Information in the Children’s Programs in Kuwaiti TV: An Analytical Study

Abstract

This study aimed at defining the information included in children’s programs in Kuwaiti Television. It used the information/media survey method in collecting the available information. It conducted an analytical study of all children’s programs aired by Kuwaiti TV in two complete program periods that started from 1/7/2004 to 31/12/2004. The researcher designed and used a content analysis form which was tested and refereed for its validity and reliability by a specialized Juries. The study concluded that information occupied a period of 7 hours, a ratio of 36.5% of the total time periods aired for the preschool children’s televised programs, which total 19 hours and 10 minutes. The educational information ranked first and occupied a ratio of 23.6% of the total information frequency. Likewise, direct speech ranked first as an artistic model within which information has been introduced totaling 26.3%. The results also showed that the vernacular language was the dominant one in all children’s programs under focus.