Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, June, 2003. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-135)

A small-scale ethnographic case study of young children's learning from television in southern Illinois provides understanding about the frameworks used for interpreting media use in family life. The research consisted of in-home interviews about patterns of using the media, observations, and family diaries of children's viewing behavior to examine family engagement with a prosocial television program, Shalom Sesame, depicting Jewish culture, Hebrew language, holidays, and the land of Israel. Family responses to the program are identified in terms of appeal, use, and overall fit with Jewish identity and tradition in the homes. Data analysis reveals that quality educational program features of Shalom Sesame such as repetition, role models, humor, on screen textual cues, and follow-up activities in the home support learning. The case study concludes that Shalom Sesame helps connect families with young children, especially those who are isolated from other members of their minority, to the larger community of diverse Jewish people and culture around the globe.

A história de dois programas infantis de grande repercussão no Brasil, Vila Sésamo (TV Cultura-TV Globo/1972) e Rá Tim Bum (TV Cultura/1990), indica quais são as características da produção educativa brasileira. Eles apresentam um conflito estrutural entre o método de planejamento educacional, de origem norte-americana, e o repertório cultural dos produtores e do público-alvo. A representação deslocada de infância, relações sociais e Educação dos programas educativos comprometeriam seu impacto sobre o público-alvo. Buscando estabelecer quais os critérios mais adequados para programas educativos nacionais, sugere-se a incorporação da perspectiva de Paulo Freire sobre Comunicação e Educação pelas produções brasileiras. Para Freire, o processo educativo se desenvolve a partir do repertório cultural do educando e o estimula a transformar seu ambiente. Num momento de consolidação da democracia na América Latina, entende-se educar através da televisão como construção simbólica e prática da cidadania, onde produtores e receptores dialogam e se reconhecem como sujeitos do mesmo processo social. Planejar programas com estes propósitos requer a criação de parâmetros a partir da prática da produção cultural no país e da realidade objetiva do público-alvo. Este trabalho sugere critérios básicos para futuras produções de produtos educativos dirigidos às crianças brasileiras, em contraposição ao condicionamento para o consumo proposto pelos programas importados, tidos equivocadamente como educativos. / The history of two children programs of strong impact in Brazil, Vila Sésamo (TV Cultura-TV Globo/1972) and Rá Tim Bum (TV Cultura/1990), points out what the Brazilian educational production characteristics are. They show a structural conflict between the educational planning method of Northern American origin and the producers’ and target audience’s cultural background. Aimed at establishing the most adequate criteria for national educational programs, it is suggested that Paulo Freire’s perspective on Communication and Education by the Brazilian productions be incorporated. To Freire, the educational process starts from the learner’s cultural background and it stimulates him/her to transform his/her environment. At a democracy consolidation moment in Latin America, education through television is understood as symbolic and practical construction of citizenship, where producers and viewers dialogue and recognize themselves as agents in the same social process. Planning programs for educational purposes requires the creation of parameters departing from the country’s cultural production practice and from the target audience’s objective reality. This dissertation suggests basic criteria for making future educational products aimed at Brazilian children, which are opposed to the consumerism conditioned by imported programs mistaken as educational.

A história de dois programas infantis de grande repercussão no Brasil, Vila Sésamo (TV Cultura-TV Globo/1972) e Rá Tim Bum (TV Cultura/1990), indica quais são as características da produção educativa brasileira. Eles apresentam um conflito estrutural entre o método de planejamento educacional, de origem norte-americana, e o repertório cultural dos produtores e do público-alvo. A representação deslocada de infância, relações sociais e Educação dos programas educativos comprometeriam seu impacto sobre o público-alvo. Buscando estabelecer quais os critérios mais adequados para programas educativos nacionais, sugere-se a incorporação da perspectiva de Paulo Freire sobre Comunicação e Educação pelas produções brasileiras. Para Freire, o processo educativo se desenvolve a partir do repertório cultural do educando e o estimula a transformar seu ambiente. Num momento de consolidação da democracia na América Latina, entende-se educar através da televisão como construção simbólica e prática da cidadania, onde produtores e receptores dialogam e se reconhecem como sujeitos do mesmo processo social. Planejar programas com estes propósitos requer a criação de parâmetros a partir da prática da produção cultural no país e da realidade objetiva do público-alvo. Este trabalho sugere critérios básicos para futuras produções de produtos educativos dirigidos às crianças brasileiras, em contraposição ao condicionamento para o consumo proposto pelos programas importados, tidos equivocadamente como educativos. / The history of two children programs of strong impact in Brazil, Vila Sésamo (TV Cultura-TV Globo/1972) and Rá Tim Bum (TV Cultura/1990), points out what the Brazilian educational production characteristics are. They show a structural conflict between the educational planning method of Northern American origin and the producers’ and target audience’s cultural background. Aimed at establishing the most adequate criteria for national educational programs, it is suggested that Paulo Freire’s perspective on Communication and Education by the Brazilian productions be incorporated. To Freire, the educational process starts from the learner’s cultural background and it stimulates him/her to transform his/her environment. At a democracy consolidation moment in Latin America, education through television is understood as symbolic and practical construction of citizenship, where producers and viewers dialogue and recognize themselves as agents in the same social process. Planning programs for educational purposes requires the creation of parameters departing from the country’s cultural production practice and from the target audience’s objective reality. This dissertation suggests basic criteria for making future educational products aimed at Brazilian children, which are opposed to the consumerism conditioned by imported programs mistaken as educational.

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The problem of this study was a content analysis of art and art-related vocabulary utilized in selected children's leisure time television viewing. Three programs (Misterogers Neighborhood, Sesame Street, and The Electric Company) were selected for the analysis. Audio tapes were made, transcribed, and analyzed for the art and artrelated words based on contextual usage. The analysis of the resulting 223-page tapescript revealed 467 art and art-related words which occurred a total of 3,668 times. The identified art and art-related words were subsequently sorted into five categories by systematically applying specific criteria. The conclusion was that television is limiting in art and art-related vocabulary as a viable language source.