horarios de exhibición de programas televisivos. A su vez, en sus pequeños espacios, una cantidad representativa de niños y jóvenes de distintas partes del país han descubierto que su derecho a recibir una programación de calidad no es la suficiente. Desde ahí, la nueva generación se reconoce como portadora del derecho al acceso a las tecnologías y a la producción de mensajes, de acuerdo con su creatividad, interés y proyectos de vida en la sociedad. Los jóvenes quieren ir más allá de la educación para mirar los medios y conquistar el «derecho a la pantalla».
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Stokes, Laura C., and Mary L. Pankowski. "Incidental Learning of Aging Adults Via Television." Adult Education Quarterly 38, no. 2 (June 1988): 88–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0001848188038002003.
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Sánchez-Carrero, Jacqueline. "«Infant television newscast»: learning resource in TV." Comunicar 16, no. 31 (October 1, 2008): 153–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3916/c31-2008-01-019.
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Infant television newscasts are news programs for children and teenagers. In some countries they are among top places. This article will research on the origin of the first television newscasts and will show some of their uses. The format offers an advantage for parents and teachers interested in teaching such important things to children and pupils about television. Due to their short duration it is possible to learn to see and analyze them together with the children. It is an opportunity to know the news and to discover how they are constructed across an entertaining dialogue among adults and children. Los telediarios infantiles son programas de noticias destinados a niños y adolescentes. En algunos países han logrado posicionarse entre los lugares preferidos por ese tipo de telespectador. Indagar en el origen de los primeros telediarios y mostrar algunas de sus utilidades es el objeto de este trabajo. Así se concluye que el formato ofrece una ventaja a padres y maestros interesados en enseñar a sus hijos y alumnos cuestiones importantes sobre el medio televisivo: por su corta duración se puede aprender a ver y analizar conjuntamente con la infancia. Se trata, sin duda, de una oportunidad para conocer las noticias y descubrir cómo están construidas a través de un diálogo lúdico y entretenido entre adultos y nuevas generaciones.
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Nicolaou, Constantinos. "Media Trends and Prospects in Educational Activities and Techniques for Online Learning and Teaching through Television Content: Technological and Digital Socio-Cultural Environment, Generations, and Audiovisual Media Communications in Education." Education Sciences 11, no. 11 (October 27, 2021): 685. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110685.
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The purpose of this article is to provide information and data that will contribute to the enhancement of teaching methodologies for online learning and teaching at all educational levels and disciplines (including adult education). More specifically, it attempts to shed light on media trends and prospects as educational activities and techniques, as well as on the utmost importance of the use of television content as audiovisual educational content. This venture focuses on the cases of Cyprus and Greece following literature materials and reviews, research results, and findings of previous numerous studies and research papers from and through the Internet that were considered as background. The aforementioned were applied in a pilot case study with adult educators as adult learners (18 years and older), providing literature data and historical elements as a source of further study. The findings from the pilot case study revealed that the television content can also shape (adult) learners’ perceptions on how they understand and learn in an online environment in regard to the generational cohort they belong. Furthermore, the results disclosed that an online educational process utilizing audiovisual media technologies and audiovisual content (audiovisual media communications) may support technology-enhanced learning through non-verbal communication in the new streamlined digital era in which we live. An important conclusion of this article is that the (inter)national genealogical characteristics and habits, the inherent and special characteristics, and the socio-cultural identity of learners, as well as the various (inter)national social-phenomena (e.g., media socio-phenomenon, Internet phenomenon, revival phenomenon, etc.) of the past and present, should always be taken into account by education administrators and educators, in order to maintain a quality and sustainable future education.
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Alshammari, Nawaf R., and Jerome F. Walker. "Sedentary behavior associates with young adult smoking prevalence: Short communication." Clinical Health Promotion - Research and Best Practice for patients, staff and community 11, no. 1 (2021): 5–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.29102/clinhp.21002.
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Background Sedentary behavior and smoking prevalence in young adults, both prominent population health risks, are high value health promotion targets. Methods Cross sectional design: Public-use data drawn from Wave 3 of the 2001-2002 National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health (Add Health), representing 18-26 year-old young adults, n = 4203. This study examined the association of sedentary behavior and educational attainment with young adult smoking status (smoker versus nonsmoker), using logistic regression analysis. Sedentary behavior was approximated by self-reported hours spent weekly watching television. Follow-up analysis examined the association of nicotine dependence, measured by the Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI), and sedentary behavior in young adult smokers, using General Linear Modeling. Results Comparing sedentary behavior quartiles (1 and 4, least and most), smoking prevalence was 30% lower in quartile 1 (OR=0.698 [CI=0.566-0.862] (p=0.001), and 19% lower in quartile 2 (OR=0.813 [CI=0.662-0.998] (p=0.048). Young adult smoking prevalence was increased among young adults with high school education or less compared to those having attended at least some college (OR=2.22 [CI=1.876-2.635], p=0.001). Follow-up General Linear Modeling showed no effect of sedentary behavior on the Heaviness of Smoking Index (HSI) among young adult smokers, p=0.065. Conclusion Although sedentary behavior and lower educational attainment associate with greater young adult smoking prevalence, more sedentary young adult smokers are no more nicotine dependent. Potential benefits of incorporating measures to increased daily movement in into smoking cessation programs are discussed.
