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"GOOD" TEACHERS, THE PART 4 OF 26 990622

RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
"GOOD" TEACHERS, THE PART 4 OF 26 056359
Characteristics - traits - qualities - attitudes - practices - strat- egies - a blend of characteristics and strategies.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
"JAN HUS" PART 6 OF 18 056488

RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SOUTH CAROLINA ETV
"MOBY DICK" IN THE CLASSROOM 090202
From the Commission on English, College Entrance Examination Board, on teaching a novel, narrated by Terence Martin, Indiana University.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 50 min.
DISTRIBUTOR:
(NOTE: FIRST SIX MINUTES MISSING - NO TITLE) PART 25 OF 26 990741

RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
101C FIRST SIGHT: AN INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 055973
Host Fran Dorn guides the student and viewer in a search for the def - inition of literature, asking "how and why does literature 'work'?" The program includes excerpts from various literary works, readings and interviews with several well known authors, and interviews with prominient literary scholars, as well as Dorn's personal observations about the meaning of literature to her life as an actress.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
102C WAYS OF SEEING: RESPONDING TO LITERATURE 055974
A focus on critical approaches to literature is presented by the scho- lars who will appear throughout the series. This program also pre - views selected dramatic scenes from upcoming programs and excerpts from the author interviews which highlight the series.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
103C A PERSONAL VIEW: THE ART OF THE ESSAY 055975
The music of the spheres.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
104C REFLECTED WORLDS: THE ELEMENTS OF SHORT FICTION 055976
A documentary segment tracing the development of the formal essay and the birth of printing technology, and their impact on the growth of political democracy. The program then turns to the informal essay, through an interview with essayist Willie Morris.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
105C THE STORY'S BLUEPRINT: PLOT/STRUCTURE IN SHORT FICTION 055977
A dramatization of Stephen Crane's "The Blue Hotel" exemplifies the relationship of plot, structure and conflict.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
106C TELLING THEIR TALES: CHARACTERS IN SHORT FICTION 055978
Techniques of characterization and the importance of point of view be- come clear in a dramatization of Tillie Olsen's "I Stand Here Iron - ing."
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
107C IN THAT TIME AND PLACE: SETTING & CHARACTER 055979
Setting reveals character in Susan Glaspell's "A Jury of Her Peers" while it magnifies meaning for contemporary short story writer Stephen Dixon, both of whom appear on camera during the program.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
108C THE AUTHOR'S VOICE: TONE & STYLE IN SHORT FICTION 055980
An inteview with Maxine Hong Kingston highlights this examination of the impact of style on meaning.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
109C SYMBOLS 055981
Symbolism is prominent in a dramatization of D. H. Lawrence's "The Horse Dealer's Daughter," while myth predominates in the work of Nat - ive American writer N. Scott Momaday, whose interview highlights the show.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
1104 SUTTON ROAD 060264
Explains that the ability to make mature decisions can be methodically transmitted by individually guided education, a modern scholastic method that provides unique ways to learn. Shows how a student, a teacher, and a principal benefit from the method.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CHAMPION PAPER AND FIBER CO.
110C THE SUM OF THE PARTS: THE THEME IN SHORT FICTION 055982
Multiple themes are uncovered in "Everyday Use," a dramatization of Alice Walker's short story.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
111C THE SACRED WORDS: THE ELEMENT OF POETRY 055983
The role of poetry for the individual and the culture is suggested through visual essays, which include poetry readings as well as drama- tizations. An interview with James Dickey includes his reading and analysis of his poems "The Performance," and "The Lifeguard."
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
112C A SENSE OF PLACE: SETTING AND CHARACTER IN POETRY 055984
The historical settings of "My Last Duchess," "Theme for English B.," and "Dover Beach" convey much about the characters and ideas of these poems. The New England landscapes of Maxine Kumin echo the themes of her poetry.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
113C TOOLS OF THE TRADE: WORDS & IMAGES IN POETRY 055985
Poetry readings, visualizations of poems an an interview with Lucille Clifton, who reads two of her favorite poems, "This Morning," and "Homage to My Hips," reveal the beauty and the workings of poetic lan- guage and imagery.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
114C SEEING ANEW: RHETORICAL FIGURES IN POETRY 055986
Stress is present in everyone's life, but the effectiveness with which one copes with it is based on many factors. This program considers a range of stress responses, including some that are dysfunctional, and examines treatment approaches. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is studied as an extreme form of stress reaction.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
