Gillis, Tamara L. (author) and Moore, Robert C. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2004-08-04
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22274
Notes:
Presented to the Civic Journalism Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communiction, Toronto, Canada, August 4-7, 2004. 9 pages.
In an issue located in a chronological file entitled "INTERPAKS - Newsletter" from the International Programs records of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois., From the International Programs records of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign., Author introduces reasons why top-down management and decision making generally results in ineffective extension systems. Also addresses reasons why resistance to organizational change is so persistent and difficult. "Huge benefits will come from changing to a decentralized system that fosters acceptance of responsibility through incentives and provides for local programming through involvement and interaction with the clientele."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07882
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Ham, Mimeographed, 1994. 1 p. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Portland, OR, July 16-20, 1994., The purpose of the project is to strengthen the capability of a local government to be responsive to the nutrition needs of the community and, on the other hand, to heighten awareness and capability of the community to demand such services. There is a need for this kind of intervention in order to balance the weakness of the bureaucracy with the flexibility and self-interest of a community-based organization, on one hand; and the wavering sustainability of the community organization with the institutional mandate of the local government, on the other. The unique characteristic of this project is the partnership between the local government and the community which is hoped to develop responsiveness and self-reliance respectively. Target groups include community's formal and informal leaders who will be given a training and hands-on exercise on nutrition program management. The use of inter-active learning approach and development communication in nutrition education is a replication of a theorized experience. Success indicator is the realization of the objectives of the project jointly planned and implemented by the community-based organization and the local government.
2 pages., Describes the linguistic complexities in Africa (e.g., more than 2,000 languages) and the Bisharat initiative in Mali to help focus attention on use of African languages in ICT projects, with emphasis on localization.
