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Educational Comics & Comics for Development
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WASH Communication (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene)
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People with Disabilities: Advocacy & Empowerment
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Shamba Shape Up (Agricultural Reality TV Programme, Kenya)
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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Edutainment Campaigns: Concepts & Strategies
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Edutainment: Youth
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Radio for Development
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Religious Education: Use & Role of Media
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Gaming: Children
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Christian Ethics
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Development Education: Films
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Media Assistance: Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation
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Violence in the Media: Video Games
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Narratives, Narrative Structures
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Development Assistance
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Visual Aids for Development
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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Educational Effects of Media, Educational Role of Media
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Ethical Learning: Use & Role of Media
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Digital Educational Materials
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Media Literacy: Gaming
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Health Communication
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Alcohol Abuse: Prevention & Media Representation
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Child Health, Mother & Child Care Communication
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Media Assistance: Impacts, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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BBC Media Action
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Media Literacy: Television
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Radio Music
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Democratization
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Mega FM (Radio Station, Gulu, Uganda)
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Media Effects Research
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Attitudes, Attitude Formation & Change
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Research in Media & Communication
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Writing and Producing for Television and Film
Key Guidance
New Delhi et al.: Sage, 2nd ed. (2015), xiii 234 pp.
"This book is intended as a guide on the use of the visual media for behavior change communication. It is not intended as a textbook for those just entering the world of television or film writing and production. While there are some reminders of good writing and production techniques for many progr
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Writing and Producing Radio Dramas
Key Guidance
New Delhi et al.: Sage, 2nd ed. (2015), xix, 293 pp.
"In many—if not most—countries of the modern world, radio is thought of as a provider of music, news, weather reports and traffic situations, but very little else. Yet in parts of the developing world, radio is still extremely important and valuable as a medium for encouraging and teaching life
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Ein Fall für Kommissar Amanullah. Justizaufbau mit Fernsehkrimis: Westliche Entwicklungsfachleute rümpfen die Nase, doch in den Wohnzimmern in Kabul kommt die Botschaft an
welt-sichten, 26. Juni (2014)
"Seit einigen Jahren zeigt das afghanische Fernsehen zahlreiche Krimis und Dokumentationen von Gerichtsprozessen. Sie werden von Afghanen produziert, aber aus dem Ausland finanziert, unter anderem von der Europäischen Kommission, den Vereinten Nationen und der US-amerikanischen Entwicklungsagentur
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Rethinking Entertainment-Education for Development and Social Change
In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte, Rafael Obregón (eds.)
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 168-188
"The story of entertainment-education (EE) is that of a highly successful communication strategy that has achieved global recognition as a useful and effective approach to tackling contemporary development challenges. This chapter discusses the observed diversification of the science produced around
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Konkorama: Radio Drama Raises Peace Awareness for Sierra Leonean Youth
In: Youth at the Heart of Peace Work
Christiane Kayser, Flaubert Djateng (eds.)
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2014), pp. 71-77
"Since the end of the civil war in Sierra Leone the organisation Sierra Leone Adult Education Association (SLADEA), with its headquarters in Freetown and 13 branches all over the country, added Peace Building to its curriculum. In this field of work young people are a particular target group; youth
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Medios de comunicación, contenidos y comportamiento: Algunos énfasis sobre la inclusión financiera
Enbreve, issue 49 (2014), 13 pp.
"Este documento resume la literatura reciente sobre el rol de los medios de comunicación con relación al comportamiento social haciendo particular énfasis en contenidos de inclusión social. Nuestro objetivo es modesto: simplemente tratar de crear consciencia sobre el importante rol que herramien
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Entertainment Education Saves Lives and Improves Health: Key Steps to Developing Effective Programs
In: Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs
Do Kyun Kim, Arvind Singhal, Gary L. Kreps (eds.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), pp. 83-100
Making Democracy Fun: How Game Design can Empower Citizens and Transform Politics
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press (2014), viii, 267 pp.
"In Making Democracy Fun, Josh Lerner offers a novel solution for the sad state of our deliberative democracy: the power of good game design. What if public meetings featured competition and collaboration (such as team challenges), clear rules (presented and modeled in multiple ways), measurable pro
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Edutainment: Using Stories and Media for Social Action and Behaviour Change
Key Guidance
Johannesburg: Soul City Institute (2013), 141 pp.
