Abstract

Discussion of teenage television viewing focuses on a study of secondary school students in Belfast (Northern Ireland) that examined viewing habits. Highlights include the amount of television watched; effects on reading; the influence of violence; parents' responsibility and control over viewing; models for behavior; and negative views of television characters. (11 references) (LRW)

Citation

Collins, J. (1992). Secondary School Children and Their Television. Educational Media International, 29(4), 221. Retrieved August 10, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/164479/.

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Keywords

• adolescents
• Aggression
• Characterization
• Foreign Countries
• Parent Responsibility
• Reading Attitudes
• secondary education
• Television Research
• Television Viewing
• Time Management
• Violence