Educational television

Educational television refers to the broadcasting of television programs with the aim of education. This includes not only the educational television, which can be concomitantly used for education, including adult education and the acquisition of qualifications for adults as it is possible, for example, in Telekolleg, or the concomitant use in university studies such as the programs of the Open University in the program the BBC.

Delineate from educational television are the televised popular science magazines, guidebooks and consumer programs as well as reports that usually offer no systematic and didactically entry into the treated subject.

A German formation channel is the BR -alpha, which is operated by Bayerischer Rundfunk since 7 January 1998 24 hours a day sends language courses, continuing education programs of Tele college and university and science programs.