"El artículo plantea que la Comunicología de Liberación propuesta por el boliviano Luis Ramiro Beltrán en 1976 puede ser considerada entre las fuentes del pensamiento decolonial junto a otras elaboraciones del dependentismo y el anticolonialismo latinoamericano de entonces. El programa de invest
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igación de modernidad/colonialidad, matriz académica de ese pensamiento, expresa desde mediados de los años ‘90 la renovación que vive el pensamiento crítico latinoamericano, movimiento que tensiona los conceptos hasta ahora aplicados para dar cuenta de los procesos sociales de la región tanto como sus presupuestos, aparte de que se orienta a la conformación de un “paradigma otro” que se desmarque de la visión eurocéntrica prevaleciente desde el siglo XIX. La Comunicación posee bases suficientes para participar en estos desarrollos." (Resumen)
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"Objectives: to assess the challenges in reducing tuberculosis (TB) in prisons in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Paraguay and propose ways to address them through communication interventions. Methods: challenges to two central goals of TB control—early diagnosis of positive cases and successful application
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of the directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) strategy— were examined. Data were gathered (through in-depth, structured interviews) and focus groups were conducted in the prisons that housed the largest number of male inmates in each country. Interviewees and focus group participants included program directors, administrative personnel, correctional health and security staff, and incarcerated people who were or had been under treatment for TB and had participated as “peers” in health services. Results: the findings showed a range of entrenched obstacles for adequate TB control. Stigmatizing attitudes and low knowledge about TB among inmates and key prison personnel discouraged people living in prisons from seeking diagnosis and treatment. Systemic problems in prison health services, along with squalid living conditions, lack of coordination between national TB programs and prison health systems, and insufficient allocation of resources to health prevented the provision of adequate TB prevention and care. Conclusion: in addressing the barriers to effective TB control in prison systems in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Paraguay, a participatory approach to communication is necessary." (Abstract)
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"El tema de la in/seguridad ciudadana fue central en las propuestas electorales de diciembre de 2009 en el país. La “chica mala” del periodismo, tal como denomina Cecilia Lanza a la crónica roja, policial o periodismo amarillista o sensacionalista, se ocupa precisamente de este asunto. Pero,
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cómo lo hace? ¿Desde qué perspectivas asume ese rol de contar los hechos que generalmente cercan la vida de sectores marginales y excluidos de la sociedad? ¿Por qué deberíamos ocuparnos ahora de este tan despreciado e híbrido género? ¿Qué tiene que ver con la responsabilidad social del periodismo y la posibilidad de construir sociedades más democráticas? Y más: ¿realmente el periodismo sensacionalista sólo se restringe a este tipo de géneros? Habida cuenta de su estigma de irresponsabilidad y espectacularidad, ¿debe prescindir de una cierta mínima conducta ética para su desempeño? Son varias las preguntas que trata de responder la presente publicación, fruto de un productivo proceso de capacitación a periodistas llevado adelante en la ciudad de La Paz en noviembre de 2009. Este encuentro/entrenamiento produjo las once historias de crónica policial contadas." (Presentación, página 5)
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"With the rise of Spanish language media around the world, The Handbook of Spanish Language Media provides an overview of the field and its emerging issues. This Handbook will serve as the definitive source for scholars interested in this emerging field of study; not only to provide background knowl
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edge of the various issues and topics relevant to Spanish language media, but also to establish directions for future research in this rapidly growing area. This volume draws on the expertise of authors and collaborators across the globe." (Publisher description)
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"Evaluation data gathered between 1975 and 2000 demonstrated that Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) had improved learning outcomes in conventional classrooms by between 10% and 20% when compared with control classrooms not using IRI. These programs often had relatively well-funded evaluation compo
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nents, often taught a single subject, and focused almost entirely on improving quality. This study focuses on the use of IRI in more taxing circumstances and the outcomes it achieved as well as children learning in conventional school settings. It looks at the use of radio to teach children who are not in school, who are affected by conflict, who are orphans, who live in countries where most social systems have broken down or never existed – the poorest, least supported and most remote learners to whom access to education has traditionally been denied. It also looks at IRI operating in systems of huge scale, such as the 20+ million learners in India. The projects documented in this study were largely carried out since 2000 (although reference is made to earlier projects also) and addressed early childhood education, mathematics and language instruction and teacher training. They were not research projects, and their circumstances challenged data collection and student testing. Nevertheless, the data demonstrate that these IRI programs have had a positive impact on learning outcomes and on the behavior of teachers. Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) delivers daily 30-minute radio broadcasts that promote active learning and are designed to improve educational quality and teaching practices in schools and to deliver a complete basic education to learners not in school. This paper uses student assessment data collected on recent EDC IRI projects to determine the impact of IRI on student achievement and to highlight general patterns that emerged from the review. In all, 15 projects provided 37 records (grade-year combinations e.g. grade 1 in 2007) containing student learning data which served as the basis of this report." (Executive summary)
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"The book was written mainly to inform rural development professionals, practitioners and decision-makers in a variety of organisations – from NGOs and farmer associations to government departments and research and educational institutions – about the diverse uses of video in development. Specif
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ically, it seeks to give decision-makers greater insight into the subject in order to support decisions on the strategic use of video in development. As such, it draws extensively on practical experiences to illustrate the potential of this powerful communication tool for development." (Introduction, page 1)
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"El objeto del presente estudio son las industrias llamadas "infocomunicacionales", que incluyen medios de comunicación, industrias de telecomunicaciones, internet y otras industrias culturales (editorial gráfica, fonografía y cinematografía). La investigación se ha realizado en Sudamérica y M
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éxico. También se relevaron datos de España. Se muestra en este texto cómo muy pocos grupos infocomunicacionales concentran la mayor parte de la producción, edición y distribución de los contenidos (información y entretenimiento) que circulan en las sociedades latinoamericanas, condicionando de este modo la diversidad de voces a escala masiva." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"En 1953, el cineasta boliviano Jorge Ruiz realizó el documental 'Vuelve Sebastiana' con la ayuda de Augusto Roca, Chovel, conocido como 'Pajarito' y el guión de Luis Ramiro Beltrán. Este libro es un homenaje a aquella aventura y especialmente a Sebastiana Kespi, su protagonista, y al admirado y
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valeroso pueblo Chipaya." (Página 11)
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