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Franklin, Godfrey. "Augmenting Print-Based Distance Learning with other Technologies Can Enhance its Effectiveness for Adult Learners." Journal of Educational Technology Systems 28, no. 4 (June 2000): 327–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/aj1u-vd37-9j59-ph24.
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Distance education is becoming an increasingly common method for delivering courses to postsecondary students. Presently, most course offerings are still primarily print-based. This author hypothesizes that augmenting print-based distance courses with other technologies enhances the effectiveness of student learning. The use of videotape, television, one- and two-way audio/videoconferencing is explored, as well as the use of the Internet. Strategies for integrating these technologies are presented, as well as some advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Rothenbuhler, Eric W., Lawrence J. Mullen, Richard DeLaurell, and Choon Ryul Ryu. "Communication, Community Attachment, and Involvement." Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 73, no. 2 (June 1996): 445–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107769909607300214.
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A long tradition of social theory has emphasized the importance of communication to individuals' ties to their communities. Two major types of such ties are treated here: affective attachment and cognitive and active involvement. Data from a sample survey of 400 adult residents of Iowa are used to examine a structural equation model linking community attachment and involvement to newspaper use, local television news use, age, education, number of children in the home, localism, and population density. Among the results, we show that newspaper reading makes important contributions to both attachment and involvement, independently of the other variables in the model, while television news viewing does not. Error paths and correlations between the errors of the equations are estimated to aid future modeling work.
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Harris, Mary B. "Television Viewing, Aggression, and Ethnicity." Psychological Reports 70, no. 1 (February 1992): 137–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1992.70.1.137.
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For 416 college students, questioned about their experiences with aggression and television viewing, only very weak correlations between preference for violent shows and aggression were observed. Black males watched significantly more television than other respondents. These findings suggest that the frequently reported correlation between viewing televised violence and aggression may not appear when sex, ethnicity, and education are controlled in a sample of young adults.
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Wrigley, Amanda. "Higher Education and Public Engagement: Open University and BBC Drama Co-productions on BBC2 in the 1970s." Journal of British Cinema and Television 14, no. 3 (July 2017): 377–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2017.0379.
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This article explores the relationship between television and higher education in the 1970s, focusing on the co-production by the BBC and the Open University (OU) of sixteen theatre plays for transmission mainly on BBC2 as part of the OU's A307 Drama course for adult distance-learners which ran annually from 1977. It considers how, on the one hand, A307 gave its students access to performances of the plays being studied, a distinctive and significant activity in terms of the evolution of a pedagogy for drama which managed in an innovatory fashion the rather paradoxical use of the television medium to develop a critical understanding of live theatre. And, on the other, it considers how these productions were designed to reach a wider public audience, thus satisfying the OU's mission to serve the general public as well as its registered students. On occasion, however, course content proved too challenging for the BBC, leading to arguments and, on one rare occasion, censorship. Drawing on extant archival materials, interviews with academics and producers, and critical responses in the press, this article examines the opportunities and tensions which arose from delivering academic course content through a public service broadcasting medium. It therefore contributes to understanding of contemporary perceptions of the roles and responsibilities of television – and BBC2 in particular – with regard to higher education and broader public engagement in the 1970s, the first decade of the OU's existence.
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Perry, Kristen H., and Annie M. Moses. "Television, Language, and Literacy Practices in Sudanese Refugee Families: “I learned how to spell English on Channel 18”." Research in the Teaching of English 45, no. 3 (February 1, 2011): 278–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.58680/rte201113467.
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This ethnographic study explored the ways in which media, particularly television, connected with English language and literacy practices among Sudanese refugees in Michigan. Three families with young children participated in this study. Data collection included participant observation, interviews, and collection of artifacts over 18 months, with a focus on television events as the units of analysis. Data analysis focused on television practices connected with literacy practices for adults and children. Results indicated that television offered important cultural connections with participants’ beliefs, values, and attitudes regarding their Sudanese heritage, the new U.S. context, and religious practices. Both adults and children believed television was an important resource for learning and recognized potential problems with too much viewing. Most significantly, analysis suggested important connections between television practices and the development of both English language abilities for all family members and the development of real-world literacy practices, especially for the children.
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Añaños-Carrasco, Elena. "Eyetracker technology in elderly people: How integrated television content is paid attention to and processed." Comunicar 23, no. 45 (July 1, 2015): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3916/c45-2015-08.
