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Learning To Listen: A Field Guide To Methods Of Adult Nonformal Education, Jane Kathryn Vella
Learning To Listen: A Field Guide To Methods Of Adult Nonformal Education, Jane Kathryn Vella
Methods, Training, & Materials Development
This booklet describes practical ways to implement theories of adult learning. Adopting the perspective of the field worker, the author discusses ways of listening to groups, sharing rather than transmitting information, and methods of problem posing in education. Includes the use of codes, role playing, games and folk material.
The perspective of this book is that of the field worker. Theory can be found elsewhere in abundance; this is an attempt to consolidate practical ideas on adult learning for working men and women. The operative question of the entire text i: what ways of working with adults contribute towards both …
Understanding Pictures: A Study In The Design Of Appropriate Visual Materials For Education In Developing Countries, David Addison Walker
Understanding Pictures: A Study In The Design Of Appropriate Visual Materials For Education In Developing Countries, David Addison Walker
Methods, Training, & Materials Development
The human resources approach to national development has challenged educators to find ways of communicating with village people that do not rely on the written word. Pictures are being used increasingly as a way to deliver messages to illiterate groups. Recent cross-cultural research has shown, however, that many of the assumptions made about the kinds of information that can be delivered through pictures needs to be re-examined.
Part I of the study sets forth the rationale for using pictures in nonformal educational settings and examines two current approaches to the problem of picture perception. The "constructive" theory maintains that pictures …