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Instructional Development and Third World Textbooks.
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Chadwick, Clifton – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1990
Discussion of educational opportunities in Third World countries focuses on textbook development projects financed by international organizations, including the World Bank. It is concluded that instructional systems development elements are needed in textbook development projects to improve both the quality of textbooks and inservice teacher…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
Distance Learning and Libraries in the Pacific Islands.
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Jackson, Miles M. – International Library Review, 1983
Discusses the use of distance learning, defined as any form of individualized learning which is conducted by a tutor separated from the student by great distances, noting the use of television, radio, correspondence courses, and implications for library services in the Pacific Islands. (EJS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Educational Radio
Instructional Technology Research in Latin America.
Chadwick, Clifton B. – Educational Communication and Technology, 1986
Description of research activities in the field of instructional technology in Latin America highlights distance education, microcomputers, educational radio, learning strategies and study habits, and instructional development models and design of textbooks. Problem areas discussed include students' role, cognitive styles, and effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Radio
Instructional Systems Development in Third World Countries.
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Morgan, Robert M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1989
Discusses the improvement of educational programs in developing countries. Highlights include systems analysis in education; education and national resources; instructional systems design (ISD) and improved efficiency; programed learning and teaching; and a development project to improve the efficiency of Korean elementary schools. (33 references)…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Educational Improvement
An Overview of Design, Implementation, and Transfer Considerations for the International Use of Instructional Video.
Nelson, John E. – 1989
The first of five sections in this paper describes the role of the Agency for Instructional Technology (AIT) in the formation of consortia for the development of curricula and the production of learning materials using electronic technologies in the United States and Canada. The processes of instructional design and formative evaluation adopted by…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Broadcast Television, Cable Television, Communications Satellites
The Relevance of Sociopolitical Factors to Communicative Course Design.
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Markee, Numa – English for Specific Purposes, 1986
Syllabus designers and materials writers in developing nations must treat English for specific purposes as a language-policy solution to language-policy problems. They must familiarize themselves with sociopolitical factors affecting course design and subsequently the relevance of courses produced. Examples are illustrated through a case study of…
Descriptors: Arabic, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
The Management of Schools. World Yearbook of Education 1986.
Hoyle, Eric, Ed.; McMahon, Agnes, Ed. – 1986
The 23 chapters in this yearbook provide a review of existing theory and research in the field of school management; offer accounts of how administrators in different countries are coping with problems; and report on the progress being made in developing school management training experiences. Each chapter has been specially commissioned by…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Educational Improvement