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Presents the general nature, strengths, limitations, and developmental constructs of behavior therapy as based on the work of Clark Hull, B.F. Skinner, and Robert F. Mager. Distinguishes and expla...
Explains how sea lamprey nearly destroyed the fish in the Great Lakes. Scientists studied methods of controlling this predator and devised electrical barriers and electromechanical weir and traps.
Discusses in detail the most common types of abortion procedures, aimed particularly at the woman who has already made the decision to have an abortion. Focuses on the need for post-abortion follo...
Presents a second lesson at the "Presentation Stage" of color work--the pronunciation area. Continues to discuss this well-known system for practicing the pronunciation of speech sounds, in isolat...
This documentary captures the music and environments of prominent blues singers, including J.D. Short, Pink Anderson, Furry Lewis, Baby Tate, Memphis Willie B., Gus Cannon, and Sleepy John Estes, i...
This experimental Dutch film uses optical effects and ballet to depict a composer's creative process as he writes a piece of music. Without narration, it visually explores his imagination and mood ...
Discusses man's use of planned outdoor spaces in art and architecture, emphasizing that people need more well-planned, attractive, open spaces in cities. Compares spaces in such paintings as Mondri...
Provides a close look at the works and creative philosophy of Robert Erickson, a composer and inventor of musical instruments. Illustrates Erickson composing an original composition, '9 1/2 for Hen...
The Navajo rug-weaving process begins with sheepshearing, followed by carding and hand-spinning the wool into yarn. The yarn is then dyed using handmade dyes. Weavers set up a loom and employ intri...
From the series Ripples. Chris survives separation from his parents and endures a lonely night in a hospital bed in this continuation of Going to the Hospital. He meets other hospitalized childre...
King Vidor, Hollywood director of The big parade, War and peace, Solomon and Sheba, and the silent film Our daily bread, recalls Hollywood landmarks of a bygone era and talks about his directing te...
Shows that the traditional life of the Polynesians of American Samoa is being altered and challenged by its governing authority, the United States, and that a potential conflict exists between the ...
Describes Project WILL, a plan designed to promote racial understanding between black and white high school students in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Relates how one staff member becomes disillusioned...
Depict scenes of Mexican life and culture, assembled in part from original footage from Sergei M. Eisenstein's unfinished Que viva México. The film portrays indigenous rituals and ceremonies, the i...
Shows a group of fifth and sixth graders touring Washington, D.C. Includes a visit to the Capitol building where they tour the Statuary Hall, the Rotunda, the House chamber within the Capitol build...
Depicts a typical day in the life of the Indian musician, Bismillah Khan. Shows him in meditation on the banks of the Ganges, shopping in the market, worshiping, relaxing with his family at home, a...
An interview with Senegalese President Senghor who discusses his poetry, the environment his poems reflect, and his attitude toward the blending of African and Western culture. Selected readings of...
Discusses the individuality of artistic techniques. Follows Reginald Pollack as he attempts to find creative inspiration in nature. Shows the benefits of studying other artists' work.
Satyajit Ray, noted Indian film maker, explains the underlying philosophy guiding him in the production of his films, which he sees as a confluence of Eastern and Western cultures. Ray's main objec...
Presents Marie Cosindas' color photographs with comments by museum visitors, art critics, and persons who have sat for her. Shows Miss Cosindas creating a still life and making two portraits.
Traces the story of the "Chicago Picasso." Relates the artist's original conception of the Chicago sculpture, the people and processes involved in the fabrication, and finally the construction of t...
Traces the story of the "Chicago Picasso." Relates the artist's original conception of the Chicago sculpture, the people and processes involved in the fabrication, and finally the construction of t...
Delineates some of India's major problems and the progress being made toward solving some of them. Reports on famine, industrialization, birth control campaigns, a fertilizer festival, governmental...
A filmed presentation of the many facets of theatrical director Tyrone Guthrie, his ideas, and his methods of working. Guthrie is seen at his home in Ireland, conducting a rehearsal in New York, an...
Introduces educator Welthy Fisher, her philosophy of education, and the environment in India where she works. Shows Indian teachers, trained in institutes founded by Mrs. Fisher, teaching in vario...
Presents an introduction to Anne Sexton and a view of her poetry. Describes how she began writing poetry and includes her reading "Her Kind," "Self in 1958," "Ringing the Bells," "The Addict," "You...
Representative photographs by the turn-of-the-century French photographer, Eugène Atget, with explanatory analysis by Berenice Abbott, a former protège of Atget.
Introduces four major choreographers--Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya Holt--who revolted against the conventions of ballet to produce American modern dance. Employs film c...
