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Textbook Evaluation in East Africa: Some Practical Experiences

James McCall

In: Caught in the Web or Lost in the Textbook? Eighth International Conference on Learning and Educational Media

Éric Bruillard et al. (eds.)

Caen: IUFM de Basse-Normandie/STEF/IARTEM (2006), pp. 394-398

"An examination of the methodology used in the evaluation of textbook submissions by publishers for the Kenya Textbook Project, and the various components of evaluation criteria as they relate to content and conformity to the curriculum, writing and editorial quality, design and presentation, illust ... more

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Report on a Strategic Approach to Research Publishing in South Africa

Pretoria: Academy of Science of South Africa (2006), 168 pp.

"Commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology of the government of South Africa, this is a major study of the present state of research publishing policy and practice in South Africa. The goal of the six-chapter report is to help to "develop and maintain a robust national system of innov ... more

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Intellectual Property, Education and Access to Knowledge in Southern Africa

Andrew Rens, Achal Prabhala, Dick Kawooya

Stellenbosch: Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa;International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD);United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2006), 69 pp.

"The first section in this paper examines the barriers to access to learning materials faced in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), analyzing the responsibility of intellectual property legislation within the complex structure of systems that are consequential to consumers and learners. In th ... more

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If Not Published – it is Lost: Publisher Irene Staunton on the Relevance of Books and Literature in Zimbabwe

Annelie Klother

Mediaforum (Catholic Media Council), issue 2 (2006), pp. 6-9

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Caught in the Web or Lost in the Textbook? Eighth International Conference on Learning and Educational Media

Éric Bruillard, Bente Aamotsbakken, Susanne V. Knudsen, Mike Horsley (eds.)

International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media (IARTEM) (2006), 485 pp.

This volume gathers contributions presented during the 8th IARTEM conference on learning and educational media, held in Caen (France) in October 2005. The conference reader contains a wide range of contributions from industrialised, transitional and developing countries.

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CrossConnections: Interdisciplinary Communications Studies at the Gregorian University. Saggi Celebrativi Per Il XXV Anniversario Del CICS

Jacob Srampickal, Guiseppe Mazza, Lloyd Baugh (eds.)

Rome: Pontificia Università Gregoriana (2006), 406 pp.

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Der swahilisprachige Videofilm Girlfriend: Eine Sprachanalyse

Claudia Böhme

Mainz: Institut für Ethnologie und Afrikastudien, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität (2006), iv, 95 pp.

"Girlfriend als Teil des afrikanischen Videobooms zeigt, dass die Produktion von Filmen im Videoformat eine Möglichkeit für tansanische Regisseure ist, Filme mit ihren eigenen Themen in ihrer eigenen Sprache für den ostafrikanischen Markt gewinnbringend zu vermarkten. Die Swahili-Videofilme sind ... more

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A Community of Teaching and Learning, Research and Publishing

Klaus Fiedler

In: African Scholarly Publishing Essays

Alois Mlambo (ed.)

Oxford; Uppsala: African Books Collective;International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP);Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2006), pp. 83-90

"Klaus Fiedler tells the story of the ‘Kachere Books series’ developed at the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Chancellor College, University of Malawi. Fiedler believes Africa has a lot to offer for academic publishing in Africa,“forget about the handicaps and look at the oppor ... more

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Through Children’s Eyes: The Children’s Media Mentoring Project

Natalie Ridgar

Johannesburg: Media Monitoring Project (2006), 19 pp.

"The purpose of this report is primarily to report on the results of the 2006 Children in the Media Monitoring Project, and specifically on how children would write the news, reflected in the newspapers the children produced during a workshop in 2006. The report also reflects the results of a childr ... more

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Innovative Practices of Youth Participation in Media: A Research Study on Twelve Initiatives from Around the Developing and Underdeveloped Regions of the World
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Sanjay Asthana

Paris: UNESCO (2006), 76 pp.

"Young people, working with a range of media materials, produce innovative content through dialogue and discussions says this publication. On the basis of case studies in Ghana, Haiti, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Vietnam, and Zambia, the study examines how ... more

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Water and Indigenous Peoples

Rutgerd Boelens, Moe Chiba, Douglas Nakashima, Vanessa Retana (eds.)