"This manual is for media practitioners and social activists who wish to use the power of entertainment and mass media to promote health, human rights and social justice. Drawing on successful stories and case studies from Africa and elsewhere, this manual aims to inspire, give fresh ideas and share
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Priming Effects of a Reconciliation Radio Drama on Historical Perspective-Taking in the Aftermath of Mass Violence in Rwanda
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, volume 49, issue 1 (2013), pp. 144-151
"A field experiment in Rwanda investigated the impact of a radio drama designed to increase perspective-taking with regard to the history of intergroup conflict. An audio-based priming technique was used to assess the causal impact of the radio drama. Rwandan participants (N=842) listened to an audi
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Entertainment Education and Social Change
Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 27, issue 1 (2013), 146 pp.
Edutainment Radio, Women's Status and Primary School Participation: Evidence from Cambodia
Department of Economics Stockholm University (2013), 49 pp.
"This paper investigates whether exposure to "edutainment" (education - entertainment) radio leads to improved women's status and primary school participation. Specifically, I examine a popular radio station focusing on gender issues in Cambodia. To identify the effect, I exploit plausible exogenous
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Testing a Media Intervention in Kenya: Vioja Mahakamani, Dangerous Speech, and the Benesch Guidelines
Philadelphia, PA: Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) Annenberg School for Communication (2013), 29 pp.
"Susan Benesch, human rights scholar, genocide prevention fellow at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and faculty associate at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, has, over the last several years, developed an analytical framework for identifying ‘dangerous speech’
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The Impacts of an Entertainment-Education Radio Serial Drama in Botswana on Outcomes Related to HIV Prevention Goals in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 3 (2013), pp. 353-367
"This study examines the effectiveness of an entertainment education (EE) programme, Makgabaneng, in reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Botswana. If successful, this communication intervention should result in greater self-report of attitudes, actions and knowledge related to risk reduction goals am
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Entertainment-Education für Kinder: Potenziale medialer Gesundheitsförderung im Bereich Ernährung
Baden-Baden: Nomos (2013), 336 pp.
"Vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Debatte um die Rolle der Medien für das kindliche Ernährungsverhalten und Übergewicht stellt dieser Band die Entertainment-Education-Strategie als Weg für eine effektive mediale Gesundheitskommunikation in den Mittelpunkt. Untersucht wird, ob in unterhaltende F
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Effects of the Gama Cuulu Radio Serial Drama on HIV-Related Behavior Change in Zambia
Journal of Health Communication, volume 17, issue 8 (2012), pp. 929-945
"The Gama Cuulu radio serial drama is written and produced in Zambia's Southern Province. It promotes behavior change and service use to prevent HIV transmission. The authors evaluated the effects of Gama Cuulu on intermediate outcomes (e.g., perceived norms), as well as number of sexual partners, c
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Raising Women’s Voices Through Radio Drama: Reflections from South Africa
Johannesburg: People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA); Community Media for Development (CMFD) (2012), 12 pp.
"This case study is being produced to share the process, techniques, and lessons learned from "Zaphamban' izindlela!" radio drama both as way to document, as well as facilitate others working on women’s issues to undertake similar initiatives. The case study demonstrates how entertaining forms of
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Reality Television for Community Development: The Kwanda Initiative in South Africa
Nordicom Review, volume 33, issue Special issue (2012), pp. 149-162
"Kwanda was an innovative community development initiative of the Soul City Institute and partners. Five deprived communities were challenged to make their areas 'look better, feel better and work better’ by addressing health and development issues. Responses to this challenge were documented in a
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Mobilizing the Hordes: Radio Drama as Development Theatre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bamenda (CM): Langaa (2012), xvi, 277 pp.
Forum Theatre on the Air: Towards a Model of Participatory Radio Drama for Development on Community Radio
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 10, issue 2 (2012), pp. 173-187
"This article proposes an enhanced model of radio drama for development, which places forum theatre on the community radio platform. The model responds to the key development priorities of democratic, multi-directional communication, participation and social advocacy. It utilizes the mass disseminat
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