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Direct linkMcCloskey, Stephen – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021
This book argues that the international development sector is in crisis which can be mostly sourced to its side-stepping the dominant development question of our age, the neoliberal growth paradigm. It argues that this crisis can be addressed, at least in part, by the sector's re-engagement with the radical development education process that it…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Neoliberalism, Capacity Building, Educational Development
Guibert, Arlette Azevedo de Paula; Romiszowski, Alexander – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1980
Traces the development of vocational training and distance education in Brazil, briefly describes distance education activities of several agencies, and discusses the use of programed instruction, the personalized system of instruction, training manuals, and training modules. Commercial educational technology services are briefly described and 14…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Technology, Guides, History
Download full textPeace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1982
This packet contains three handouts on training theory and the use of audiovisual aids, as well as a section on materials and presentation techniques for use by community development workers concerned with exchanging information and working with the people in a community. The first handout, "Communication in Development," briefly…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Communications, Audiovisual Instruction, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Peer reviewedSmallwood, John M. – Change, 1977
Shrinking employment opportunities and the broadening horizons of travel have motivated many American educators looking toward the world's developing nations for service or work. This article gives sources of information on jobs overseas, including volunteer groups, military schools for dependents, industry-supported schools, and those in U.S.…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Directories, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries
Burkey, Stan – 1993
Aimed at development staff who work with the rural poor in developing nations, this book presents a coherent methodology for achieving development based on principles of conscientization, local control, cooperation, and self-reliance. Part I, Analysis (chapters 1-3), discusses theory. Chapter 1 reviews the most commonly held theories of poverty…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Control, Developing Nations
Comings, John; Kahler, David – 1984
This manual provides an introduction to literacy work for Peace Corps volunteers and other development workers in situations where the literacy work is a primary project or secondary activity. It presents information on planning and preparing for literacy work, offers guidance on program and material development, and suggests strategies for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Case Studies
