Children's learning from educational television : Sesame Street and beyond - Fisch, Shalom M. (Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2004)
Pt. 1. Empirical data. Sesame Street and school readiness ; Other preschool series and school readiness ; Literacy ; Mathematics and problem solving ; Science and technology ; Civics and social studies ; Prosocial programming ; Adult mediation: parents, teachers, child-care providers ; Adult mediation: parents, teachers, child-care providers. -- Pt. 2. Theoretical approaches. Comprehension of educational content: the capacity model ; Transfer of learning from educational television: when and why does it occur? ; The social nature of children's learning. -- Pt. 3. The future. Looking to the future: convergence and educational television.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-238) and indexes.
Keywords: Television in education -- United States; Sesame Street (Television program)