THIS IS A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS PRODUCED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. THE GROUP WAS GIVEN THE ASSIGNMENT OF CONCEPTUALIZING THE INFLUENCES OF MASS MEDIA UPON EDUCATION AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION. THE SEMINAR WAS OF A YEAR'S DURATION AND WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI. THE GROUP, IN ADDITION TO THE INDIVIDUAL ESSAYS, PRODUCED A SERIES OF PROPOSITIONS THAT MIGHT BE PUT TO EXPERIMENTAL TEST. THESE PAPERS WERE PREPARED TO STIMULATE RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTS OF MASS MEDIA UPON EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND PRACTICE. (JK)