The Effect of Television on the Religious Activities of English-Speaking Secondary School Pupils. Research Finding COMM N-119 / J. E. Senekal.

By the time SABC TV became operational in January 1976 in South Africa, television had already been firmly established in most overseas countries. Therefore prior to the introduction of television there was the opportunity to do research work to determine the effects of television on society. Between 1974 and 1981 the Institute for Communication Research, in collaboration with the different education departments, undertook an extensive investigation into the effect of television on the school-going youth which included research on the religious activities of English-speaking secondary school pupils. The following questions received attention in the study: "To what extent do these pupils participate in religious activities?"; "Have there been any changes in the participation in these activities over a period of time?"; "Do girls participate in religious activities to a greater extent than boys?"; "Is there a relationship between the pupils' phase of development and their participation in religious activities?"; and "Does television have an effect on the religious activities of English-speaking pupils?" (BZ)

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