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___. (1987). Development Communication Report. No. 56-59. Four issues of this newsletter focus primarily on the use of communication technologies in developing nations to educate their people. The issues included in this collection are: (1) No. 56 (1987-1), which highlights agricultural, health, and educational projects that have used radio, telecommunications, and interactive video to train trainers and/or reach their target audiences; (2) No. 57 (1987-2), which features reports on pilot projects of the U.S. Agency for International Development-supported Rural Satellite Program in Indonesia, Peru, and the Caribbean, and communication strategies and lessons learned from HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) education efforts in the United States and the developing world; (3) No. 58 (1987- 3), which describes the use of radio and videotape recordings to disseminate agricultural and public health information in the rural areas of developing countries; and (4) No. 59 (1987-4), which focuses on the use of comics and video for disseminating health information and ongoing interactive radio instruction activities in Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Lesotho, and Papua New Guinea. Reviews of recent publications and announcements of development-related conferences and courses are included in individual issues. (BBM) ED303134

___. (1988). Development Communication Report 1988/1-4, Nos. 60-63. Four issues of this newsletter focus primarily on the use of communication technologies in developing nations to educate their people. The issues included in this collection are: (1) No. 60 (1988-1), which features articles on the recent emergence of intercountry networks of collaboration (resulting in the sharing of staff, equipment, and consultants to produce local health training materials), the role of the mass media in Nigerian development, conducting surveys, and the utilization of interactive radio for education in rural areas of the Dominican Republic; (2) No. 61 (1988-2), which features articles on the use of computer simulations in educational policy making, traditional theater for family planning in Mali, averting barriers to success when implementing educational radio projects, and the training of health workers in visual communication in Sri Lanka; (3) No. 62 (1988-3), featuring articles on marketing interactive radio instruction to school teachers in Honduras, traditional theater for rural development in Burkina Faso, and puppetry for development in the Philippines; and (4) No. 63 (1988-4), focusing on trends in distance education and also including articles on teacher training and the quality of instructional messages. Reviews of recent publications and announcements of development-related conferences and courses are also provided in each issue. (GL) ED309744

___. (1989). Development Communication Report, 1989/1-4, Nos. 64-67. Four issues of this newsletter focus primarily on the use of communication technologies in developing nations to educate their people. The issues included in this collection are: (1) No. 64 (1989-1), which features reports on the use of local radio for development; (2) No. 65 (1989-2), which focuses on environmental education, and includes articles on grassroots communication in a tree-planting campaign in Mexico, television for environmental education in India, environmental education in Latin America, communication about the use of pesticides in Nicaragua, and a global report on population and environment; (3) No. 66 (1989-3), which includes articles on popular video for rural development in Peru, new tools for training at a distance, re-orienting artists and copywriters for producing visual communication materials for rural audiences, vocational training in Honduras, and the use of interactive radio to teach health in Bolivian elementary schools; and (4) No. 67 (1989-4), which addresses itself to the current use of information technology in development, and includes articles on desktop publishing in Honduras and computer programs to transmit data to policy makers. This issue also includes a subject index for issues 55 through 67. Reviews of recent publications and announcements of development-related conferences and courses are included in individual issues. (GL) ED319394

___. (Mar 1983). Development Communication Report, No. 41, March 1983. This newsletter on development projects in developing nations include the following major articles: (1) "An Insider's Perspective: Dr. Henry Cassirer Talks to DCR about Development Communication and Unesco"; (2) "Comic Books Carry Health Messages to Rural Children in Honduras," by Oscar Vigano; (3) "Computers Come to the Aid of Planners: New Software Package Available," by Judy Brace; (4) "Radio Improving Status of Women in Nepal," by Kathleen Goodman and Mana Wagley; (5) "Social Marketing Strategies for Diarrheal Disease Control Programs--PAHO 'Communications for Health' Workshop," by Ann Jimerson and Michael McQuestion; (6) "South Pacific Islanders Use Satellites in Nutrition Communication," by Gloria Renda and Brian Riordan; (7) "Breaking the Cycle," by Jacques Dupont; (8) "The 'Dirty Power' Problems" (about unstable electrical power) by Gary Garriott; (9) "Using Audiocassettes in Distance Education," by Jo Bradley; and (10) "Foreign Television by Satellite Enhances Language Studies in U.S.A.," by Victor Aulestia. Reviews of recent publications and of ERIC documents, as well as development-related conference announcements are included. (LMM) ED231330

___. (1986). Health Education Intervention. An Annotated Bibliography. Nutrition Education Series Issue 13. This annotated bibliography contains 73 citations describing health education programs around the world. Countries represented include: Bangladesh, Egypt, Gambia, Gilbert Islands, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Swaziland, Thailand, Tunisia, Australia, Colombia, India, United Kingdom, Canada, France, United States, Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Israel, Greece, and New Zealand. The citations describe the subject of the project, target audience, communication channels, sponsoring agencies, costs, time period, methodology, outcomes, and recommendations. A subject matter index is included. (CB) ED277656

