THIS STUDY WAS DEVELOPED AND DIRECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL AUDIOVISUAL OFFICERS (ACSSAVO). ITS OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, WHICH MIGHT BE SOLVED BY STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES, (2) TO CATEGORIZE THESE PROBLEMS BY LOCATION AND FREQUENCY, (3) TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR SOLUTION IN DIFFERENT STATES, (4) TO IMPROVE DISSEMINATION AND USE OF RESULTS OF MEDIA RESEARCH, (5) TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH PROBLEMS OF SPECIAL CONCERN, AND (6) TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM FOR CONTINUED COOPERATION AMONG STATES. THE STUDY CONSISTED OF 2 MAJOR CONFERENCES, ONE AT VAIL, COLORADO, AND ONE AT DES MOINES, IOWA, AND 3 MEETINGS OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE. THE STUDY WAS LARGELY SUCCESSFUL IN ACHIEVING ITS GOALS. OF SPECIAL NOTE WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT, AND OF COOPERATIVE STATE LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL MEDIA. (MS)