115C AN ECHO TO THE SENSE: PROSODY & FORM IN POETRY 055987
X. J. Kennedy discusses and demonstrates the importance of rhyme and meter in his poetry. Dramatic readings of poems by Shakespeare, Dickinson and Hopkins, and contemporary poets like Dudley Randall and Leonard Adame, are analyzed to show how prosody and form contribute to meaning.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
116C DISTANT VOICES: MYTH, SYMBOL & ALLUSION IN POETRY 055988
Four poetic versions of the Icarus myth -- those of Sexton, Spender, Williams and Field -- are dramatized and compared. Marge Piercy dis - cusses the role of myth in her poetry.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
117C ARTFUL RESONANCE: THEME IN POETRY 055989
Dramatizations of six poems that share the same subject help clarify the difference between subject and theme. Close analysis of poems by John Donne and Donald Hall explore the relationship between poetic form and meaning.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
118C IMAGE OF REALITY: THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA 055990
Dramatizations of selected scenes fron "Oedipus Rex," "Hamlet," and "The Glass Menagerie," and an inteview with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson introduce the origins, structure and purposes of drama.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
119C PLAYING THE PART: CHARACTERS AND ACTORS IN DRAMA 055991
The development of dramatic character, by playwright and by actor, is illustrated through several interpretations of a single scene from "Hamlet," and through an interview with Shakespearean actor John Vickery.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
120C PATTERNS OF ACTION: PLOT AND CONFLICT IN DRAMA 055992
A dramatization of "Oedipus Rex" demonstrates the classical plot structure. Dramatist A. R. Guerney discusses conflict and plot in contemporary American theatre.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
121C PERSECTIVES ON ILLUSION: SETTING AND STAGING DRAMA 055993
An inteview with set designer Chris Barecca, and a documentary over - view of types of theatres demonstrate the intertwining of text and technique in dramatic setting.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
122C SPEECH AND SILENCE: THE LANGUAGE OF DRAMA 055994
The artistic director of the Shakespeare Company at the Folger, Michael Kahn, demonstrates interpretation of drmatic language in a workshop with actors. Director Emily Mann of the McCarter Theater in Princeton discusses her work with contemporary texts, particularly a recent production of "The Glass Menagerie."
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
123C THE VISION QUEST: MYTH AND SYMBOLISM IN DRAMA 055995
Alaskan playwright David Hunsaker's dramatizations of Eskimo myth and his productions of Eskimo translations of Greek tragedies, together with scenes from "Oedipus Rex," demonstrate the enduring power and meaning of myth in drama.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
124C A FRAME FOR MEANING: THEME IN DRAMA 055996
Dramatist David H. Hwang discusses the themes and structure of his plays, which include "M. Butterfly." Scholars consider thematic in - terpretations inherent in the production of a single act of "Hamlet."
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
125C CASTING A LONG SHADOW: THE POWER OF LITERATURE 055997
This sumary of major course themes reviews the impact of literature on the individual through excerpts of series dramatizations and inter - views.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
126C CONTINUING VISIONS: THE USES OF LITERATURE 055998
Through documentary, dramatization and interview segments, this pro - gram explores the impact of literature on the society and the culture in the past and present. It then looks into the future to see what forms literature may take and to assess literature's possible influ - ence on society.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
1776 055321
This is a delightful musical celebration of the founding of The United States of America based on the award-winning Broadway production by Stuart Ostrow. The story centers around the familiar historical char- acters as they organize a movement for independence. All events lead up to to that most significant date, July 4, 1776 when the Declaration was signed.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 148 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: RCA/COLUMBIA PICTURES HOME VID
1807, UNITED STATES VS. AARON BURR 080079
Should the President of the United States have to appear in court when a judge requires him to be a witness? Should he relinquish subpoenaed documents? Is an accused traitor entitled to all fair trial rights guaranteed by the Constitution? Chief Justice Marshall presided over the trial of Aaron Burr and strictly adhering to the Constitution, he stepped between Burr and death, and the doors were closed against gov- ernment abuse of the treason charge.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 77 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATIONAL AUDIO VISUAL CENT.
1824, GIBONS VS OGDEN 080078
In this precedent-setting case, which linked states' authority to license steamboats in Federal waters with the seemingly unrelated issue of slavery, Chief Justice Marshall interpreted the Constitution to give the federal government the duty to determine the rules of com- merce, thereby laying the foundation for an American "common market" nearly a century before Europe enjoyed it.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 36 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATIONAL AUDIO VISUAL CENT.
