The Effects of Television upon Junior High School Children in Arlington County

I. THE PROBLEMThere has been a vast amount of controversial opinion expressed in articles and editorials concerning both the harmful as well as the beneficial aspects of the television medium. Television has been accused of every conceivable detriment, even to the extent that it has contributed to juvenile delinquency. But on the other hand, it has been exalted as a possible educational supplement.Being a teacher, as well as a student of communication, the writer as become critically aware of the ambivalence of television.