"Head's knowledge of the structure of television worldwide is monumental, as is his ability to organize it into books. In Broadcasting in Africa 35 authors, including Head himself, have contributed essays which give a comprehensive picture of African broadcasting country by country, and the role whi
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ch non-Africans play in shaping it. Information given for each African nation includes population, receivers per thousand, radio transmitter sites, area per site. Otherwise information varies a bit, with longer discussions for larger countries. The authors discuss the system against the background of such factors as geography, politics, and language, and include broadcasting history and, when available, audience data. The second half of the book is concemed with the ways in which other nations are influencing African broadcasting. Here are discussions of international broadcasting agencies and programs, religious broadcasting, foreign aid, training, research, educational uses to which broadcasting is put, and the commerce of broadcasting. Head concludes with an agenda for further study. Appendixes give technical problems of spectrum utilization, the uses of broadcasting in African political crises, historical and demographic data, a summary of system facilities, and languages used in broadcasting. There is a lengthy bibliography and a comprehensive index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 650)
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"Examination of the news media - newspapers, radio, television, magazines - in contemporary Africa, focusing on them as institutions, and describing their establishment, their effectiveness, and their relations with the government. Emphasis is on news and public information rather than cultural and
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educational roles." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 164)
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"The purposes of the present study are: (1) to examine the nature of the modernization process among peasants in one less developed country, Colombia, and (2) to determine the cross-cultural validity of these findings in other of the less developed nations. Peasants are important subjects of study b
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y social scientists because they constitute a majority of the population of most less developed nations. In this book modernization is viewed as essentially a communication process; modernizing message must reach the peasant via such communication channels as the mass media, change agents, or the villager's trips to cities. The methodological approach to theory construction in the present work is middle-range analysis. Data were gathered from peasants in six Colombian villages varying in degree of modernization; comparable data-gathering procedures and measures were used in two studies in India and one in Kenya in order to provide cross-cultural tests of generalization. Functional literacy was measured among the Colombian peasants by asking each respondent to read a six-word sentence in Spanish. Highly positive relationships were obtained between functional literacy scores and (1) self-defined literacy, and (2) years of formal education. These findings have been confirmed with data from a sample of 702 Indian peasants, whose responses lend cross-cultural credence to the conclusions." (ERIC databse)
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"Progrès considérables dans le domaine de la radio et de la télévision éducatives depuis 1964 — I. Programmes radiodiffusés à caractère éducatif (Ghana — Kenya — Ouganda — Sierra Leone — Ethiopie — Zambie — Nigeria) — II. Programmes de télévision à caractère éducatif (Z
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ambie — Nigeria — Ghana) — L'auteur souligne que quoique la télévision représentât un défi, il a été relevé, mais des problèmes restent à résoudre." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 29, topic code 210.330, 410.330)
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"This edition of the review is entirely devoted to the press, radio and television overseas — Although the documents presented essentially concern East Africa and the references are almost entirely to English-speaking countries, the work as a whole constitutes a valuable contribution to knowledge
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about the press and communication media in Africa." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1786, topic code 070)
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"Collaboration entre éducateurs qui ont la responsabilité de l'élaboration des programmes scolaires et de leur application dans les écoles, d'une part et, d'autre part, les gens de la radio qui possèdent la technique de mise en forme radiophonique et leur savoir-faire — Le script de chaque é
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mission est l'oeuvre commune des deux groupes — Un contrôle doit être effectué quant au succès d'une émission afin de progresser et de produire de nouvelles émissions utiles pas encore réalisables au Kenya." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1205, topic code 210.331.11)
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"Compte rendu du lancement de New Era, premier magazine pour enfants paraissant au Kenya — Ce magazine a pour but d'aider ses lecteurs à passer l'examen de fin d'école primaire." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971
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Nr. 276, topic code 110.42)
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"Der Autor legt hier eine recht umfassende Studie über das Radio in Kenia, Uganda und Tansania, ihre technischen Einrichtungen und ihre Produktion vor." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2426, topic code 410.1, 2
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10.1)
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"L'auteur se propose de décrire ce qui est actuellement réalisé au Kenya dans le domaine de l'éducation des adultes par la télévision — Le problème fondamental est de donner à la masse du peuple une éducation planifiée et appropriée aux conditions requises par la jeunesse et les adultes
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— Programmes de la Section de Radiodiffusion Scolaire de la KBC — Contenu des programmes: matières enseignées, durée des émissions, potentiel d'auditeurs — Atteindre les membres de la famille et autres que les enfants qui suivent les programmes dans les écoles — La radio est d'un secours primordial— Concours de divers associations et ministères dans la lutte entreprise — Description du projet-pilote d'éducation par radio, ayant débuté en janvier 1962 — Bilan et problème: personnel qualifié, manque de fonds, problèmes de coordination entre les organismes intéressés. L'auteur est Contrôleur aux Emissions Scolaires à la « Kenya Broadcasting Corporation »." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1932, topic code 410.330)
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"The strongly liberal elements of the government of Kenya mean that the regime combines the characteristics of a ‘democracy’ and a ‘dictatorship’. The case of Kenya is an interesting one as regards the development of the communication media: Kenya has communication media but no public to use
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the media and to form a public opinion. The problems facing Kenya (poverty and illiteracy) make it impossible to study the actual situation regarding the freedom of the press at present." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 977, topic code 110.1, 110.32)
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"Au Kenya, pays à parti unique, la liberté de la presse existe — Accusations africaines contre les correspondants étrangers." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1613, topic code 110.32)
"The IPI's African training programmes consist of three six-month courses in Nairobi and Lagos — Importance and purpose of these training courses — Results achieved." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 194, top
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ic code 163.21)
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"Rôle de la Kenya Broadcasting Corporation durant l'indépendance du Kenya —Retransmissions — Dynamisme — Réception." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 149, topic code 410.1)
"Deux revues africaines sont apparues: « The Spark « porte-parole des idées préconisées par le Président Nkrumah du Ghana et « Pan-Africa » éditée à Nairobi — Ces revues témoignent de la vitalité de la presse africaine et de ses liens étroits avec les aspirations les plus profondes d
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es peuples de ce continent." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2486, topic code 110.2)
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