The purpose of this survey is to find out the general effects of TV & Radio media on the young generation in Korea and also to study the effective way of utilization of the media for Educational purpose.
For this study, I used a questionnaire which ...
The purpose of this survey is to find out the general effects of TV & Radio media on the young generation in Korea and also to study the effective way of utilization of the media for Educational purpose.
For this study, I used a questionnaire which has 68 items. 4,4450 copies of the questionnaires were distributed to a sample of students throughout the nation. The number of responses collected were 4,117. the collected materials were studied carefully and the findings revealed many aspects.
No one who is informed can say simple that media is good or bad for adolescents. For some boys and girls, under some conditions, some programs are harmful, while as for others under the same conditions, or for the same pupils under different conditions, they may be beneficial. But, for most pupils, under most conditions, most programs are probably neither particularly harmful nor particularly beneficial. It seems clear that in order to understand the media's effects on the adolescent we should know what adolescents do with media.
Some recommendations:
1. To the Broadcasters
Provide the programs which are more useful, attractive, and desirable to adolescents. Considering the commercial sponsorship and competitive bidding of TV, we should be reminded that broadcasting exists for public service, rather than merely commercial service. Children whose young minds are exposed to TV represent a national resource beyond any price in commercial terms.
2. To the Parents and School Systems
We have found that there is something wrong with the child's social relationships, in many cases his relationships with in the family. Some things we can learn from the influences of TV. So parents should pay attention to their children, TV and the family relationships.
Parents also should give their opinions on certain programs, so that these might be expressed to the broadcasters. It will help to protect their children from unsuitable influences of TV.
And School Systems should consider and do everything possible to encourage intellectual growth of children, through the media of TV. The extension of such programs will grow toward the Educational Station Program.
3. To the Government Organizations
The least that the government can do is to ensure that finances are made available for studying the problems of effect, family solidarity and mental health, which underlie programming policies and public actions affecting TV.
The government might do more to ease the financial burden of establishing educational TV.