___. (1968). International Community Development Statistical Bulletin. Spring 1968 General Edition. The Spring 1968 general edition of the International Community Development Statistical Bulletin describes its reporting system based on the International Standard Classification of Community Development Activities and a special project registration and progress form; briefly summarizes overall international data; and presents statistics on programs in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, France, Greece, Honduras, India, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Taiwan, Tanzania, the United States, and Viet Nam. Data are reported on public works, agriculture, education, health, welfare, housing, industry and commerce, and miscellaneous topics. Main categories into which these data are organized include economic analyses, public information, time-dependent information (program trends and progress for given periods or from inception to the present time), geographic areas (zones or communities), social progress and intangible values, and reports by field workers. The tables are grouped by country, alphabetically, with each section preceded by a brief summary of the highlights of the program covered. Tables and summaries in Spanish are followed by English translations, or have bilingual headings. (ly) ED023973

___. (1986). Latin America Today: An Atlas of Reproducible Pages. A profile of Latin America (defined as consisting of the countries of Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela) emerges from this collection of black and white illustrative maps, tables, and graphs. Depicted are Latin America's: size, population, resources, commodities, trade, cities, schooling, jobs, energy, industry, demographic statistics, food and agriculture, and aspects of national governments. Twenty individual country maps produced by the United States Department of State are also included, and an article by William H. McNeil entitled "A Background: How Columbus Remade the World," provides insights on how Columbus's voyages shaped the modern world. The volume is designed to be used by classroom teachers and curriculum developers as a compendium of teaching resources. (BZ) ED283773

___. (Jun 1979). Research in Adult Education: Adult Education and Development. Report on the International Seminars Held at the Nordic Folk Academy (Kungalv, Sweden, June 25- 27, 1979). This publication contains reports, papers, and presentations from the International Seminar on Research in Adult Education and Development. The keynote address, The Role (Past, Present, and Future) of Adult Education in Development, reviews the five-year Design for Action from the 1976 International Conference on Adult Education and Development. The report of the research seminar contains these sections: key issues raised, summaries of ten papers and presentations (panels and consortium), and research needs. Titles include (1) Adult Learning-- The Study Circle as Method, (2) The Role of Research in Adult Education Activities, (3) Recruitment to Adult Education--Research and Outreaching Activities, (4) Evaluation Plan for the National Adult Education Program in India, and (5) Issues in Participatory Research. The report of the second seminar contains these materials: observation, questions, and issues; strategies and recommendations; six national case studies; and reports on three international and four national development aid agencies. The case studies of adult education in practice describe literacy and health in Kenya, rural development in Honduras and Haiti, integrated child development services in India, women's participation in development in Nigeria, and Tanzania's Folk Development Colleges. (YLB) ED199381

___. (Nov 1983). The Major Project in the Field of Education in the Latin American and Caribbean Region. Bulletin 4. The initiative and activities carried out by 29 countries in Latin and South America and the Caribbean in the UNESCO Major Project in the Field of Education to correct deficiencies and meet unsatisfied basic educational needs are summarized. Many summaries reflect revisions made during 1983 in National Plans of Action with respect to enhancing their effectiveness in strategy, offers and requirements of co-operation, and in the identification and establishment or reinforcement of national mechanisms. The countries reporting are Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Purposes, conclusions, and suggestions resulting from 13 regional and subregional technical meetings held during 1983 on matters relating to the objectives of the Major Project are also summarized. Subjects addressed at these meetings include physical education and sports as factors in the quality of education, educational planning and administration, school buildings, adult education and literacy, family health and education, inequities faced by young people and women in education, evaluation of adult education programs, and support for popular education and literacy in Bolivia. (NEC) ED242455

___. (Nov 1972). Unicef News, Issue 73: Education. This quarterly publication from UNICEF, announced here on a one time basis, reviews the Fund's activities in health, education, and nutrition for the children of developing countries. The following is a sample of articles from this issue devoted to education: "New Targets" discusses recommendations for emphasizing minimum education, attention to primary school dropouts, curricular innovation, and occupationally oriented and nonformal education. "A Better Educational State for Jamaica's Children" describes a preschool program funded almost entirely from the private sector. Teacher training projects are described in "Jordan Teaches the Teachers," an on-the-job training project, and "Botswana Teachers Upgraded," where radio correspondence courses for teachers overcome geographic barriers. "Education for Tommorow" is a UNESCO report on the future of education. "The Provincial Approach" is a positive approach to education in West Sumatra, Indonesia. "Focus on Dropouts" is Judith Spiegelman's profile of an elementary school dropout in Thailand. "Harvest of Hope" and "Picking up the Pieces" describe reconstruction projects, the former in Honduras, the latter a photo report from around the world. "Homemade School Aid" is another photo report illustrating do-it-yourself projects. (JH) ED090087

___. (1980). Vital Registration Systems in Five Developing Countries : Honduras, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, and Jamaica. Hyattsville, Md. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Office of Health Research Statistics and Technology National Center for Health Statistics ; For sale by the Supt. of Docs. U.S. Govt. Print. Off. 312/.07/23 s 350/.81 He 20.6209:2/79 [more]