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Education of Drop-Outs--A Case Study
McLevy, Catherine – Literacy Discussion, 1975
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Dropout Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Functional Literacy: Why and How.
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1970
This report analyzes the initial results of UNESCO's Experimental World Literacy Programme and makes recommendations for future action. The meaning of functional literacy is discussed, and pilot projects in twelve countries are briefly described. The analysis reveals that the programme has fallen seriously behind schedule, that the number of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Developing Nations, Experimental Programs
The Open University--A Critical Appraisal
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Rao, N. V. Subba – University Administration, 1974
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Innovation, Experimental Programs, Extension Education
Learning Through Satellite Broadcasting
Krishnamoorthy, P. V. – Literacy Discussion, 1975
SITE is an experimental project which would provide vital inputs in designing and executing a satellite-based instructional television system, particularly in rural areas, to stimulate national development in India with important managerial, economic, technological, and social implications. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Educational Objectives, Educational Television
The Teacher in the Sky.
Mulay, Vijaya – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1978
Describes the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) which provided information and instruction via satellite to rural India. The satellite program supplied inservice teacher training to update content knowledge and teaching approaches in science. (KC)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Television
Applications Technology Satellite-6 (ATS-6).
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. – 1975
The Applications Technology Satellite-6 (ATS-6) pilot study being conducted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) includes 20 experiments in the use of satellites for educational delivery systems in rural areas and for scientific and technological information dissemination. Initial usage of the system has been in North…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
Impact of TV on Farmers' Knowledge.
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Swamy, B. Sundara; And Others – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1978
To assess gain and retention of televised agricultural information and its relation to other characteristics such as farmers' age, land ownership, and education, an experiment using a before-after design was conducted in a rural area of India covered by the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) program. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Audiovisual Instruction, Communications Satellites, Developing Nations