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Elderly people are major consumers of the media, especially of television, which combines conventional commercials with advertising formats included in the programme that do not break its continuity, unconventional advertising (UA). The aim of this study is to analyse how elderly adults, compared with young people, attend and process the information that appears on screen simultaneously (program and advertising). The study involved 30 elderly adults and 30 young adults. Attention to the TV screen (in terms of attention capture, heat maps and eye fixations) was analysed using the eye tracker technology. Content recognition, the level of psychological reactance to UA and channel-hopping behaviour were also analysed. The results show that the level of attention among the elderly does not differ from that of young people and depends on the integrated content. Recognition by the elderly is lower than among young people when the UA is of a high or medium level of intrusiveness. The psychological reactance of elderly adults is lower than that of young adults but both groups show the same behaviour in terms of loyalty to the television programme. The general conclusion is that cognitive ageing does not affect the capacity for attention to integrated content as much as it affects information processing skills. Las personas mayores son grandes consumidores de los medios, especialmente la televisión (TV), donde el spot convencional se combina con formatos publicitarios introducidos en el programa que no rompen su continuidad: la publicidad no convencional (PNC). El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar cómo los adultos mayores, en comparación con los jóvenes, atienden y procesan la información que aparece simultáneamente en la pantalla (programa y publicidad). Participan en el estudio 30 adultos mayores y 30 jóvenes. Se analiza, con la tecnología del «eye tracker», la atención dispensada a la pantalla de TV (en términos de captura atencional, «heat maps» y fijaciones oculares) mientras aparece PNC. También se analizan el reconocimiento de los contenidos, la reactancia psicológica ante la PNC y el comportamiento de zapping. Los resultados muestran que la atención de los adultos no difiere de la de los jóvenes y depende del contenido integrado. El reconocimiento de los adultos es inferior al de los jóvenes cuando la PNC tiene un nivel de intrusión elevado y medio. Su reactancia psicológica es inferior a la de los jóvenes, pero ambos grupos tienen el mismo comportamiento de fidelización al programa televisivo. La conclusión es que el envejecimiento no afecta tanto a la atención dispensada a los contenidos integrados como a las habilidades del procesamiento de la información.
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Pai, V., JP Davis, R. Shetty, S. Rao, PL Palatty, GS Pavankumar, and MS Baliga. "TELEVISION WATCHING, DIETARY AND SEDENTARY BEHAVIORS AND OBESITY: OBSERVATIONS FROM A SEMI RURAL INDIAN POPULATION." International Journal of Medical Laboratory Research 07, no. 01 (2022): 28–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.35503/ijmlr.2022.7104.
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Background: Obesity is considered to have increased in epidemic proportions throughout the globe, more so in developing countries like India. Obesity is primarily associated with sedentary lifestyle with poor dietary choices and less physical activity. Television is one of the sedentary activities is often associated with consumption of oily foods. This has compounded the problem of obesity and lead to associated health problems including hypertension, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Results: The questionnaire study involved 369 subjects in a rural setup. Majority of the studied population watched TV and major chunk of them were middle aged people. The time involved in TV viewing was higher in the same population, which is a sedentary form of activity. Statistical correlation was observed between education, income status, oily food consumption and Television viewing. Physical activity was notably higher in the non-TV viewing subjects. BMI, which is measure of obesity, was increased in the TV viewers, coupled with lifestyle disorders like Diabetes, Hypertension and arthritis. Alcohol and tobacco usage too was shown to increase with Television viewing. The dietary choices of TV watching subjects were of less nutritive value with more sugar and oil consumption. Conclusion: Indian studies correlating television viewing and obesity in the adult population are lacking. The study shows a significant correlation of increased TV viewing with obesity in the middle-aged population and the associated health problems related to it.
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Marković Krstić, Suzana V., and Lela R. Milošević Radulović. "EVALUATING DISTANCE EDUCATION IN SERBIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 79, no. 3 (June 10, 2021): 467–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/21.79.467.
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Education is a significant factor which contributes to overcoming social, economic, health, ecological and other challenges. During a pandemic, formal education adapts to ongoing circumstances, and the learning-teaching process transitions to distance education. A study of the advantages and disadvantages of the realization of certain modalities of distance education is significant as it contributes to the improvement of its quality. The aim was to determine how the citizens of Serbia evaluated the quality of distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research questions focused on how they evaluated: distance education based on modality (via Radio Television of Serbia, Google Classroom, Google Meet, Zoom, Viber groups, WhatsApp), the level of involvement of the learners/students during distance learning classes, the quality and extent of their acquired knowledge, and the level of skills that teachers need to effectively teach in distance education. The study presents the results of a survey carried out in 2020 on a sample of 602 adult Serbian citizens. The results confirm the initial hypothesis that certain modalities of distance education received a highly positive evaluation (Google Classroom, Google Meet, Zoom), and that teachers, learners/students, and other citizens provided statistically significant different evaluations of their quality (classes for primary and secondary school students broadcast on the Radio Television of Serbia; classes via Viber groups, on WhatsApp). Citizens feel that distance education enables efficient learning-teaching during the pandemic, confirming the importance of modern technologies for the learning-teaching process in Serbia, and the need for their continued intense development and application in education. Keywords: learners/students, distance education, Serbia, teachers’ skills, the COVID-19 pandemic
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Noor, Idris HM. "REDUKSI NILAI MORAL, BUDAYA, DAN AGAMA TERHADAP IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DI SEKOLAH." JIV-Jurnal Ilmiah Visi 9, no. 2 (December 8, 2014): 148–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.21009/jiv.0902.9.
