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Meyer, Hester W. J. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2009
Introduction: Sharing of information across cultural boundaries does not always live up to expectations. Information behaviour is an underlying factor, which can contribute to poor use or non-use of the information or information services at the disposal of indigenous people in a development context. Method: A literature study of information…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Access to Information, Information Technology, Rural Areas
Vera, Hernan; Gamio, Raul Santoyo – 1976
Chilean "asentados" and Mexican "ejidatarios" as observed between 1965-73 and 1972-76, respectively, constitute the basis for an analysis of the interaction between peasants and agents of social change in the rural development process. Encounters between peasants and functionaries can be conceived as ceremonies incorporating…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Change Agents, Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict