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 Teletubbies in everyday life of children  


Research results around Teletubbies

1999: heading a research project about the programme Teletubbies, how children deal with it and how it can be evaluated from a media education.

Research findings from Germany reflect a world-wide trend: children have fun with the "Teletubbies" and their parents have problems with this new programme format. In an analysis of 114 natural TV-viewing situations of 1- to 6-year-old children we could show the children’s extraordinary activities while watching "Teletubbies". 248 parents were questioned and they differed widely in views: some of them loved the series, the others damned it. more...



      


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