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McAnany, Emile G. – 1978
The successful application of communication or educational technology in developing nations is dependent upon a favorable mix of planning factors and the more predominant contextual factors of local settings. Planning strategies should be adopted to search for those contexts that promise the best results from a rationally planned application of…
Descriptors: Communications, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Educational Planning
Dosa, Marta L. – 1987
Focusing on the role of information in the planning and managing of intergenerational programs, this paper argues that two types of information--formal/objective and personal/subjective--must be addressed in relation to the problems of aging members of our society. These two types of information are characterized via illustrative stories: the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cultural Context, Gerontology, Information Transfer
Masmoudi, Mustapha – 1978
One of a series prepared for the International Commission for the Study of Communication of Unesco, this report elucidates the principal reasons supporting reform of the international information system. Following an introduction that outlines the role of information in developing countries and explains why the current media are inadequate, the…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Economic Factors
Download full textBhola, H. S. – 1991
Organizing adult education must be done within the context of development policy. Cultural filters should be used in considering theory and research knowledge. A sensitive use of cultural filters also applies to learning from practice. An assumption is that there should be interfacing and interlinking structures of primary education and adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Context, Delivery Systems, Economic Development
Peer reviewedMallory, Bruce L. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1995
Addresses differences between rural and urban communities in terms of family characteristics, home life, cultural values, social norms, and economic structures. Implications for rural special education include understanding the diversity of rural communities, developing relationship-based services, and considering ecocultural factors when…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Relevance, Disabilities, Educational Practices
Bugge, K. E. – 2001
This book describes the genesis and aims of 5 folk high schools established in Bangladesh during the last 20 years, the first schools of this kind founded in a Muslim society. Section 1 sketches in the essential background and context of the high school initiatives. It covers geographical facts and, particularly, the significance of historical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Context Effect, Cultural Context