Records the poetry and personality of Gwendolyn Brooks and the Chicago environment which provided the sources for most of her materials. Features Miss Brooks reading several of her poems, each acco...
Contrasts the areas of the world where there is an abundance of food with the areas where starvation is a way of life, and documents the pattern which has led to the lack of an adequate food supply...
Presents scenes of natural objects typifying the things which inspire ceramist Dik Schwanke. Shows him at work in his studio, illustrating his methods of combining pottery and sculpture. Includes b...
Eric Hoffer speaks with James Day about his personal history, including the loss of his family, his struggle with blindness and eventual recovery, and the hardships of hunger, loneliness, and unsta...
Explores India's most critical problem and examines proposed solutions. Discusses the agricultural crises and the social customs which interrelate with the population problem. Shows the educational...
Presents an historical examination of Japan and the factors involved in the solution of her population problem. Surveys crowded, modern Japan and illustrates change by focusing on a family and by t...
Opens with an interview involving Nkosi, Soyinka, and featured guest, Achebe. Focuses on the craft and work of Achebe himself and questions whether he deliberately avoids passing moral judgment. Sh...
Documents a Congress of Racial Equality team's six-week voter-registration drive in Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District during the summer of 1963, focusing especially on Iberville Parish. It f...
Pictures and describes the regional campuses of Indiana University, pointing out their function and relationship to the University as a whole. Shows activities at the campuses, both inside the clas...
Explores the essential functions of a financial manager in organizing and financing business enterprises, from small retail operations to large corporations. The episode illustrates these roles thr...
Examines how psychologists are creating new testing methods to measure and enhance human abilities. Dr. Lloyd Humphreys of the University of Illinois demonstrates how tests were developed to select...
This program explores the man-machine relationship through the research of Paul Fitts, Julian Christiansen, and George Briggs. It examines how humans handle and process information, as well as the ...
Examines how the brain's electrical activity provides insights into human behavior. The episode explores the mechanisms within the brain that influence and control behavioral responses. Featured re...
The episode introduces psychopharmacology, the study of how psychoactive drugs influence behavior, as a developing field in psychology. It presents experiments conducted by Dr. Roger Russell of Ind...
Presents some of the ways in which psychologists are studying the growth and development of personality and emotional behavior in children as observed in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Sears at Stanf...
Explores motivation research that investigates the human need for achievement. Dr. David McClelland of Harvard University demonstrates tests designed to verify his theory that a nation's economic g...
Studies some of the ways in which man is influenced and changes by society. Dr. Stanley Schachter demonstrates the effect of group pressure to conform; Dr. Leon Festinger shows the consequences of ...
Pictures a business man who is suddenly thrust into the role of hospital trustee, contrasting what he expected his role to be and what it actually is. Explains what a governing board is and what i...
Presents several Southerners who advocate viewpoints and actions which are at variance with extremists on both sides of the civil rights issue. Interviews Governor Carl E. Sanders of Georgia; R. E....
Explores questions of social change and whether society should be structured to provide equal benefits to its members. The episode follows the story of a successful corporate chairman who, while pr...
Presents through the experiences of a boy, insights into numerous aspects of frontier life in the Midwest. Illustrates the importance of the school, the self-sufficiency of the settlers, and the de...
Provides a basic introduction to electronic computers and their growing role in science and industry. Dr. Hamming explains how speed, cost, and efficiency make computers superior to traditional lab...
Explains the set-up and operation of the Kodak Pageant motion picture projector. Shows proper placement of components for effective use, threading, focusing, and centering the picture on the scree...
Discusses the properties of water and how they affect its use. Shows that water is compsed of tiny particles which are always in motion, and that its exists in three states--solid, liquid, and gas...
Education in the new Japan; Japan: the changing years
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1961
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Compares the education in imperial Japan to that of Japan today. Shows how students as a group today are an increasing influence in Japan. Considers the Zengakuren and how it operates. Discusses th...
Discusses Japan's rise from a medieval economy to one of imperial greatness in the pre-war period, its destruction, and then its cataclysmic rise from the ashes. Examines the trends, problems, and ...
This episode explores Japan's rapid transformation from a feudal society in 1867 to a modern economic, military, and political power by 1937. It contrasts early 20th-century footage with World War ...
Occupation; Occupation of Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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This episode examines the U.S. occupation of Japan, from its planning in 1943 through its implementation between 1945 and 1952. Using Army film footage, it considers both the successes and failures...
Uses live-action photography and animation to survey alpha, beta, and gamma radiation and their characteristics; the instruments used to measure these types of radiation; and the principles basic t...
