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Nguchu, Ruth Rukunga – 1981
This study surveyed parents, headmasters, and home economics teachers from 12 primary schools in Nairobi to collect information on the extent of radio use in home economics teaching, the reasons for use or non-use, and parental attitudes toward educational radio programs in general. Upper primary (standard 4-7) home economics teachers completed a…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Home Economics, Home Management
Cherns, Jack J. – 1983
This study, which was carried out with the support of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and Unesco between February 1981 and June 1982, is believed to be the first of its kind in the field of official publications collections. The report is based on a detailed analysis of the 199 replies received to 563 questionnaires…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Developing Nations, Global Approach, Government Publications
Ford, Geoffrey, Ed.; Harris, Colin, Ed. – 1981
Preliminary guidelines are presented to provide a methodology for conducting user studies in the information field, particularly in developing countries. Topics covered include: user needs in planning a national information system; the identification of user groups; the design and organization of user studies, including background research survey…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Developing Nations, Guidelines, Information Needs
Onganga, Obiero O. – 1982
The effectiveness and efficiency of Kenyan educational radio programs for teaching English in Standard 6 classes were assessed in a research project which was undertaken as part of a training program jointly organized by the African Curriculum Organization, the Kenya Institute of Education, the University of Nairobi, and the German Agency for…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Elementary Education
University of Science, Penang (Malaysia). – 1983
A survey of 88 users of SISMAKOM, a computerized selective dissemination of information (SDI) and document delivery service provided by the Universiti Sains Malaysia and four other Malaysian universities, was conducted in August 1982 in order to collect data about SISMAKOM and to assess the value of a computerized SDI service in a developing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedAdeniran, Olatunde R.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1994
Reports on a study of CD-ROM products in Nigerian libraries and information centers that gathered information about funding sources, users, hardware configurations, and training facilities through a survey of research, public, and academic libraries. Recommendations for future CD-ROM use are included, and a copy of the survey is appended.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
