Excerpt from The Audio-Visual Reader
If anyone had attempted thirty-five years ago to compile a collection of readings in the field of visual education, he would have found a paucity of writings to select. In fact, the total of published materials would have scarcely been sufficient to fill a volume worthy of the name. However, by 1935 a source book of value could have been compiled, because the published expositions and reports of research had already attained considerable proportions.
The publication in 1950 of McClusky"s bibliography which contained more than three thousand references indicated the extent of the continued growth in literature dealing with the use of audio-visual materials and techniques in education. However, a considerable portion of these references were to be found in magazines, bulletins, reports, monographs, leaflets and miscellaneous out-of-print, difficult-to-find sources. Students and teachers working with The A-V Bibliography have reported the need for a source book which would bring together under one cover a representative cross section of such fugitive writings. The Audio-Visual Reader is presented to fill this need.
It is hoped that the present collection will end the frustrating experience of running-down references on an audio-visual topic only to find that the sources containing them are not in the library. The small library in particular tends to make available only the permanently bound materials. The Audio-Visual Reader should fill a long-felt need both for library reference and as a classroom guide to modem audio-visual teaching techniques and practices.
The editors" decisions to include one article or reject another, in compiling the collection, were not purely arbitrary. They have been governed: first by their long experience as teachers of courses in the audio-visual field; and second, by the questions frequently asked during consultation by students, teachers, administrators and audio-visual specialists. An attempt has been made to include articles which will answer these Why? What? When? Where? and How? questions. Also, controversial writings have been included in order that the reader may benefit from differing points of view.
In choosing the materials for this book, the editors have had to be highly selective. Obviously, in a volume of this kind space is always of prime consideration. At the outset the editors decided to follow the outline and categories found in The A-V Bibliography. This determined the eight parts which constitute the divisions of the book. Articles and sources of all kinds were then read and evaluated. Ten audio-visual leaders throughout the country were asked for suggestions. The assistance gained from these experts was invaluable, but it must be understood that the editors take the responsibility for the inclusion or rejection of all materials.
The editors seeing the book in full perspective recognize that some might wish for more emphasis on one topic and less on another. The inclusion of certain topics, such as graphs, micro-film and micro-projection might have strengthened the book.
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