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Educational character cannot be separated from the values of moral, nation culture, and religion. The nation that keeps tightly on the rule of religion and the principle of its culture will always be conducting its culture. The strongest nation is characterized by the implementation of its characters. The education character cannot be formed spontaneously but it is developed since the children be at home. The family is the first and main defends in educating children for an adult people and for a responsible citizenship. One of the components which influences the reducation of nation character is that the lack of implementation of moral values, religion, and nation culture. Education is one of defends of nation character values. Therefore, education character at school should continuously be implemented integratively in instructional process and it should be put in the curriculum. This analysis uses document study method. The result of analyisis concludes some factors which affect the lack of education character in education i.e: the reduction of the moral values, religion, and culture. Some actions that the Ministry of Education and Culture should do in overcoming the lack of nation moral values in education sector such as at school is that to work collaboratively with media such as television to forcast Indonesian culture as it was done before on television such as: wayang, local dance or song, specific local industry, and community self help. Some simple strategies in implementing character values at school is that by implementing instruction of nation character integratively with all subjects.
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Jakubowski, Kelly, Amy M. Belfi, and Tuomas Eerola. "Phenomenological Differences in Music- and Television-Evoked Autobiographical Memories." Music Perception 38, no. 5 (June 1, 2021): 435–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/mp.2021.38.5.435.
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Music can be a potent cue for autobiographical memories in both everyday and clinical settings. Understanding the extent to which music may have privileged access to aspects of our personal histories requires critical comparisons to other types of memories and exploration of how music-evoked autobiographical memories (MEAMs) vary across individuals. We compared the retrieval characteristics, content, and emotions of MEAMs to television-evoked autobiographical memories (TEAMs) in an online sample of 657 participants who were representative of the British adult population on age, gender, income, and education. Each participant reported details of a recent MEAM and a recent TEAM experience. MEAMs exhibited significantly greater episodic reliving, personal significance, and social content than TEAMs, and elicited more positive and intense emotions. The majority of these differences between MEAMs and TEAMs persisted in an analysis of a subset of responses in which the music and television cues were matched on familiarity. Age and gender effects were smaller, and consistent across both MEAMs and TEAMs. These results indicate phenomenological differences in naturally occurring memories cued by music as compared to television that are maintained across adulthood. Findings are discussed in the context of theoretical accounts of autobiographical memory, functions of music, and healthy aging.
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Bean, Rita M., and Robert M. Wilson. "Using closed captioned television to teach reading to adults." Reading Research and Instruction 28, no. 4 (June 1989): 27–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19388078909557984.
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Zhang, Guannan. "A Study on the Application of the Film and television works about the law in Adult Legal Education." Barnard Education Review 1, no. 1 (July 2020): 50–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.47744/ber.v1n1.2020.07.09.
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Menor-Rodríguez, María José, Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque, María Montiel-Troya, Jonathan Cortés-Martín, María José Aguilar-Cordero, and Juan Carlos Sánchez-García. "Educational Intervention in the Postural Hygiene of School-Age Children." Healthcare 10, no. 5 (May 6, 2022): 864. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050864.
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Introduction: Healthy lifestyle habits formed in childhood provide the foundation for a healthy adult life; therefore, it is important to encourage healthy habits and to correct poor habits from an early age. Aim: In this study, we aim to evaluate the influence of educational intervention in order to modify postural hygiene habits in school-age children. Materials and methods: We randomly selected three public primary education schools in the Galician provinces of Orense and Pontevedra based on stratified multistage sampling. A sample of 479 students was obtained, representing 2% of all 6- to 12-year-old children registered during the 2015/2016 academic year in those provinces. Results: Following the intervention, the students’ postural hygiene improved. We found statistically significant differences regarding a reduction in the number of hours spent watching television (0.531 h/day); the way school books and supplies were carried, with an increase in the use of backpacks with wheels (from 58.5% to 64.1%); and an improvement in postural hygiene when watching television, with an increase from 63.7% to 80.8% of those surveyed opting to watch television whilst seated on a chair instead of lying down. Conclusions: Educational intervention by inculcating healthy postural hygiene habits in children at an early age can improve and correct unhealthy behaviours.
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Itasanmi, S. A., and Olajumoke Okanlawon. "Information Needs and Information Seeking Pattern of Adult Learners." Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services 9, no. 2 (May 5, 2019): 110–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2019.9.2.612.
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This study examined the information needs and information seeking pattern of adult learners in literacy programmes in Oyo State, Nigeria. Descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted for the study and 200 learners were randomly selected from literacy centres across the state. A self-structured questionnaire was designed and appropriately reviewed and validated by experts in the field of information studies and adult education. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts, simple percentages and mean score was used to analyse the data collected from the learners. Results of the analysis revealed a ranking of need for information on health and general wellbeing coming first, followed by information on how to acquire basic literacy skills of reading, writing & arithmetic which was ranked second among others. The findings also showed that adult learners seek information mostly through radio and television (mean = 3.0450), followed by textbooks (mean = 2.8550) and through their facilitators (mean = 2.7400). Adult learners also seek information through their various religious books (mean = 2.7350), literacy primers (mean = 2.6300) and social media (mean = 2.5050). Language barrier and unavailability of required materials ranked first and second respectively among others as the challenges they face in seeking information.
