"Several decades ago communication research about the Third World centered largely around the diffusion-of-innovation theory which measured elements of social structure but drew no policy implications from its findings. This anthology brings together research with a new perspective involving the rur
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al poor, and reexamining communication's role in terms of equity (who benefits from information) and productivity (what impact information has on agriculture productivity, health, and income, as well as knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of rural people). Studies are grouped in three parts: "Information in Rural Development: General Social Issues," with articles by McAnany and Larry Shore; "Information within Structural Constraints: Three Case Studies" which includes the Ivory Coast by Frans Lenglet, Guatemala by Jeremiah O'Sullivan, and Brazil and Guatemala by Eduardo Contreras, and "Information and Education in Rural Development: Economic Analysis" by Jacqueline Ashby, Steven Klees, Douglas Pachico and Stuart Wells." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 275)
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"The results of research on the effectiveness of four alternative instructional media are reviewed: traditional classroom instruction, instructional radio, instructional television, programed instruction, and computer-assisted instruction (CAI). It was concluded that students learn effectively from
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all these media; relatively few studies indicate significant differences between media in effectiveness. Future research should focus on four areas: 1) determine if programed instruction and CAI can be shown to save instructional time over a longer period and with a higher percentage of students; 2) investigate long-term effects of instructional technologies on students' motivations; 3) investigate the long-term effects of the individualization and privacy made possible by some of the technologies; and 4) future investigations should consider more imaginative uses of new technologies instead of using technology to provide a simulation of some traditional method." (http://files.eric.ed.gov)
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