Paris: UNESCO;Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) (2006), 179 pp.

"Indigenous peoples from all corners of the globe continue to struggle for acknowledgement and recognition of their unique visions of water, both at home and in national, regional and international forums. But almost without exception, their voices remain obscured by a mainstream discourse rooted in ... more

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Swedish Support to a Regional Environmental Journalism and Communication Programme in Eastern Africa for the Period 2002-2006

Birgitte Jallov, Charles Lwanga-Ntale

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2006), 96 pp.

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Journalistenausbildung in Mosambik

Christoph Hantel

Berlin: Frank & Timme (2006), 426 pp.

"Christoph Hantel hat drei Jahre an einer mosambikanischen Universität Journalisten ausgebildet. In einer landesweiten Befragung ließ er ein Zehntel aller mosambikanischen Journalisten interviewen, sprach mit Herausgebern, Politikern und Dozenten und besuchte Medien und Ministerien. Er zeichnet ei ... more

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Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries
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Helen Darbishire, Thomas Carson

New York: Open Society Institute (2006), 188 pp.

"This report records and analyzes the results of a study in which partners of the Justice Initiative in 14 countries filed a total of 1,926 requests for information. In each country, seven different requesters twice submitted up to 70 questions to 18 public institutions. Requesters included NGOs, jo ... more

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NGO Accountability: Politics, Principles and Innovations

Lisa Jordan, Peter van Tuijl (eds.)

London: Earthscan (2006), xii, 257 pp.

"This book provides the first comprehensive examination of the issues and politics of NGO accountability across all sectors and internationally. It offers an assessment of the key technical tools available including legal accountability, certification and donor-based accountability regimes, and ques ... more

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IFJ Research Findings on Reporting HIV/AIDS in Six Countries in Africa and Asia

Chansok Lay, Arul Selvan, Tunde Aremu et al.

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2006), 81 pp.

"Media monitoring found a low incidence of HIV/AIDS stories across most media in the six countries. Researchers variously described the incidence of HIV stories during the media monitoring as “small” (Cambodia and the Philippines), “miniscule” (South Africa), and “infrequent” (India). In ... more

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Reflections on Partnership: Analysis of International Church Partnerships = Partnerschaft über-dacht: Analyse internationaler kirchlicher Partnerschaften

Freddy Dutz (ed.)

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2006), 108, 82 pp.

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Radio Station Management. National Certificate (NGF) Level 5: Community Radio Programme. Learner Guide
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MAPPP-SETA;Institute for the Advancement of Journalism;Tshwane University of Technology (2006), 353 pp.

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The Challenges and Prospects of Community Radio in Ethiopia: The Case of Harar Community Radio

Mathewos Tadesse

Addis Ababa: Addis Ababa University, Master Thesis (2006), vi, 107 pp.

"The purpose of the study is to determine the challenges and prospects of community radio in Ethiopia, taking Harar Community Radio (HCR) as a case study. This radio station is selected because it has already stopped broadcasting a few months ago. For the effectiveness of the research, efforts have ... more

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The Impact of Community Radio on Sustainable Rural Development: A Case of Dzimwe and Nkhotakota Community Radio Stations

Patrick Luc Lefief Mphaka

Malawi Polytechnic, Master Thesis (2006), ix, 109 pp.

Innovative Practices of Youth Participation in Media: A Research Study on Twelve Initiatives from Around the Developing and Underdeveloped Regions of the World Inspiring Practice

Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries Top Insights

Radio Station Management. National Certificate (NGF) Level 5: Community Radio Programme. Learner Guide Key Guidance

Innovative Practices of Youth Participation in Media: A Research Study on Twelve Initiatives from Around the Developing and Underdeveloped Regions of the World
Inspiring Practice

Transparency and Silence: A Survey of Access to Information Laws and Practices in Fourteen Countries
Top Insights

Radio Station Management. National Certificate (NGF) Level 5: Community Radio Programme. Learner Guide
Key Guidance