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Download full textPeace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1975
In early 1976, the National Development Service of Nepal and UNICEF conducted a study designed to determine whether it would be possible to communicate ideas and information to Nepalese villagers who cannot read by using pictures only, the kinds of pictures that are most meaningful for villagers, and whether different colors have special meanings…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Developing Nations, Illustrations, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedHarrison, Margaret E. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1995
Profiles an undergraduate college class that critically examines newspaper, map, and poster representations of the developing nations. Beginning exercises reveal how a person's gender, race, and background influence his or her construction and interpretation of cultural images. Includes a 29-item bibliography concerning deconstruction of images…
Descriptors: Bias, Consciousness Raising, Content Analysis, Critical Thinking
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Non-Formal Education Information Center. – 1981
A selected annotated bibliography on literacy and basic education, including contributions from practitioners in the worldwide non-formal education network and compiled for them, has three interrelated themes: integration of literacy programs with broader development efforts; the learner-centered or "psycho-social" approach to literacy,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills