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Siraj-Blatchford, John, and Iram Siraj-Blatchford. "Developmentally Appropriate Technology in Early Childhood: ‘video Conferencing’." Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood 3, no. 2 (June 2002): 216–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2002.3.2.5.
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This article presents the findings of a pilot study of video conferencing, provided as a free-play activity for 4 year-olds in three early childhood settings. The work was carried out in two primary school classes and continued in a local authority nursery. The authors conclude that application of this technology may be justified in terms of developing children's awareness and understanding of the technology itself, but that no evidence was found in this first trial to suggest any developmental gains that went beyond this. The findings suggested that the technology in itself is unlikely to provide a means by which children could develop their initial ‘theory of mind’. However, this novel use of technology may have a valuable educational role to play, and this deserves further study. It may well be that closed-circuit television systems may be applied to encourage reinforcement and, with adult support, to encourage further learning and development.
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Cusimano, Michael D., and Nadine Parker. "Toppled television sets and head injuries in the pediatric population: a framework for prevention." Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics 17, no. 1 (January 2016): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2015.2.peds14472.
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Injuries to children caused by falling televisions have become more frequent during the last decade. These injuries can be severe and even fatal and are likely to become even more common in the future as TVs increase in size and become more affordable. To formulate guidelines for the prevention of these injuries, the authors systematically reviewed the literature on injuries related to toppling televisions. The authors searched MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar according to the Cochrane guidelines for all studies involving children 0–18 years of age who were injured by toppled TVs. Factors contributing to injury were categorized using Haddon’s Matrix, and the public health approach was used as a framework for developing strategies to prevent these injuries. The vast majority (84%) of the injuries occurred in homes and more than three-fourths were unwitnessed by adult caregivers. The TVs were most commonly large and elevated off the ground. Dressers and other furniture not designed to support TVs were commonly involved in the TV-toppling incident. The case fatality rate varies widely, but almost all deaths reported (96%) were due to brain injuries. Toddlers between the ages of 1 and 3 years most frequently suffer injuries to the head and neck, and they are most likely to suffer severe injuries. Many of these injuries require brain imaging and neurosurgical intervention. Prevention of these injuries will require changes in TV design and legislation as well as increases in public education and awareness. Television-toppling injuries can be easily prevented; however, the rates of injury do not reflect a sufficient level of awareness, nor do they reflect an acceptable effort from an injury prevention perspective.
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German, Daniel, and Caitlin Lally. "A Profile of Americans’ Media Use and Political Socialization Effects: Television and the Internet's Relationship to Social Connectedness in the USA." Policy Futures in Education 5, no. 3 (September 2007): 327–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2007.5.3.327.
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This research project traces the media use habits of children and adults. Over time, television consumption is increasing even though computer and Internet activities are also rapidly increasing. The American people are consuming greater amounts of electronic media while traditional newspaper use is declining. It appears that people are not connecting face to face as much as in the past and live more and more in the individualized world of media. Furthermore, a digital divide based on socio-economic status and race is evident. Blacks use television more than Whites and Hispanics and African Americans and Hispanics use the computer less than Whites. Both of the developments of increased media use and the digital divide do not bode well for (1) building the social capital of connectedness, and (2) widening access to political information which fuels democracy. The political socialization process and hence American political culture are developing new patterns which should be carefully monitored in the future.
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Crookston, Shara. ""Hot-for-Teacher"." Girlhood Studies 13, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 101–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/ghs.2020.130108.
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In this article I explore the highly problematic but wildly acclaimed romantic relationship between Aria Montgomery, a high school junior, and her English teacher Ezra Fitz in the television series Pretty Little Liars. This partnership normalizes gendered power imbalances often common to heterosexual partnerships, yet fervent fans have supported the duo enthusiastically, dubbing the couple #Ezria in blogs and social media. As we know, much research shows that along with unintended pregnancy, young girls who are victims of child sexual abuse by adult males suffer from depression. These outcomes are not shown in Pretty Little Liars: the series ends with Aria marrying her teacher in an example of a happily-ever- after ending, thereby reinforcing postfeminist ideas that Aria’s self-efficacy has never been compromised. I argue that in the era of #Metoo, the exploration of power in heterosexual romantic relationships on television shows aimed at adolescent girl audiences is a site for critical analysis.
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McDonough, Daniel J., Mahesh Mathew, Zachary C. Pope, Pamela J. Schreiner, David R. Jacobs, Lisa B. VanWagner, John Jeffrey Carr, et al. "Aerobic and Muscle-Strengthening Physical Activity, Television Viewing, and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The CARDIA Study." Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 17 (August 28, 2023): 5603. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12175603.
