Criteria for Producing Children's Educational Programs A Proposed Perception of Saudi Channels (Al-Hikma Journal for Media and Communication Studies; Vol.10, No.3)

This study aimed to define the production criteria of children's educational programs, by knowing how to raise the work efficiency for the production of children's television programs, knowing how to raise the effectiveness of the components of educational materials in the contents of children's television programs, and knowing how to raise the influential levels on children by watching children's programs television. This study relied on the qualitative approach. By using the interview tool, thirty sessions of individual interviews were conducted with media specialists and educational experts; then the transcripts were scientifically analyzed. This study relied on the qualitative approach. By using the interview tool, thirty sessions of individual interviews were conducted with media specialists and educational experts; then the transcripts were scientifically analyzed. This study found: First: To increase the efficiency of local production of children’s television programs in Saudi children’s channels is by applying the highest quality standards of media artistic production, which, in turn, will increase the learning effectiveness of children when they watch visual educational content through children’s television programs. Secondly: The priority topics, which should be provided in the content of children’s educational programs, is: (Mental education, moral education,socialization). Third: The use of modern educational means in the content industry for children’s educational programs, which comprises (modeling, dramatic story, competitions, repetition) will increase the effectiveness of their impact on the contents of children's programs in Saudi channels. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher proposed an application model of the production criteria for children's educational programs when producing children's television programs on Saudi channels.