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Hacienda, James Hoxeng

Technical Notes

Summary: Hacienda is the first simulation/game produced for use on the Ecuador project. It attempts to replicate certain important aspects of rural life in the sierra region of Ecuador. This note not only describes the game and its operation, but attempts to trace the impact the game has on those rural people who have played it.

An Evaluation Of Non-Formal Education In Ecuador, Donald A. Swanson

Non-Formal Education

A logical place to begin this study was to list objectives from the original contract. The University of Massachusetts/USAID contract for this Project had some explicit objectives and contractual agreements are briefly outlined here so that we have a common background for discussing merits of this project. They are:

1. Create and field test a range of non-formal educational techniques using local institutions to implement and support these techniques in field situation.
2. Develop a number of non-formal educational methodologies which are feasible for use by existing Ecuadorean institutions.
3. Implement selected methodologies with institutions, including the Ministry of Education, with on-going evaluation …

Cross-Cultural Counseling: Bridge Between Desegregation And Integration. A Study Relative To Group Counseling And Its Impact On Students And Faculty, Leander A. Brown, Richard F. Strub, Lee Rainey

Faculty Publications

For the past several years; much emphasis has been placed on open enrollment plans involving bussing that enable black and white students to attend schools together. The Laboratory School of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls has been involved in such a program since 1968. As the project developed; the potential for very serious problems relating to racial tension and student frustration became evident. To approach these problems and to promote more openness and understanding between students from different communities and differing cultural backgrounds; cross-cultural group counseling sessions were developed. The groups during the past two years have …