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Background: The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in U.S. adults is over 30%, yet the role of lifestyle factors in the etiology of NAFLD remains understudied. We examined the associations of physical activity, by intensity and type, and television viewing with prevalent NAFLD. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of a population-based sample of 2726 Black (49%) and White (51%) adults (Mean (SD) age, 50 (3.6) years; 57.3% female) from the CARDIA study. Exposures were aerobic activity by intensity (moderate, vigorous; hours/week); activity type (aerobic, muscle-strengthening; hours/week); and television viewing (hours/week), examined concurrently in all models and assessed by validated questionnaires. Our outcome was NAFLD (liver attenuation < 51 Hounsfield Units), measured by non-contrast computed tomography, after exclusions for other causes of liver fat. Covariates were sex, age, race, study center, education, diet quality, smoking status, alcohol consumption, and body mass index or waist circumference. Results: 648 participants had NAFLD. In the fully adjusted modified Poisson regression model, the risk ratios per interquartile range of each exposure were moderate-intensity aerobic activity, 1.10 (95% CI, 0.97–1.26); vigorous-intensity aerobic activity, 0.72 (0.63–0.82); muscle-strengthening activity, 0.89 (0.80–1.01); and television viewing, 1.20 (1.10–1.32). Relative to less active participants with higher levels of television viewing, those who participated in ≥2 h/week of both vigorous-intensity aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity and <7 h/week of television viewing had 65% lower risk of NAFLD (risk ratio = 0.35, 95% CI = 0.23–0.51). Conclusion: Adults who follow public health recommendations for vigorous-aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity, as well as minimize television viewing, are considerably less likely to have NAFLD than those who do not follow the recommendations and who have relatively high levels of television viewing.
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Glass, Jr., J. Conrad, and Judy L. Smith. "TELEVISION AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH MEDIUM FOR OLDER ADULTS." Educational Gerontology 11, no. 4-5 (January 1985): 247–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0380127850110407.
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Mohanan, Ashish, Prasanna Mithra, T. Rekha, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Nithin Kumar, Mithun Rao, S. Sanketh, Vikhyath D. Prasad, and K. R. Jayalaxmi. "IJCM_126A: Sources of health information among residents of Mangaluru, Karnataka." Indian Journal of Community Medicine 49, Suppl 1 (April 2024): S37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_abstract126.
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Background: By knowing the various sources of health information accessed by the people, it helps different organizations in better targeted delivery for health information. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among college going students from non-medical streams and adult in-patients seeking health care in the study hospitals using a semi- structured self-validated questionnaire. Results: The demographic details of the student study population consisted of 64.1% females and 35.9% males and that of adult population consisted of 20% females and 80% males. 36% of the adult population had finished high school education while on the other hand students were either graduates (72.8%) or postgraduates (27.2%). Among 41.2% students sought health information to know about the new health issues whereas 66.7% adult population sought health information for their general well-being. Internet is the major source of health information amongst the student population (55.6%) while 58.8% adult population sought health information from television. 9.8% adult population used journals to seek health information. 22.6% of students sought health information when they were ill on the other hand it was 5.9% among the adult population. In the Internet, 55% students accessed health information through social network and various search engines and 83.3% adult population accessed search engines. Family physician was the most trusted source of health information among both students(54%) and adult population(76.5%). Conclusion: Among the participants, most of the active seekers were students whose main source of health information was from the internet. Majority of the participants said family Physicians are the most trusted source of health- related information.
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Lemish, Dafna, and Mabel L. Rice. "Television as a talking picture book: a prop for language acquisition." Journal of Child Language 13, no. 2 (June 1986): 251–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0305000900008047.
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ABSTRACTThis study provides longitudinal observations of young children's behaviours while viewing television in their own homes, over a time when the children were actively involved in the process of language acquisition. Sixteen children were observed for a period ranging from 0; 6 to 0;8. At the beginning, their ages ranged from 0; 6.15 to 5.15; at the end, from 1; 2.15 to 3;0. The observations yielded documentation of an overwhelming and consistent occurrence of language-related behaviours among children and parents in the viewing situation. The categories of child and adult talk are reported, with description and examples of each category. The categories are compared with those reported for parent–child interactions outside the viewing experience, – in particular joint book-reading. A model of television as a talking picture book is proposed. It is argued that television has the potential to serve as a facilitator of children's language acquisition.
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Lowry, Richard, Sarah M. Lee, Janet E. Fulton, Zewditu Demissie, and Laura Kann. "Obesity and Other Correlates of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors among US High School Students." Journal of Obesity 2013 (2013): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/276318.
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Understanding correlates of physical activity (PA) can help inform and improve programs that promote PA among youth. We analyzed data from the 2010 National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study, a representative sample of US students in grades 9–12. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between PA correlates (obesity, physical education classes, sports team participation, attitude toward PA, adult support for PA, and environmental support for PA) and participation in daily PA (DPA), vigorous PA (VPA), muscle-strengthening activity (MSA), viewing television (TV), and using computers or video games (C/VG). A positive attitude toward PA and adult support for PA were both associated with increased PA and decreased sedentary behavior. However, among students who lived in neighborhoods that were not safe for PA, a positive attitude toward PA was not associated with increased DPA or decreased sedentary behavior and was less strongly associated with VPA and MSA. Efforts to increase PA among youth should promote a positive attitude toward PA among youth and encourage adult family members to support their efforts to be active. Policies that promote safe neighborhoods may work synergistically with a positive attitude toward PA to increase participation in PA and decrease sedentary behaviors.
