Describes language-by-radio programs in Senegal, Rwanda, Kenya, and Burundi as effort to utilize radio as an educational tool for children and adults. Inservice programs for teachers and English-as-a-second-language programs are also broadcast. (Author/BK)

Six papers describe use of the radio for in-school and out-of-school formal education in this first volume of working papers on how radio can and is being used for education and development. Part one on in-school education contains: a Nicaraguan project to teach mathematics to first grade children (including curriculum, materials, teacher…

This document contains seven papers from a study of the role of distance learning approaches in enhancing the contribution of nonformal education to socioeconomic development in Africa. "Introduction" (Richard Siaciwena) presents an overview of the research project and defines key terms related to nonformal education. "Ghana: The…