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MacKinnon, Archie R. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1973
In order to facilitate more effective exchange between Canada and developing countries, a selective inventory of educational inventing in Canada has been compiled. A pilot survey produced a large number of educational innovations some of which were chosen for distribution in the inventory based on choices made by planning officers in developing…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Innovation, International Programs
Development Communication Report, 1979
The title reflects the first and major article in an issue of this newsletter devoted entirely to communication satellites. This series of articles on the potential and applications of communication satellites in development projects is concerned with their development for commercial and public service, development in the Pacific region, SPACECOM…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Communications Satellites, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations
Download full textMcKellar, Peter – 1976
In producing programs and establishing policy criteria for the institutional church in rural Canada, planners must deal with community groups or types in order to maximize the transferability of programs and policies. This paper discusses a two-dimensional typology (social context and social position) based on the belief that there is a real…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Classification, Community, Community Characteristics
Arnold, Rick; Burke, Bev – 1983
In this booklet two members of a Canadian educational development organization share their experiences during 1983 in trying to adapt the popular education they had experienced in Central America to the Canadian context. The guide is organized in five chapters. Chapter 1 defines popular education and describes its characteristics and the role of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Community Education, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedHatton, Michael J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1995
Discusses the objectives of internationalizing the community college, reviewing such activities as curriculum development, visiting faculty, study abroad, recruiting foreign students, and providing technical assistance. Describes the technical assistance efforts of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges and the Canadian College Partnership…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Arnold, Rick; And Others – 1985
Written from the perspective of the Central American experience of education for fundamental social change, this booklet provides ideas and guidelines for developing popular education, a learning process based on the concept that education can serve the interests of the poor and that the people themselves can define the content and context of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Community Centers, Community Education
Richardson, Don – 1999
A Virtual Research and Extension Communication Network (VRECN) is a set of networked electronic tools facilitating improvement in communication processes and information sharing among stakeholders involved in agricultural development. In developing countries, research and extension personnel within a ministry of agriculture, in consultation and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agriculture
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
A review of past trends in adult literacy in developing countries shows that the following factors have been crucial to achieving large-scale literacy results: the state as the prime mover; political will or national commitment; a favorable development context; continuous mobilization activities; a broad conception of literacy; broad collaborative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Education, Delivery Systems
Cassara, Beverly Benner, Ed. – 1995
This book contains the following papers about development/delivery of adult education through the efforts of multinational and bilateral government donors and the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE): "Preface" (Beverly Benner Cassara); "Introduction: Adult Education and Democracy" (Francisco Vio Grossi);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Cooperative Planning, Democracy
KIDD, J. ROBY – 1967
A STUDY WAS MADE OF THE FEASIBILITY OF CANADIAN ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPING NATIONS IN THE WORLD LITERACY CAMPAIGN. NEEDS FOR SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL, MASS MEDIA SERVICES, LITERATURE BUREAUS AND LIBRARIES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, AUDIOVISUAL AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND PROVISION FOR TEACHER EDUCATION, WOMEN'S EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH AND…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Consultants, Cooperative Planning, Developing Nations
Dhanarajan, Gajaraj – 2001
This document reviews the 10-year history of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), which is an intergovernmental organization that was created by Commonwealth of Nations heads of government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources, and technologies. The following are among the topics…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Colleges, Cooperative Planning
