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Development Communication Report, 1978
The role of print in serving the poor majority populations in the developing world is explored through discussions of (1) a rural Ghanian newspaper, the "Densu Times," (2) a popular French language magazine entitled "Famille et Developpement," published in Senegal, West Africa for change agents, (3) a series of cloth posters for classroom use in…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Development, Instructional Materials, Mass Media
Development Communication Report, 1978
Communication planning in developing countries is discussed in individual articles on theory, knowledge production and utilization, planning at the regional level, software, and rural development. A nutrition education project and three experiments in developing educational materials with feedback from villagers in Africa are described in the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Information Utilization, Mass Media
Development Communication Report, 1978
The keynote article in this issue describes some empirically demonstrated beneficial functions of radio in development communications: (1) it improves the quality and relevance of education; (2) it keeps educational costs down; (3) it broadens access to education; and (4) it extends the impact of time, money, and effort outside the formal…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications Satellites, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
Development Communication Report, 1977
The lead article discusses the results of a series of experiments in rural Alaska in which telemedicine was used to improve the delivery of health care to isolated populations. The author, Dennis Foote, also discusses the implications of these experiments for planning telemedicine systems in other areas. Satellite communication and a centralized…
Descriptors: Clinics, Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Development
Development Communication Report, 1977
This report explores the use of media for the dissemination of nutrition information to rural areas. Dr. Everold Hosein, in his closing address to the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute's meeting on Nutrition and Mass Media, calls for the support of mass media managers in national development activities. He sees no conflict between media…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Communications, Developing Nations, Educational Technology