The Teaching box

United States, 1967

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Describes the establishment of a revolutionary experiment in education which has been successfully launched in American Samoa - a group of six small islands. Seeking an expansion of their educational system, Samoans turned to closed circuit television for a solution. High quality education on both primary and secondary school levels is now transmitted daily throughout the islands.

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Credits

director

Stephen Ocko

production company

United States Information Agency

Duration

00:10:02:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010641

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Audio-visual education

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television in education

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Samoa

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community education

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Alternative schools

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Audio-visual education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Experimental methods

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Aids and devices

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Methodology

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Places → Samoa

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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