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The Gospel in Cyberspace: Nuturing Faith in the Internet Age

Pierre Babin, Angela Ann Zukowski

Chicago: Loyola Press (2002), viii, 199 pp.

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Outcome Mapping: Building Learning and Reflection into Development Programms

Sarah Earl, Fred Carden, Terry Smutylo

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2001), 139 pp.

"This manual is intended as an introduction to the theory and concepts of Outcome Mapping and as a guide to conducting an Outcome Mapping workshop. Although Outcome Mapping may be appropriate in various contexts, it has primarily been tested by dev ... more

A Guidebook on Journal Publishing for Agriculture and Rural Development
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Anthony Youdeowei

Maritza Hee Huong; Paul Neate; Paul Stapleton (contrib.)

Oxford; Wageningen: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2001), xiv, 99 pp.

"One in a series of guidebooks and training manuals for journal editors in developing countries that are active in the field of agriculture and rural development. They aim to assist editors to improve their publishing operations, and provide more e ... more

Olped, a Pioneer in Media Self-Regulation in Africa
Inspiring Practice

Zio Moussa

Brussels; Paris: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Media for Democracy in Africa;Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET) (2001), 56 pp.

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The Community Telecentre Cookbook for Africa: Recipes for Self-Sustainability. How to Establish a Multi-Purpose Community Telecentre in Africa

Mike Jensen, Anriette Esterhuysen

Paris: UNESCO (2001), vi, 130 pp.

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La presse francophone d'Afrique: Entre permanences et ruptures

Thierry Watine (ed.)

Lille; Québec: L'École Superieure de Journalisme;Departement d'Informacion et de Communication de l'Université Laval (2001), 236 pp.

Making Waves: Stories of Participatory Communication for Social Change
Inspiring Practice

Alfonso Gumucio Dagron

New York: Rockefeller Foundation (2001), vi, 352 pp.

"What follows is a fascinating account of 50 experiments in empowering people— living in poor communities across the world—to seize control of their own life stories and begin to change their circumstances of poverty, discrimination and exclusi ... more

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Upgrading Book Distribution in Africa

Tony Read, Carmelle Denning, Vincent Bontoux

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2001), xx, 252 pp.

"This study is currently the most comprehensive survey of textbook distribution in sub-Saharan Africa. If offers a detailed survey and analysis of the key policy issues affecting book distribution in Africa today. The study was organized and co-ord ... inated by International Book Development Ltd. in London, and Danaé-Sciences, a Paris-based consultancy company specialising in editorial support, training and written communication. It draws on a series of major case studies carried out in Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda, together with mini case studies from Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Togo, undertaken by book practitioners in these countries, most from the private sector. All of the case studies cover some common elements, including, for example, information on the national education system (including basic education statistics), and a discussion of the main players and mechanisms in the book distribution chain; they also review regional trade in books, and most case studies comment upon the impact of funding, agency investment, and government policies affecting national book development. In addition to the case studies, a useful feature is the inclusion of a fold-out chart “Critical issues on upgrading book distribution in Africa – A decision tree for policy-makers”, which shows the key options that policy makers need to consider in developing a national framework for textbook delivery. An extensive glossary of common terms and acronyms used in education, development and the book trade, completes the volume. The survey concludes “there is already a policy change underway among a number of governments and funding agencies in their approaches toward national textbook distribution. This change is more apparent in Anglophone than in Francophone countries and is by no means universal even in Anglophone countries. But the reaction against the inefficiencies, the lack of a service culture and the typically high cost operations of state centralist policies is now almost ten years old.” It also notes that times are changing, and that senior government officials in many countries now openly acknowledge and welcome the increasing involvement of the private sector in educational book provision activity." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1515) more

Community Radio Handbook
Key Guidance

Colin Fraser, Sonia Restrepo Estrada

Paris: UNESCO (2001), iii, 100 pp.

"This reader 'aims to show that ordinary people, even non-technical rural folk, can plan, set up, manage and produce radio programmes by themselves with a minimum of dependence on outside help, whether for technical advice and training or for funds ... more

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Handbook for Writers of Children’s Books

Mem Fox

Paris: UNESCO;DANIDA (2001), 51 pp.

"The idea for this helpful handbook was inspired by two workshops for writers of children’s books held in Tanzania and Uganda in January-February 2000. The workshops were organized by the National Book Development Council of Tanzania and the Book Development Council of Uganda, under the UNESCO/DAN ... more

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Television Across Europe: A Comparative Introduction

Jan Wieten, Graham Murdock, Peter Dahlgren (eds.)

London: Sage (2000), 273 pp.

"Divided into three parts, the book moves from the European broadcasting environment, through current patterns and trends in programming and programme making, to TV genres and issue-specific broadcasting. Incorporating a range of pedagogical device ... more

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Television in Contemporary Asia

David French, Michael Richards (eds.)

New Delhi: Sage (2000), 457 pp.

"Exploring recent developments in Asian television systems in the context of the continually changing global environment, this book covers India, China, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Country-based analyses are preceded by contribution ... more

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De-Westernizing Media Studies

James Curran, Myung-Jin Park (eds.)

London: Routledge (2000), 342 pp.

"De-Westernizing Media Studies brings together leading media critics from around the world to address central questions in the study of the media. How do the media connect to power in society? Who and what influence the media? How is globalization changing both society and the media?" (Publisher des ... more

Expanding the Book Trade Across Africa: A Study of Current Barriers and Future Potential

Ruth Makotsi, Flora Musonda

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2000), 116 pp.

"A ground-breaking study commissioned by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials on the fiscal, legal, communication, and other constraints of intra-African book trade. The st ... more

Marketing and Promoting Agricultural and Rural Development Publications: A Practical Guide
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Bridget Impey

Oxford; Wageningen: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2000), x, 70 pp.

"Produced in landscape format and attractively designed, this is a valuable practical marketing manual that aims to assist small publishers to make sense of the publishing world, particularly NGOs with publishing activities, but where publishing is ... more

Books for Schools: Improving Access to Supplementary Reading Materials in Africa

Diana Rosenberg (ed.)

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2000), xii, 200 pp.

"The aim of this study was to examine some of the models through which the school population in Africa gain access to supplementary reading material, and to reach some conclusions which methods work best, and in which circumstances, and to recommend strategies that are affordable and sustainable. Gi ... more

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Picture Supported Communication in Africa: Fundamentals, Examples and Recommendations for Appropriate Communication Processes in Rural Development Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Key Guidance

Volker Hoffmann

Weikersheim: Margraf Verlag (2000), 365 pp.

A Global Partnership Experience: EDICEF in Cameroon

Laurent Loric

In: Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends

Shobhana Sosale (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (1999), pp. 180-185

"The partnership between EDICEF (part of the French Hachette Group) and Edition CLE of Yaoundé in Cameroon is used to draw general conclusions about publishing partnerships between industrial and developing countries, examining which aspects work ... more

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