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Russell, David, and Jo-Ana D. Chase. "The Social Context of Sedentary Behaviors and Their Relationships With Health in Later Life." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 27, no. 6 (December 1, 2019): 797–806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0109.
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This study examined sedentary behaviors among older adults and explored associations with social context and health measures using cross-sectional data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (N = 1,687). Multivariate models were estimated to explore associations of time in six sedentary behaviors (i.e., television watching, sitting and talking, hobbies, computer use, driving, and resting) with sociodemographic characteristics and level of social engagement and with health status. Results indicated substantial variability in sedentary behaviors, with television watching being the most frequent and resting the least frequent activities. Sedentary behaviors varied by sociodemographic characteristics, including age, race/ethnicity, and education, as well as by level of social engagement. Television watching and resting, but not other behaviors, were associated with poorer health. These findings help to unpack the role of social context in sedentary behaviors and could inform public health interventions aimed at reducing time spent in behaviors that are adversely associated with health.
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Jung, Mi Sook, and Eunyoung Chung. "Television Viewing and Cognitive Dysfunction of Korean Older Adults." Healthcare 8, no. 4 (December 10, 2020): 547. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040547.
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This study examined the association between television (TV) viewing and cognitive dysfunction in elderly Koreans. Among participants of the 2014 National Survey of Older Koreans, 9644 were considered in this study. To better identify the association between two factors, propensity score (PS) matching with exact method was used. Finally, 168 viewers and non-viewers each were selected based on estimated PS on key variables and eliminating double matches. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed when controlling for possible covariates. Viewers were more likely to have cognitive dysfunction than non-viewers, with significant differences in most covariates. After correcting confounding effects of these covariates with PS matching, TV viewing was found to be a significant risk factor of cognitive dysfunction, along with absence of diagnosed hypertension and non-participation in physical leisure activities. TV viewing might be associated with increased risk of cognitive dysfunction in later life. Appropriate education and strategies to minimize TV viewing among older adults should be established to contribute to attenuating cognitive aging. More interventional studies can help older adults, caregivers, and healthcare professionals explore the cognitively beneficial alternatives to TV use considering the impact of socioeconomic factors of selecting TV viewing as a preferred leisure activity.
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Manandhar, K., J. Chataut, K. Khanal, A. Shrestha, S. Shrestha, and S. Shrestha. "Awareness Regarding Preventive Measures of Avian Influenza Among the Adult People of Thimi Municipality, Nepal." Kathmandu University Medical Journal 11, no. 1 (September 9, 2014): 45–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v11i1.11026.
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Background Avian influenza is considered as a threat to global public health. Prevention and control depends on the awareness of the general population as well as high risk-groups. The avian influenza should be viewed more seriously because it may lead to pandemic influenza when the virus mutates its strain with the common human influenza. Thus, this study aims to explore the awareness regarding preventive measures of avian influenza among the adult population of Thimi Municipality. Objective The objective of this study was to explore awareness regarding preventive measures of avian influenza among the adult population of Thimi Municipality. Methods It is a cross-sectional, population based study. It was carried out in Thimi Municipality from May 15 to June 15, 2012. Pre tested structured questionnaire was used for face to face interview with randomly selected 250 subjects. Results Out of 250 subjects, 123 (49.2 %) were males. The mean age of subjects was 36 ± 11.8 year. Among total subjects, 94.4 percent had heard about avian influenza. The main source of information was television (94.1%). Majority of subjects (84.9 %) thought that keeping infected birds and poultry as the mode of transmission followed by eating not well cooked poultry meat (82.8 %). Out of total study subjects, 165 (66.0 percent) mentioned fever and 138 (55.2 percent) thought fatigue as the signs and symptoms. As for knowledge about preventive measures, majority (85.6%) stated that cleaning the surfaces that had come in contact with the poultry could prevent the disease and 83.2 % had knowledge that the infection could be prevented by washing hands with soap and water after poultry handling. Awareness regarding preventive measures was found significantly low in females, middle adults, illiterates, and house wives. Conclusion The awareness regarding avian influenza was quite satisfactory among the adult people of Thimi Municipality. However level of awareness was seen lower in female, illiterate and middle adult. So that along with large scale mass education, there should be specific health education program for the specific group of population. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v11i1.11026 Kathmandu University Medical Journal Vol.11(1) 2013: 45-49
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Marazienė, Daiva, Jūratė Klumbienė, Jūratė Tomkevičiūtė, and Irena Misevičienė. "Sources and Reasons for Seeking Health Information by Lithuanian Adults." Medicina 48, no. 7 (August 4, 2012): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina48070055.
