"Detailed presentation of all aspects of textbook development, production, and distribution under the specific conditions of developing countries; one regional and two country-specific examples are used to go beyond the general information to show the concrete problems and possible solutions." (GIZ
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"One of a series of background materials prepared for the World Congress on Books held in London in 1982. Deals with the various stages of textbook publishing, which is the mainstay of the book industry in most less developed countries. Discusses the difficulties faced by both government and private
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sector textbook publishing organizations, and examines methods of overcoming these difficulties." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 236)
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"A UNESCO mission report whose purpose was to assist the Sierra Leone Ministry of Education in the review of existing facilities for the preparation, production, printing and distribution of textbooks in Sierra Leone (particularly those for primary schools); identify any inherent weaknesses and reco
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mmend appropriate solutions; and to assist the setting up of a National Book Development Council, and preparing its administrative and management plan in order for it to become operational." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 919)
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"Sam Kotei’s book was one of the first major in-depth studies on the state of the book and publishing in Africa, in which the author looked back on a decade of special efforts to alleviate the “acute shortage of books” identified at the UNESCO meeting on books in Accra in 1968. The author note
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s that progress was uneven and that many of the problems identified in 1968 still remained, although African publishing had generally made “impressive strides”. The author surveyed the available literature, questioned writers, publishers, printers, libraries, bookshops, national book development councils, and interviewed book industry professional in several African countries in order to produce this overview of the situation in the 1970s and 1980s. Concludes with an examination of the future prospects of the book industry in Africa. Kotei’s book remains a seminal study, not least for purposes of comparison as it relates to the growth of the African book industries since the 1980s." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 290)
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"Report of a four-day Seminar on Educational Publishing in Developing Countries organized in connection with the Third World Book Fair, 1978, in which 83 participants from 24 countries, representing the public and private sectors in developed as well as developing countries, discussed relevant aspec
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ts of educational publishing. Subjects covered ranged from textbooks to out-of-school reading material, problems of copyright and translation rights, and such controversial issues as the role of government and multinational firms. One of the aims throughout was to relate educational publishing to complex socio-economic issues like free and compulsory education, adult literacy, development of Indian languages, more money for education, education for science and research, equalization of educational opportunity, and creation of increasing awareness of education as a means of modernization." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1040)
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"Concentrating on the complexities of large scale primary and secondary school textbook production, this paper aims to provide guidelines and information for creating viable publishing industries in developing countries. Statistical analysis, personal experience, case studies, and responses to a que
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stionnaire on the publishing roles of the public and private sectors in developing countries form the basis from which the author constructs his blueprint for publishing of textbooks in the countries of the South. Neumann concludes that textbooks, teacher editions, and related materials are cost effective, efficient tools and vital factors in upgrading academic achievement, especially where teachers are less qualified." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 233)
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"Two projects to produce learning aids are being implemented. The first is a textbook factory (a graphical industry) which at full capacity will have an annual output of some 30 millions books. The second project is also designed to produce learning aids, mainly plastic, metal and optical products.
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Both projects have received financial assistance from Sweden." (GIZ Library Bonn)
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"La Conférence générale de l'Unesco a décidé de convoquer une série de réunions régionales sur la promotion et la distribution du livre, dont la première consacrée à l'Asie s'est réunie à Tokyo, du 25 au 31 mai 1966. Dans le présent document, on trouve le rapport de cette réunion (pp.
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5-32) ; rapport dans lequel on traite des problèmes relatifs à la promotion du livre en Asie. Estimation des besoins de la région, production, promotion et distribution, circulation internationale des livres, formation, recherche et associations professionnelles. Dans la deuxième partie de cet ouvrage, on a reproduit l'essentiel du principal document de travail de la réunion, qui donne une analyse statistique de la situation actuelle en Asie, ainsi que des projections de besoin futur." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1826, topic code 19)
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"The General conference of Unesco decided to convene a series of regional conferences on the promotion and distribution of books, the first of which, on Asia, was held in Tokyo from 25th to 31st May 1966. The present document presents a report on this conference (pp. 5-32), dealing with the problems
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of book promotion in Asia - Estimation of the requirements of the region, production and distribution, international circulation of books, training, research and professional associations. The second part of this work gives the principal points of the main working document of the conference, presenting a statistical analysis of the present situation in Asia as well as forecasts of future needs." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1826, topic code 19)
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Contains materials on textbook production, national book policy and three directories (members of book trade association, publishers, specialists).
"Africa Prospect, in the opening chapter, summarizes the progress made and indicates the problems encountered and those that remain unsolved. Primary school enrolment has overshot the Addis Ababa targets. So, in many a country, has the proportion of the national budget available for financing educat
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ion. Numbers of students in secondary schools and higher educational institutions have increased. But school attendance in primary schools is still low compared with enrolment, and there is the continuing fearful waste of intellectual energy in millions of illiterates. Nevertheless, the balance is on the credit side; and this needs to be widely known, not least in Africa itself. In the following chapters the author gives accounts of projects and programmes in different fields of education being carried out in nine countries which he visited in 1965. These pictures of action are illustrative of what is happening throughout Africa. The booklet, as a whole, can be seen as a sequel to the author’s previous booklet, Africa Calls, which was written following a visit to Africa at the time of the Addis Ababa Conference, to give a wide public a general idea of the problems of educational development in Africa, of how the countries of Africa proposed to face them, and of the ways in which the international community under the leadership of Unesco could help the African countries." (Preface)
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