"The recommandations, summaries of the various sessions, and a selection of the papers read at this conference attended by more than 100 African writers, publishers, booksellers, librarians, print
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ers, and teachers give a succinct account of the history and hopes of African publishing. Among topics discussed are the cultural and social factors of book reading and publishing in Africa; a frank explanation as to why indigenous publishing has trouble getting started; the mechanics of acquiring library materials - African and otherwise; the role of government; the role of Christian publishing houses; and the problems faced by writers, distributors, and booksellers." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1095)
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"The purposes of the present study are: (1) to examine the nature of the modernization process among peasants in one less developed country, Colombia, and (2) to determine the cross-cultural validity of these findings in other of the less developed nations. Peasants are important subjects of study b
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y social scientists because they constitute a majority of the population of most less developed nations. In this book modernization is viewed as essentially a communication process; modernizing message must reach the peasant via such communication channels as the mass media, change agents, or the villager's trips to cities. The methodological approach to theory construction in the present work is middle-range analysis. Data were gathered from peasants in six Colombian villages varying in degree of modernization; comparable data-gathering procedures and measures were used in two studies in India and one in Kenya in order to provide cross-cultural tests of generalization. Functional literacy was measured among the Colombian peasants by asking each respondent to read a six-word sentence in Spanish. Highly positive relationships were obtained between functional literacy scores and (1) self-defined literacy, and (2) years of formal education. These findings have been confirmed with data from a sample of 702 Indian peasants, whose responses lend cross-cultural credence to the conclusions." (ERIC databse)
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"Problème du changement de la mentalité des masses rurales au Sénégal — Il faut sortir les villages de leur isolement par le travail d'animateurs issus du village et formés en ville — L'information doit avoir pour but de préparer la tâche des animateurs, qui sera d'éduquer et de modernis
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er les paysans." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1590, topic code 110.41)
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"Enquête entreprise au Ghana par le « Bureau of Ghana Language » en vue de réunir des renseignements précis sur les besoins et les goûts des lecteurs à venir." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developin
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g countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 951, topic code 110.41, 171)
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"Document de Travail du Séminaire Régional pour la Production de Textes de Lecture pour Nouveaux Alphabètes, Kenya et Ouganda, 16 juillet - 3 août 1962. Expériences faites dans le domaine des journaux pour nouveaux alphabètes dans quelques pays en voie de développement. Chaque cas
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a été repris dans la présente bibliographie." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2278, topic code 110.41)
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"Annotated bibliography of publications which may be useful to persons responsible for the organisation and development of the programmes for teaching adults to read and write — Important section devoted to work done outside the United States." (
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Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2438, topic code 08)
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"The California Newspaper Publishers Association condemns the restrictions imposed on the freedom of the press by the Castro régime in Cuba. in a resolution made after a meeting of 400 of its aff
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iliated members, all newspaper editors: freedom of the press for every man in Cuba able to read." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2443, topic code 110.32)
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"Campagne nationale d'alphabétisation visant l'enseignement de l'anglais écrit et parlé aux analphabètes, et produire à l'intention des nouveaux alphabètes des textes simples dans cette langue — « New Day », appelé précédemment « Read
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er's Paper » est le premier périodique créé dans ce but — Naissance, analyse de contenu et rôle du journal, réaction du public, problèmes matériels, vente et distribution." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1522, topic code 110.41)
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"Historique de la Société birmane de traduction — Publications, « Sar-paj-Beikman » nom d'une revue créée et destinée à être lue par des paysans dont le niveau d'instruction était à p
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eu près celui d'un élève de 3ème ou 4ème vol., le personnel, la ligne de conduite de la rédaction, la publicité, le style, la présentation, la distribution — Une autre collection est créée: « Pyi-thulet-swe » (Manuels Populaires) — La publication s'adresse à des lecteurs capables de lire mieux que celles dont on a parlé, la collection ne vise pas seulement à distraire le lecteur, elle s'efforce de l'aider à améliorer son mode de vie." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2352, topic code 110.41, 110.45)
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"If it is necessary for a newspaper to cater for all types of readers, those columns which are read only by a small minority should not necessar
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ily be sacrificed to the very popular columns — There is then a real danger that faithful readers will be abandoned in favour of marginal readers — Stability in the number of readers is often the result of offering a great variety of items." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 681, topic code 010, 110.5)
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"Compte rendu de l'action de sept organisations, qui publient des périodiques pour nouveaux alphabètes — La publication des périodiques est liée à d'autres formes d'éducation de base — Le caractère des périodiques est variable selon le
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rôle qui leur est assigné dans les activités de l'organisation — La réussite s'est avérée possible avec des moyens réduits." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1725, topic code 110.41)
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"Public and community libraries are sustainable local institutions that can stimulate grassroots development. The 21st century library is no longer just about books or solely a place for kids. Libraries around the world can and have become powerful
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partners to help deliver services that enable communities to achieve the MDGs. As this report will illustrate, at a time of constrained budgets, libraries offer a proven, existing and sustainable venue that delivers results." (Page 3)
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