1861-1880: CIVIL WAR, RECOVERY, AND WESTWARD EXPANSION 056764
The video series, "Women in American Life", was researched to introduce people to the many contributions women have made to the society and culture of this nation. Each program covers a specific time period, paralleling the usual organization of American history textbooks. Each program investigates the role of women within their home, their participation in the labor force, and women's involvement in the major historical events of thier day. Additionally, each program covers activities that were unique to women during that time period.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 15 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATNL.WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT
1876: LABOR AND VIOLENCE 060535
Long hours, starvation wages and crippling injuries were the rewards of coal mining in the 1870's. In this realistic portrayal of the de- humanizing conditions of a Pennsylvania coal mine, the despair and anger of the miners becomes readily understandable. At the end of a week's back-breaking labor, after deductions for supplies use, tools damaged and payments of the company store, one man nets twenty-four cents. The degradation of their lives is impressed upon the miners at the wake of an old man who doesn't even have a suit to be buried in. The Molly Maguires, a secret organization dedicated to worker protest and company sabotage, march to the company store to steal a decent suit for their comrade. Reflects the frustrations of men struggling against exploitation and virtual enslavement.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 22 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS INCORPORATED
1880-1920: IMMIGRATION, NEW WORK AND NEW ROLES 056765
See the description for 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery, and Westward Expansion.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 16 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATNL.WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT
1900: THE PASSING OF AN AGE 060536
Explores attitudes and values in small-town America of 1900, where grand old families like the Ambersons stood for order, manners and respectability in an age of grand balls, leisurely strolls and sleigh rides. The automobile is symbolically cast as the instrument of change which destroys the aristocracy and elevates the middle classes. Nar- ration by Henry Fonda. Cast includes Joseph Cotten, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead and Dolores Costello.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 25 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS INCORPORATED
1917-1942: CULTURAL IMAGE AND ECONOMIC REALITY 056766
See the description for 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery, and Westward Expansion.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 17 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATNL.WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT
1942-1955: WAR WORK, HOUSEWORK, AND GROWING DISCONTENT 056767
See the description for 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery, and Westward Expansion.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 15 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATNL.WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT
1955-1977: NEW ATTITUDES FORCE DRAMATIC CHANGES 056768
See the description for 1861-1880: Civil War, Recovery, and Westward Expansion.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 25 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NATNL.WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT
1994 DELIVERY SYSTEM: 990806
This is a tape of a live teleconference discussing financial aid details for administrators. The programs reviewed are: *FAFSA, *Output & Processing Issues, *Renewal Application - Paper & Electronic *Institution Perspective & Plans.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 102 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAT. NET.
39 STEPS (CLASSROOM USE ONLY) 055046
Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll star in Hitchcock's spy and murder masterpiece of suspense. What Music Hall secret threatens the British Empire and what are the "39 Steps?"
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 86 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILM ARCHIVES
46 LINDEN STREET / BLIND DATE, THE EPISODES 1 & 2 056125
This English as a Second Language series is a fast-paced, interesting, and modern learning tool for learning English. The programs show how to use English naturally by introducing a typical American family facing common life situations. Dramatic sequences plus focus-in seg- ments use lively graphics, music, and humor to highlight idioms, gram- mar, and pronunciation. The series makes a valuable addition to ESL programs at colleges and highschools or through county outreach efforts.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
48 HOURS: WOMEN DOING TIME 056708
Narrated by Dan Rather, this video discusses mothers behind bars, trying to raise their children in a maximum security prison. This prison is the only ne which allows newborns up to 1 year, to stay with their mothers. An alternative to prison is a 6 month program called a shock facility, similar to a military training camp, which is also discussed in this video.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 45 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INSIGHT MEDIA
??? FIRST 6 MIN. MISSING) PART 25 OF 26 056406

RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INTELECOM
A FULL STRIDE: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF AMPUTATION 057218
this vedeo focuses on three different people trying to overcome the challenges of amputation and shows the many challenges and small vicories experienced.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 24 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
A GUIDE TO DISABILITIES:OVERCOMING MENTAL IMPAIRMENT 057603

RENTAL FEE $ .00 32 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
A MATTER OF RESPECT 057666
A TLINGIT DISC JOCKEY LOVES ROCK AND ROLL AS MUCH AS TRADITIONAL CARVING...IN THIS INTIMATE DOCUMENTARY, OLDER MEMBERS OF HIS COMMUNITY SHARE THE CHANGES THEY HAVE SEEN AND ACKNOWLEDGE HOW THE RESURGENCE OF NATIVE CULTURE PROVIDES MEANING AND VALUE FOR BOTH YOUNG AND OLD.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: NEW DAY FILMS
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM 056647
An extraordinary production of an enduring comedy. The strong cast features Helen Mirren and Peter McEnery.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 112 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: AMBROSE VIDEO PUBLISHING
A MIDWIFE'S TALE 057137
This is a true tale of two women, 200 years apart, linked by the massive yet cryptic diary one of them left behind. The world of frontier midwife Martha Ballard gradually takes shape as author and historian Laurel Ulrich pieces it together.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 88 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO THE ORAL-MOTOR COMPONENT OF 059820

RENTAL FEE $ .00 90 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: IDAHO SPEECH & HEARING ASSN.
A WORD IN EDGEWISE 056792
This program discusses the use of language and how it applies to women studies.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 26 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
A.D.D. AND HYPERACTIVITY 059976

RENTAL FEE $ .00 120 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: IDAHO SPEECH & HEARING ASSN.
A.D.D. INSERVICE PRESENTATIONS 056914
A program of A.D.D. teaching in American Falls ID. at William Thomas Middle School and how it could be implemented step by step to teach instructors how to handle A.D.D. students.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 140 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNKNOWN TELECONFERENCE SOURCES
AARON COPLAND: A SELF-PORTRAIT 055266
Copland is the explicator of his own career, piano lessons in Brook- lyn, study with Nadia Boulanger, a fling as a modernist and finally to musical preeminence. Includes a wealth of Copland's music, Copland conducting and interviews with Leonard Bernstein and Ned Rorem.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 58 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
AARON SISKIND 057103
In the early 1940's Siskind broke with the traditions of documentary and began making personal, abstract pictures. This portrait of Siskind was shot on location in Martha's Vineyard and Lima, Peru.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 15 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
ABC OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES 030453
Shows how the three basic ingredients--air, fuel and ignition--work together to create power. Closes with examples of fields in which in- ternal combustion engines work for the benefit of man.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 13 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: GENERAL MOTORS
ABC OF PUPPET MAKING: PART 2 010118
Shows how to make a puppet head with built-up features through the use of a picture wire and paper mache, and how to hold and manipulate a puppet skillfully. Includes a simple theater and the orientation by children of several puppet characters in presenting a short play.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 10 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: BFA EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
ABC OF THE AUTOMOBILE: THE ENGINE 030455
Details the units that make up the complete four-stroke-cycle internal combustion engine: intake, compression, power and exhaust. Unique technical animation shows the function of the carburetor, piston, piston rings and pins, connecting rods, crankshaft, valve mechanism, ignition, cooling and lubricating systems, and all the other parts that make up the engines of today's motor cars.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 15 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: GENERAL MOTORS
ABC OF THE GAS TURBINE 030457
Uses animation, diagrams and models to explain principles of the gas turbine engine. Shows the components, configuration and operation of a basic engine as well as some of the specialized engine forms: fan jet, turbojet, turboprop and turboshaft, which have applications in helico- pters and fixed wing aircraft.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 15 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: GENERAL MOTORS
ABC'S OF TEACHING THE LEARNING DISABLED STUDENT, THE 050152
This is about four learning disabled children and their specific prob- lems and the solutions to helping them cope with their schooling. Examples of mixed-up things learning disabled children see, hear and perceptualize.
RENTAL FEE $ 28.00 44 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: AM. FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR: FACT AND FICTION 055568
This program discusses the misconceptions about mental illness and the various ways abnormal behavior is defined.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: BEACON FILMS
ABORTION AND DIVORCE IN WESTERN LAW 056746
All laws tell stories says Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon- stories about who we are, where we came from, where we are going, and what we value. Can Americans learn something from the abortion and divorce laws of other countries? Glendon says we have a lot to learn, and that it may suprise us. Glendon, whose field is comparative law, found her own assumptions challenged when she started the research for her prize-winning book, "Abortion and Divorce in Western Law", which contrasts the legal practices of Europe and America as they bear on the difficult choices of controversial issues.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES PART 13 OF 24 056626
Views on abortion are related to social background and to attitudes about gender, sexuality, and reproduction. This program explains how the struggle for women's control of reproduction is related to other struggles for social justice.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 59 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY
ABOUT TIME 055016
Alternate photography and animation show the progress in man's know- ledge about time and its measurement. The history of the calendar, the reconstruction of geological time, the timing mechanisms in plants and animals and the difference between time-as-concept and time-as-exper- ience are imaginatively explored.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: SOUTHERBY PRODUCTIONS,INC
ABOVE AND BEYOND PART 22 OF 26 990738

RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
ABOVE AND BEYOND PART 22 OF 26 056403

RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INTELECOM
ABSOLUTE VALUE / LINEAR RELATIONS PTS 9&10 OF 26 056205
Program 9: Absolute Value. This concept is defined in detail, enabling students to use absolute value in equations and inequalities. Program 10: Linear Relations. Linear equations are used to develop and give information about two quantities. Their applications to the slope of a line are also shown.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ANNENBERG/CPB COLLECTION
ACA RECOVERY: MEETING THE CHILD WITHIN 055574
Recovery for adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) requires that they find the truth about their childhood, and experience the feelings the truth stirs up. Bob Earll examines events typical of children growing up in chemically dependent families. He shows a memory arousing series of intense vignettes that illuminate the overt and covert messages children of alcoholics receive. Earll specifically addresses alcoholic parents who are themselves ACAs. He tells them they can't expect to help their children unless they help themselves first. Part of the recovery process is "meeting the child within."
RENTAL FEE $ .00 25 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: AIMS MEDIA, INC.
ACADEMICS ARE REALLY LANGUAGE BASED 059802

RENTAL FEE $ .00 120 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: IDAHO SPEECH & HEARING ASSN.
ACCESS CHALLENGE 057605

RENTAL FEE $ .00 50 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE
ACCIDENTS OF CREATION PART 2 OF 8 056449
Program topics include cells, unity, evolution, development, cancer, immunology, biotechnology, diseases, begavior, ecology, ecosystems, and more. The goal of the series is to provide students with the scientific foundation to unerstand the "new biology" and to offer insights into how humankind fits into the global ecosystem. The pro- grams are hosted by David Suzuki, a professor of zoology at the University of British Columbia. SEE "THE IMMORTAL THREAD" FOR THE REST OF THE SERIES' ABSTRACT. Prog. #2 explores the wonderful variety of life rooted in the accumulation of tiny errors in DNA. Such mistakes can be deadly, but they also lead to the critical genetic diversity that allows organisms to adapt to changing conditions. Were it not for these mistakes, life would never have advanced beyond primitive forms.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 56 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
ACCIDENTS OF CREATION PART 2 OF 8 990794