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The aim of this study was to assess the attitudes of Lithuanian adults aged 20–64 years toward the reasons for accessing health information and to determine the main health information sources and their relation to sociodemographic factors. Material and Methods. The data for this study were gathered in 2008 within the framework of the International Project Finbalt Health Monitor evaluating health behavior in a Lithuanian adult population. Results. More than half of respondents searched for health information during the last year. Men were 2.7 times more likely to trust friends and family as a health information source compared with women. For each 1-year increase in age, the odds of using friends and family, and the Internet as the main sources of health information decreased, while the odds of using people with the same condition and different means of media increased. Marital status was associated with greater trust in health professionals and the Internet as health information sources. Higher education was positively associated with more frequent reporting courses and lectures, and the Internet as the sources of health information, while those with lower education preferred television and radio. Conclusions. This study revealed the characteristics of the “risk group” in terms of the sources of health information that people, assigned to it, tend to use, and it is especially important when providing health information.
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Fhon, Jack Roberto Silva, Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites, Maria del Pilar Goméz-Luján, Maria Rosario Mocarro-Aguilar, Orfelina Arpasi-Quispe, Reyna Ysmelia Peralta-Gómez, Sofia Sabina Lavado-Huarcaya, and Zoila Esperanza Leitón-Espinoza. "The Mental Health of the Peruvian Older Adult during the COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 24 (December 15, 2022): 16893. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416893.
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During the pandemic, the elderly population was the most exposed to disease and changes in their daily lives. The objective was to determine the association between demographic factors, access to health services, sources of information, and physical symptoms in the mental health of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic—a study with 3828 older adults residing in nine cities in Peru. The data was collected using a web-based survey, and the instruments of demographic data; exposure to information (radio, television, and internet); and presence of physical symptoms, anxiety, and perceived stress were used. Descriptive and analytical analysis was performed. Female sex, those aged between 60 and 79 years old, those with secondary education, those in their own home, those residing in an urban area, and those using public services of health predominated in this study. Likewise, 62.9% presented depressive symptoms; on the stress scale, an average of 27.81 (SD = 8.71), and on the anxiety scale, an average of 27.24 (SD = 6.04). Moreover, 65.1% reported fatigue, 62.2% had a headache, and 61.2% lack of energy. There is an association between demographic variables and the physical and psychological symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in the elderly during the pandemic.
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Gutiérrez-Recacha, Pedro, and Almudena Martorell-Cafranga. "People with Intellectual Disability and ICTs." Comunicar 18, no. 36 (March 1, 2011): 173–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3916/c36-2011-03-09.
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New technologies have dramatically changed our daily lives and the way we are connected to other people. Television, cellular telephony and the Internet have opened up new opportunities in communication, leisure and training, and yet barriers prevent certain social groups from accessing these new technologies. People with intellectual disability (ID), for instance, are often «invisible» to communication and new technology researchers. An exploratory study was made of 156 adults with ID (workers and users of the Carmen Pardo-Valcarce Foundation sheltered employment programs and workshops in Madrid, Spain) to show their patterns of new technology (cell phones, Internet and television) use. The study confirms that these patterns are similar to those expected of the general public but spe cific differences were found. Some could be attributed to the direct effects of intellectual disability, but others could result from the hypothetical stigma effect on the attitude of those close to the person with intellectual disability, which might lead to discriminatory behaviors.Las nuevas tecnologías han introducido profundos cambios en nuestro entorno y en los modos de relacionarnos con los demás. La televisión, el teléfono móvil e Internet han abierto nuevas posibilidades de comunicación, ocio y formación para muchas personas. Pero el acceso a las nuevas tecnologías para algunos individuos o grupos sociales puede hallarse condicionado por diferentes barreras. Uno de los grupos que habitualmente resultan «invisibles» en las investigaciones sobre comunicación y nuevas tecnologías es el de las personas con discapacidad intelectual (DI). En la presente investigación han participado 156 personas adultas con DI (trabajadores y usuarios de la Fundación Carmen Pardo-Valcarce en Madrid, España). Se ha llevado a cabo un estudio exploratorio con el fin de caracterizar en términos generales los patrones de uso de las nuevas tecnologías de comunicación (Internet y teléfonos móviles) de los participantes, así como sus patrones de consumo de televisión. Como conclusión puede señalarse que las pautas de comportamiento de las personas con DI en relación a las nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación, en términos generales, se aproximan a las de la población general. Solo en aspectos puntuales podemos encontrar diferencias llamativas. En algunos casos, tales diferencias pueden atribuirse directamente a la DI. Pero también es necesario tener en cuenta un posible efecto estigma actuando en las personas que rodean al individuo con DI, que puede motivar comportamientos discriminatorios.
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Duenas Becerra, Jesus. "Bullying: A Psychological Reflection." Psychology & Psychological Research International Journal 9, no. 3 (2024): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.23880/pprij-16000426.
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In this article, based on audiovisual material shown on Cuban television, bullying is defined as a health problem that fundamentally affects school children at the primary and secondary levels of general education, and the fact is highlighted. that this situation that occurs in educational centers is not only «boy stuff», as some adults think, but a child and adolescent mental health «problem.