Shows how Indiana University is playing an important role in extending man's understanding of himself and the universe through its various schools, which serve to develop the wide variety of intere...
Traces the rise of radio from the 1920s through the 1930s, highlighting its role as an affordable form of entertainment and a unifying force in American life. The episode explores the shift of vaud...
Explores how changes in American attitudes and tastes since 1900 are reflected in magazine publishing. Dr. Dodds discusses how early 20th-century magazines emphasized gentility and middle-class mor...
Examines the evolution of American satire over the past half-century, highlighting how it reflects both cultural life and social change. The episode explores the flourishing of satirical writing in...
Traces how the automobile transformed American life, becoming both a cultural force and a cornerstone of the economy. The episode notes that while early cars like the Oldsmobile were luxuries, the ...
Illustrates the structure of a group, the goals to be achieved during meetings, participation patterns, the quality of communication, group standards, and group procedures. Discusses the difference...
Individual motivation and beh...; Behavior in groups; Dynamics of leadership
Date:
1961
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Professor Knowles deals with individual motivation and behavior in groups, explaining why people join groups and why some members block or dominate group action. Presents a demonstration and discus...
Roadblocks to communication; Dynamics of leadership
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1961
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Professor Knowles examines reasons for poor communication in group discussions and lecture presentations, and explains the functions of a watchdog panel, a reaction panel, and an audience panel. Di...
Professor Joel Climenhaga interviews New Zealand poet, Allen Curnow. Includes a discussion of Curnow's poetry, which reveals the character, history, and folklore of New Zealand. Presents his views ...
Literary critic and lecturer on South African affairs, John Barkham interviews the distinguished South African author, Nadine Gordimer. Deals with subjects ranging from the effect of South Africa o...
Explores the differences between American and European actors and the challenges of teaching acting in a liberal arts college. Arnold Moss is joined by a panel of theater educators and practitioner...
A scientific study of the physical, chemical and biological aspects of the oceans. Presents current views of the character and dynamics of oceans and explains the scope, objectives, and problems of...
Discusses and disproves many folk tales about heredity and its effects. Explains the relationship between heredity and environment, and describes the roles played by heredity and congenital charact...
Discusses the work done in genetics since Mendel's time. Describes the theory of location of genes and how the theory of chromosomes was developed and tested. Uses experiments with corn and the fru...
Explains the role played by genes in inheritance, the possibilities for variation in each member of a generation, and why predictions about offspring can often be inaccurate.
Introduces biogenesis, the idea that life arises only from existing life, and mitosis, the process by which cells divide while preserving inherited traits. The episode discusses early experiments t...
Discusses sexual reproduction and heredity, including elements necessary for sexual reproduction and the genetic advantages. Uses charts and diagrams to show the variations possible in every human ...
An experimental film created by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart in which a sheaf of lines, constantly gyrating, group and regroup harmoniously in accord with music composed and played on wind and...
Outlines the advantages of the overhead projector as a visual aid to learning in classrooms, in business, and in industry. Shows the great variety of uses of the equipment, with opaque, translucent...
Describes the nature and use of artificial radio waves generated by man; examines the ionosphere, and explains its critical role in passing, reflecting, and absorbing radio waves; discusses natural...
Walter Kerr, drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune, interviews noted Irish author Frank O'Connor. Mr. O'Connor contrasts the novel and the short story in relation to characterization, plot, ...
Through free expression art activities, a teacher shows how children think, feel, and develop in a year at a Japanese school. Selects pupils from a first-grade class and traces their personality gr...
Points out potential sources of ignition of flammable anesthetics and impresses upon hospital personnel the need for constant vigilance to eliminate such hazards.
Highlights events in the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi between 1930 and 1948 and recounts his role in the struggle to free India from British colonialism. Treats his philosophy of passive resistance a...
Uses two comprehensive high schools--one in Oakland, California, and the other in Labette County, Kansas--to show what every secondary school should be equipped to do. Shows various classroom situ...
Presents Japan as a laboratory for studying modern revolutions. This episode traces three major transformations in the nation's history: the industrial revolution, the military-driven totalitarian ...
Introduces the subject of Japanese Brush Painting. Explains the use of the brush painting materials. Discusses the Japanese approach to art. Artist-host T. Mikami paints samples of the subjects t...
In this episode, Eric Rogers demonstrates adhesion and cohesion, along with surface tension and the spheroidal state. A number of interesting demonstrations of change in surface tension are shown.
Discusses the first weeks and months of a baby's life. Explains how the relationship of the parents to the infant affects his future development. Points out various pitfalls parents should be aware...