RENTAL FEE $ .00 56 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
ACCOUNTING 055964
Accounting is the basic language of business. As a technical specialty it requires college preparation and career movement along a fairly specific path which is outlined. Many successful accountants become CPAs early and work in a large accounting firm specializing in finan- cial accounting, auditing, tax or management counseling. The structure of these firms is discussed with an officer. Many accountants remain bookkeepers or managers of bookkeepers and are satisfied with the sta- bility and security of their industry. Others go into public account- ing for themselves or in small partnerships. Many will use their con- tacts and experience to expand into more general business finance.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 20 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CAREER DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC.
ACHIEVEMENT TV 990421
This is a two part teleconference to introduce students to a better understanding of the genetic revolution and its influence on medical research.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 112 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNKNOWN TELECONFERENCE SOURCES
ACID RAINBOWS 055772
The serious damage of acid rain on the environment in the industrial eastern United States has been clearly documented. But acid rain is a new phenomenon in the American west. What are the specific causes of acid rain and what can be done to protect the environment from expo- sure to this ecological problem? This program comes to grips with the effects of acid rain on the scenic grandeur of the west. Information fom research sites in remote national parks and wilderness areas is combined with new data from western cities to present a balanced look at the issues. Researchers, politicians, environmentalists and skeptics present their opinions on this controversial topic.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
ACROPOLIS, THE 031060
Points out the artistic and architectural significance of buildings on the Acropolis. Scale models are used to show how the ruined buildings appeared originally. All principal buildings, entrances, temples and malls are shown as they look now and as they were. Identifies many sculptures, includes close-ups of the series of historical friezes.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 11 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU
ACROSS THE FRONTIERS PART 07 050144
"It seems to me hopelessly narrowminded and foolishly romantic to ask that more "primitive" people should remain the same. We haven't re- mained the same. Why should they?" Thus, in this overview program, writer-narrator David Attenborough summarizes his exploration of tri- bal ways as seen through tribal arts. He characterizes the ever-chan- ging tribal world as a restless and dynamic system, and the study of anthropology as a never-ending search for new tribal forms.
RENTAL FEE $ 25.00 52 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: TIME-LIFE VIDEO
ACROSS THE PLAINS 056175
This program follows the first leg of the journey along the Trail from Independence, Missouri to Fort Laramie, in what is now Wyoming. In addition to explaining landmarks along this route, the program covers the problems of camping in the wilderness and the perils of accident, and encounters with Native Americans.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 29 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
ACT LOCALLY...INVEST PT. 6 OF 13 056153
For series description refer to #056148 - Title: Who Cares?
RENTAL FEE $ .00 57 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
ADIO KERIDA: GOODBYE DEAR LOVE 057664
Anthropoligist Ruth Behar returns to her native cuba in search of the country's remaining Sephardic Jews and her family's ties to them.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 82 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
ADMIRAL'S REPLY, THE 089002
Gives an idea of the tremendous amount of supplies needed to carry on the war against Japan successfully. Presents Rear Admiral DeWitt C. Ramsay.
RENTAL FEE $ 9.00 18 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNITED STATES NAVY
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS 055577
This program offers a framework for understanding the serious problems of adult children of alcoholics (ACAs). The great risks children of alcoholics face are described, among them physical and mental birth- defects, physical and sexual abuse, and stress-related medical dis- orders. During adolescence, children of alcoholics are high-risk can- didates for suicide, substance abuse, early pregnancy, dropping out of school, and running away. The reasons why participation in a twelve- step program as the treatment of choice for ACAs are explained by Dr. Cermak.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 28 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: AIMS MEDIA, INC.
ADULT NUMERACY INSTRUCTION: A NEW APPROACH 991120

RENTAL FEE $ .00 118 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: UNKNOWN TELECONFERENCE SOURCES
ADULTS AS STUDENTS: THEIR STATUS & ROLE IN HIGHER EDUCATION 990544
The series continues with a focus on adult students -- how they learn and what they want. Esteemed adult learning experts Stephen Brookfield and Nancy Schlossberg will join Carol Aslanian to discuss the results of the most recent College Board study and their own research. To com- plement the research findings, this videoconference will also feature currently enrolled students representing credit, noncredit, vocational and professional development programs who will speak out about their experiences.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 120 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS ADULT LEARNING SAT. SERV.
ADVANCED JUDO TACTICS 057623

