"Discusses how Mozambican textbook policies have changed in order to allow the integration of the private sector into the processes of editing, printing and distribution of books." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 699)
"Supplements the author’s earlier UNESCO publication Textbook Production in Developing Countries, and at the same time aims at synthesizing the main findings of the numerous seminars and reports and papers which have been published by UNESCO in this subject area. It examines, in a non-technical ma
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nner, the problems and issues associated with government sponsored textbook provision programmes in developing countries, placing special emphasis on cost reduction factors in such textbook programmes. The main aim of the Guide is “to take account of present problems of government textbook schemes, and their needs for better resources and more trained personnel, and to assist them by posing questions which may lead to a greater understanding of problems, and more adequate planning and improved administration of projects, with consequent reduced costs and the production of better textbooks." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 237)
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"Reviews the unsatisfactory state of book distribution services to schools from the warehouses of the state distribution company, DINAME, throughout Mozambique." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 706)
"An overview of plans, strategies, policies and recommendations for textbook provision in Mozambique, especially for primary school texts." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 702)
"Seeks to present the themes which emerged from discussions held during an international workshop on Printed Educational Materials Development in the Third World held in the UK in 1989. It also includes background papers that aim to be helpful to Third World decision makers who are struggling to ove
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rcome the problems that impede the preparation, production and distribution of educational materials." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 229)
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"The proceedings of a workshop organized by the Harold Macmillan Trust in conjunction with the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE). The framework for discussions included questioning whether developing countries have succeeded in providing school systems with the education
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al printed materials essential for supporting the curriculum. Discusses the constraints which impede progress in this area, what measures should be taken to overcome these constraints, and how to use existing educational materials more effectively in the classroom." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 225)
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"A collection of 16 papers that focus on what has been learned in two decades of developing and implementing large-scale national textbook programmes, and the World Bank’s role in assisting textbook development. Organized into four parts it covers (1) The Design and Implementation of Textbook Prog
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rams: An Overview; (2) Policy Issues in Textbook Program Development; (3) Provision of Textbooks: Developed Systems and Infant Industries; and (4) The Future: Will New Electronic Media Make the Textbook Obsolete? Includes a case study on Lesotho." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 222)
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