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"Through the use of meta-research techniques, this study examines how researchers in 224 studies examined the role of the media (television, radio, newspapers and magazines) in developing countries as agents of behavioral, attitude and knowledge changes of audience members from 1958, which marks the ... more

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Communication Technology and Development

Hamid Mowlana, Laurie J. Wilson

Paris: UNESCO (1988), 50 pp.

"After almost three decades of experiments with donors and donor agencies in development, no comprehensive picture of the relationship between communication and development has appeared. We have no systematic research or justifiable theory on which to base efforts in this direction. We operate under ... a number of assumptions, the ultimate assumption being that those assumptions are correct. On a more concrete and positive note, several trends can be identified in the literature and work on the use of communication in development. In the last 10 to 15 years, five areas have been the focus of activity in the field. 1. First is the study of the impact of modern technology on development. The number of symposia and seminars in this area have been increasing quantitatively and improving qualitatively. For example, in 1983, two major international conferences were sponsored by Unesco (in Rome and in Istanbul) to discuss the role of modern technology in development. 2. A second emphasis has been in the area of strategy and planning. As more and more projects were ineffective or failed to materialize because of infrastructural and managerial inadequacies, it was realized that a careful process of planning and evaluation research must be included in any communication and development project. 3. A third apparent trend is toward viewing communication and development as an integrative process, not only considering all societal, political and economic factors of a given system, but also realizing the close relationship between modern technology and the existing infrastructure of communication, both human and mechanical. 4. The fourth level of growth has been in national communication policies, Stimulated by the controversy of the world information and communication debate, discussions in different international fora, including Unesco and its International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems, have made the question of communication policy a dominant theme of communication and development efforts. 5. The fifth area, less defined and less concrete, is the transfer of technology and its potential for development, especially in the field of communication. Developments in this area have been encouraging in that writings on the transfer of technology have become increasingly related first to the area of communication policy, and second to the growing interest in technological assessment." (Conclusions, page 16) more

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The Third Channel: IBS Journal of International Communication

Seoul: International Broadcasting Society (1988), 863 pp.

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Medien und Entwicklungsprozess: Eine empirische Studie im westafrikanischen Benin

Ulrich Saxer, René Grossenbacher

Köln: Böhlau (1987), 254 pp.

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The Role of Radio in Growth and Development: Report of a Seminar Held on 11th July, 1987 at Taj Residency, Bangalore

K. E. Eapen (ed.)

Bangalore: Mass Media Education, Research and Information Centre (1987), v, 46 pp.

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Massenmedien und Entwicklungsländer

Michael Kunczik

Köln; Wien: Böhlau (1985), 257 pp.

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World Communications: A Handbook

George Gerbner, Marsha Siefert (eds.)

New York: Longman (1984), xv, 527 pp.

"Brings together 54 articles on research and policy on communications in the "three worlds" by scholars and policy makers from the U.S., Western Europe, the socialist countries including the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe, and the developing world, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America - 25 countri ... more

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Dynamics of Nation-Building with Particular Reference to the Role of Communication: Country Profiles in Historical Perspective

Bangkok: UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific (1984), vii, 202 pp.

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Geschichte und Gegenwart der Kommunikationssysteme in Indonesien: Eine Untersuchung zur publizistischen Entwicklung

Bachtiar Aly

Frankfurt am Main; Bern; New York: Peter Lang (1983), 687 pp.

"Die Kommunikationssysteme Indonesiens sind historisch-deskriptiv von den Ursprüngen über die Freiheitsbewegungen bis heute nebst Nachrichtenagenturen und Pressegesetzgebung behandelt. Die Medienstrukturen Presse, Hörfunk, Film und Fernsehen werden auf ihre publizistischen, politischen, kulturell ... more

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Dritte Welt und technische Kommunikation: Einsichten und Prognosen

George Turner, Gerhard Zeidler (eds.)

Stuttgart: Horst Poller (1983), 151 pp.

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The Media in the Service of Human Rights and Development: Proceedings of the 14. International Colloquium of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Tunis, 20.-22. Sept. 1981

Bonn: Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (1982), 234 pp.

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Communications Research in Asia

Sarath Amunugama, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Said (eds.)

Singapore: Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) (1982), 204 pp.

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Les médias communautaires et le développement

Frances J. Berrigan

Paris: UNESCO (1981), 48 pp.

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Mass Communication and Development of Socialism in Tanzania

Nkwabi Ng'wanakilala

Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House (1981), 149 pp.

"Mass media in Tanzania are scarce and, as the title implies, their main role is informational and instructional, designed to clarify and develop national direction and consciousness rather than to be a source of entertainment. To this end the author surveys the main communication channels - what th ... more

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Kommunikation und Entwicklung: Applikation eines lateinamerikanischen Modells (Paulo Freire - Mario Kaplun) in Indonesien

Ruedi Hofmann

Frankfurt am Main; Bern: Peter Lang (1981), 272 pp.

"Der Einsatz von Massenmedien für die Verbreitung von Neuerungen hat sich in den Entwicklungsländern vor allem wegen des Auftretens von verfremdenden Nebenwirkungen als sehr problematisch erwiesen. Im ersten Teil dieser Arbeit wird dagegen ein alternatives Kommunikationsmodell vorgestellt. Dieses ... more

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La educación radiofónica y los aspectos socio-económicos del desarrollo

Sucre: Acción Cultural Loyola (ACLO) (1980), 20, 25 pp.