RENTAL FEE $ .00 0 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PBS HOME VIDEO
ADVERTISING ALCOHOL: CALLING THE SHOTS, SECOND EDITION 055621
The alcohol industry spends over two billion dollars annually on ads, and alcohol is the nation's number one hard drug for all ages. This title presents a detailed visual and conceptual analysis of why this advertising does much more than simply tell us what we can buy. We see how the fears and needs of young people are used to create the young, new alcohol consumer. This film demonstrates how some ads deliberately disguise the warning signs of problem drinking and falsely links alco- hol with precisely those qualities - creativity, sexual fulfillment, success, happiness, prestige, athletic ability - that the abuse of al- cohol diminishes and destroys. In an entertaining and convincing way, Jean Kilbourne teaches us about alcohol and ads. Her presentation mot- ivates us to take action in our own and society's interests.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 33 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: CAMBRIDGE FILMS
ADVERTISING AND THE END OF THE WORLD 057588

RENTAL FEE $ .00 40 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: BOSTON VIDEO
AERODYNAMIC GENERATION OF SOUND 055447
This tape describes the mechanism of sound generation by turbulence resulting from an instability of steady flow. Elementary source models are illustrated.
RENTAL FEE $ 5.00 24 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: ENCYC. BRIT. ED. CORP.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND REACTION 056781
This program examines the issue of affirmative action with Lani Guinier, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania and President Clinton's contoversial nominee for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Among the many questions examined in the program are: How do blacks and whites differ in their understanding of affirmative action? Is affirmative action still necessary to remedy the past discrimination? What changes, if any, should be made to affirmative action programs?
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 27 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION UNDER SEIGE: WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR OUR 056723
Provides the kind of in-depth analysis of affirmative action that can not be found anywhere else. This program looks at the history of affirmative action from the 1964 Civil Rights Act to its current status. As the threat of elimination of a program that was set up to help alleviate the lasting effects of continual discrimination continues to grow, it is feared that the abolishment of affirmative action will lessen attempts to bring about equality of opportunity for all on our campuses and communities and in our careers.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 120 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: BLACK ISSUES IN HIGHER ED.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: THE HISTORY OF AN IDEA 057031
This program explores the historical roots of affirmative action and the current debate over its usefulness. It looks at several different affirmative actions programs today. Includes archival footage and features interviews with a wide array of academic scholars.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 56 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
AFRICA AND THE U.S.: WHAT IS OUR ROLE? 057112
This highly acclaimed series, hosted by peter Krogh, Dean emeritus of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, gives clarity and context to the complex world of foreign affairs. Top foreign policy officials and think tank representatives such as former National Security Advisor Anthony Lake and Nicholas Lardy of the Brookings Institute provide their insights.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 30 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
AFRICA'S CHILDREN, KENYAN WOMEN IN TRANSITION 057572

RENTAL FEE $ .00 58 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.
AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEDER ROLES 057133
Dr. Polly Radash lectures on patterns of African American gender roles that have been set by history, and cultural requirements for blacks in American society. She starts with the beginning of slavery and continues into the 20th century describing the gender roles as they have changed.
RENTAL FEE $ .00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: INSIGHT MEDIA
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY IN WORLD HISTORY 056722
Lecture by Ronald Bailey, South Carolina State University Discusses concerns he has with historical theoretical issues over the past decade. It is the responsibility of scholars to make reality of turbulent change acceptable, comprehensible and something students can aspire to. Historically, African-American intellectuals have failed to place the experience of black people in broad experiences of mankind. The general theme of the lecture is to look at black studies and link them to the broad concerns of world history.
RENTAL FEE $ 7.00 60 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY
AGAINST THE ODDS: D. W. GRIFFITH 055338
This capsule biography of D.W. Griffith, (1875-1948), told through vintage film clips, documentary footage, and animation, presents the history of motion pictures. Griffith was an actor, a director, a scriptwriter, and the inventor of the basic grammar of telling stories through the dramatic narrative power of motion pictures.
RENTAL FEE $ 3.00 14 min.
DISTRIBUTOR: FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES, INC.