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Author:   William Bianchi
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9780786430581

ISBN 10:   0786430583
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   24 April 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents List of Tables      Abbreviations Used      Preface      Introduction      SECTION I: RADIO BECOMES AN EDUCATIONAL MEDIUM      Early Years: Idealism and Commerce      Education and Regulation      Three Experiments      A National School of the Air?      Schools of the Air Emerge      Summary      SECTION II: NETWORK SCHOOLS OF THE AIR      NBC’s Music Appreciation Hour      CBS and the American School of the Air      Summary: Network Schools of the Air      SECTION III: STATE-BASED SCHOOLS OF THE AIR      Ohio School of the Air      Wisconsin School of the Air      Minnesota School of the Air      Texas School of the Air      New York: The Empire State FM School of the Air      Oregon School of the Air      The Prairie Farmer: WLS’s School Time      Summary: State-Based Schools of the Air      SECTION IV: LOCAL SCHOOLS OF THE AIR      Cleveland School of the Air      Chicago Public School of the Air      Rochester School of the Air      Portland, KBPS      WNYE School of the Air      Detroit      Limited Data Local Schools of the Air      Alameda City School of the Air      Akron, Ohio      Summary: Local Schools of the Air      SECTION V: OPPORTUNITY LOST?      Summary of Findings and Conclusions      Reasons for Demise      Successes      Why Did Not More Teachers Use Schools of the Air?      The Wisconsin Exception      Other Measures of Success      Questions and Lessons Learned      References      Index     

Reviews

"""""an important and useful study that captures a period in radio's history for which a modern history had been lacking""--Communication Booknotes Quarterly."

an important and useful study that captures a period in radio's history for which a modern history had been lacking --Communication Booknotes Quarterly.

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Tech writer William Bianchi lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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