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A Memo To Developers, Robert Russell

Non-Formal Education

Between January, 1976 and September, 1977, a nonformal education team from the University of Massachusetts (U.S.A.), Center for International Education engaged in an exploration of cultural groups as potential community development resources. As part of its nonformal education project with the Peoples' Educational Association (P.E.A.) the UMass team also worked closely with the Institute of Adult Education (I.A.E.) at Legon. The P.E.A. has four active cultural group branches in the eastern region and these formed the core of the research. It is our belief that the findings of this study will be of great interest to development agencies and we …

¡Permitan Que Jorge Lo Haga!, James Hoxeng

Non-Formal Education

En el Proyecto de Educación No Formal nos propusimos crear materials y procesos que pusieran en práctica algunos de los principios de este tipo de educación que comenzaban a manifestarse.

Diseño Del Proyecto:

1. Los materiales

Los materiales se condicionaron a la utilización universal y al manejo por personas no profesionales. Se concetraron en la alfabetización, las matemáticas y algunas técnicas para despertar el conocimiento de sí mismo. El esfuerzo se orientó al desarrollo de juegos que obligan a la participación colectiva y estimulan el diálogo.

2. La Diseminación del programa

Hicimos convenios con seis organizaciones para que utilizaran los …

Let Jorge Do It: An Approach To Rural Nonformal Education, James Hoxeng

Non-Formal Education

In the Nonformal Education in Ecuador Project, we set out to create materials and processes which would operationalize some of the emerging tenets of nonformal education. Project Design:

1. We developed learning materials usuable by nonprofessionals. These materials concentrated on literacy, math, and consciousness-raising. Most of our effort went into development of games, which oblige participation and encourage dialog.

2. We made agreements with six organizations to use the materials with our assistance. These included the department of Adult Education, a coop federation, an Ecuadorean volunteer organization, a training organization, community groups, and radio school program. About a dozen other …

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 …