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"This collection • reveals the dynamic position of the arts and culture in post-independent countries through changes in both influences and audiences; • shows African theatre to be about aesthetics and rituals, the sociological and the political, the anthropological and the historical; • exam ... more

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Internet y el desarrollo rural agrícola: Un enfoque integrado

Don Richardson

Rome: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) (1998), 79 pp.

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Communicating for Development: Human Change for Survival
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Colin Fraser, Sonia Restrepo Estrada

London: Tauris (1998), xi, 294 pp.

"Through accounts and analysis of specific projects across four continents, the authors show how communication has been used to mobilize societies, to facilitate democratic participation, and to help people acquire new knowledge and skills. The book focuses on community radio and video, and health c ... more

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Communication Policies and Human Rights in Third World Countries: Towards a Human-Rights-Based Framework for Communication Development Policies

Ank Linden

Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam, Doctoral Thesis (1998), xvi, 295 pp.

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An Assessment of the Importance of Process in the Development of Communications Materials in Uganda

Keith Wright

Evaluation and Program Planning, volume 21, issue 4 (1998), pp. 415-427

"In Uganda, the development of communications materials has evolved from production orientated single-issue vertical project approaches to a process involving a broad-based programme arrangement working with a large stakeholder base. This assessment examined the various processes used in the develop ... ment of communications materials in Government of Uganda-UNICEF programmes. The assessment focused in particular on the influence of the various processes on stakeholder ownership and use and aimed to determine whether opportunity costs incurred by each process development method were justified. Methodology for the assessment involved the examination of all communications materials produced since the beginning of the restructured country programme and the categorization of these materials according to the process used in their development. Materials were categorized according to their specific purpose and considered the development in terms of initial organization Interviews with all those involved in materials development were conducted individually and in groups. A detailed analysis of six cases, each representing a category of material development, was then conducted. The findings of the assessment were presented as a series of tables which allowed for cross comparisons of the various methods used in the development of communications materials. The single most important element in the development of successful materials was the appropriate participation and involvement of the stakeholders. Participation which allowed transparency in decision making and clarity in accountability was most significant, underlining the importance of ownership of materials in the development process. The second significant finding of the study was the importance of choosing a process appropriate to the needs of the materials which are to be developed. Guidelines to assist in this choice were developed as part of the assessment. Another key issues which influenced the process of materials development were lack of effective facilitation in group process. The role of effective conceptualization was also examined. Those undertaking the assessment observed that the most successful materials development processes were those which began with a clear set of goals, objectives and activities. Recommendations of the assessment included the establishment of ‘facilitation unit’ within the UNICEF office, with counterparts in the government, to support the implementation of materials development." (Review by Noreen Prendiville, Kenya, cited from the "Annotated Bibliography of Evaluations in Africa": http://www.geocities.com/afreval/documents/education.htm, 10.04.2007) more

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Community Learning

Helmut Weyers

Windhoek: Out of Africa Publishers;German Foundation for International Development (DSE) (1998), 78 pp.

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Dance, Media-Entertainment, and Popular Performance in South East Africa

David Kerr

Bayreuth: Breitinger (1998), 286 pp.

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Legislative Theatre: Using Performance to Make Politics

Augusto Boal

London: Routledge (1998), x, 207 pp.

"This work is an attempt to use theatre in a political context to create a truer form of democracy - a method to engage the populace. At the heart of Boal's method of Forum Theatre - which is already used in diverse contexts - is the dual meaning of the verb "to act": to perform and take action. In ... more

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Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
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Shobhana Sosale (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (1998), ix, 229 pp.

"This is something of a benchmark volume on the subject of publishing and book development in Africa (and in some other developing countries). It contains the proceedings, and reflects the thinking and the deliberations that emerged from a seminar on“Understanding the Educational Book Industry”, ... more

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La communication pour le développement rural: Instructions et directives à l'intention des planificateurs du développement et des élaborateurs de projets

Rome: FAO (1998), 19 pp.

"Cette étude a pour objet de donner un aperçu du rôle que joue la communication dans le développement rural. Elle est surtout destinée à fournir une orientation et des directives à ceux qui ont la responsabilité d'identifier et d'élaborer des projets et des programmes de développement agri ... more

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Dare voce al sud del mondo: Mass media e cooperazione

Rome: Coordinamento di Iniziative Popolari di Solidarietà Internazionale (1998), 232 pp.

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Emergency Information Management and Telecommunications

Jeffrey S. Klenk

UNDP Disaster Management Training Programme (DMTP) (1997), 62 pp.

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Environmentalism and the Mass Media: The North/South Divide

Graham Chapman, Keval Kumar, Caroline Fraser, Ivor Gaber

London: Routledge (1997), 352 pp.

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How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development: A Script Writer's Manual
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Esta de Fossard

Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (1997), 217 pp.

"This book is a practical manual for script writers preparing radio serial dramas for development projects. It will be useful both for novices and experienced script writers who have not yet written drama that educates as well as entertains. So that this book can be used as a course manual, whether ... more

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Performance and Participation

London: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (1997), 103 pp.

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Health Communication: Lessons from Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Phyllis Tilson Piotrow, D. Lawrence Kincaid, José G. Rimon, Ward Rinehart

Westport, Conn.; London: Praeger (1997), xx, 307 pp.

"This book presents a compilation of lessons learned by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and its partners over 15 years of developing and implementing family planning communication projects campaigns in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East. An introductory essay provides ... more

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Fostering Sustainable Cities: The Role of Environmental Education and Communication. A GreenCOM Discussion Paper

Paula Tarnapol Whitacre

USAID, GreenCOM (1997), 36 pp.

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Rural Radio Programme Evaluation Workshop: Proceedings. Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, 26-29 September 1995

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (1997), 118 pp.

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How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development: A Script Writer's Manual Key Guidance

Communicating for Development: Human Change for Survival
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Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
Top Insights

How to Write a Radio Serial Drama for Social Development: A Script Writer's Manual
Key Guidance