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Ashton-Warner Literacy Method, Jock Gunter, James Hoxeng, Enrique Tasiguano

Technical Notes

Summary: Developed by Sylvia Ashton-Warner for teaching Maori children in New Zealand, this literacy method allows the learner to approach written culture on his own terms. Rather than using a text, learners are taught words important to their lives, and encouraged to write sentences and stories which are shared with the other learners.

The Ecuador Project, David R. Evans, James Hoxeng

Technical Notes

Summary: The background of the project and the basic philosophy are outlined. Criteria used in generating non-formal educational matierlas are discussed and the three classes of materials currently in use are described. Approaches to the distribution and use of the materials by a network of complimentary organizations are analyzed.

Market Rummy, Patricia Burke, Jock Gunter, William A. Smith

Technical Notes

Summary: Product cards contain pictures, unit prices, and number of units of a market commodity. Money cards represent bills and coins. Players attempt to combinations of money cards with combinations of product cards to develop skill with market mathematics, and with the concept of unit prices.

Concientizacaõ And Simulation Games, William A. Smith

Technical Notes

Summary: This note briefly reviews certain aspects of the philosophy of Paulo Freire and relates them to the instructional methodology of simulation/gaming. The author attempts to show how simulation/games can be used to support many of Freire's concepts by promoting a student-educator relationship based upon mutuality, by placing emphasis on complex social reality as the legitimate content of education, and by increasing the student's opportunity to participate actively in the learning process.

El Proyecto De Educación Extra Escolar En Ecuador, David R. Evans, James Hoxeng

Technical Notes

Se describe tanto la historia y la filosofía del Proyecto como el criterio que se ha aplicado en la preparación de los materiales educativos. Se explican los tres tipos de materiales educativos usados en la educación extra-escolar. Se analizan las varias maneras en que se distribuyen dichos materiales a través de una red de instituciones locales.

Concientización Y Juegos De Simulación, William A. Smith

Technical Notes

Este informe trata brevemente de ciertos aspectos de la filosofía de paulo Friere y de su relación con la metodología educativa de juegos de simulación. El autor trata de demostrar cómo los juegos de simulación pueden utilizarse para apoyar muchos de los conceptos de Freire creando una relación basada en una relación horizontal entre el estudiante y el ecuador, enfocándose en las complejas realidades sociales como contenido legítmo para la educación y acrecentando la oportunidad de estudiante para participar activamente en el proceso del aprendizaje.

Rumy De Mercado, Jock Gunter, William A. Smith, Patricia Burke

Technical Notes

Este juego consiste en dos tipos de naipes: los naipes de productos que contienen dibujos, precios unitarios y un número de unidades de artículos de mercado y los Naipes de Dinero, representando billetes y monedas. Los jugadores tratan de juntar los naipea de dinero con los naipes de productos que equivalen al mismo valor. De esta manera se desarrollan las destrezas necesaries para participar en el intercambio de moneda en el mercado e internalizar los conceptos de precios unitarios.

El Método Ashton-Warner, Jock Gunter, Enrique Tasiguano

Technical Notes

El método de Alfabetización Ashton-Warner ha sido desarrollado para la enseñanza de niños Maoríes en Nueva Zelandia. Este método de alfabetización permite que el estudiante se acerque al la cultural escrita en forma natural. En vez de usar textos, los estudiantes aprenden las palabras que son importantes y relevantes a su ambiente, y de esta manera, son incitados a escribir frases e historias que se comparten con los demás.

Discussion Papers: Cooperative Learning Communities In Africa, David Rosen

Non-Formal Education

Note: The following is an imaginary transcript of a written and tape-recorded journal of a foreign visitor to the hypothetical national modular learning and labor cooperatives, a system of modern African cooperative learning communities.

Nonformal Alternatives To Schooling: A Glossary Of Educational Methods, Center For International Education

Non-Formal Education

No abstract provided.

Teaching Non-Western Studies: A Handbook Of Methods And Materials, Stephen Guild, George Urch, Robert Wilk

Methods, Training, & Materials Development

A handbook which provides methods and techniques that are designed to involve students in a variety of learning activities to broaden their perceptions of the world. The activities are student oriented and include an overview of approaches to teaching about the non-Western world. The hand-book includes models of non-Western studies programs and a list of major resources and curriculum projects in non-Western studies.

The book is divided into four sections. The first is a brief overview of various approaches to teaching about the non-Western world. This is followed by several sample models of non-Western studies programs. While these are not …

The Ecuador Project, David R. Evans, James Hoxeng

David R. Evans

The background of the project and the basic philosophy are outlined. Criteria used in generating non-formal educational materials are discussed and the three classes of materials currently in use are described. Approaches to the distribution and use of the materials by a network of complementary organizations are analyzed.

Image And Reality: Career Goals Of Educated Ugandan Women, David R. Evans Dr.

David R. Evans

This paper presents an initial exploration of the relationship between the employment and the training of women in the context of a single African country, Uganda. It begins with an analysis of the present and projected employment picture for women in relationship to the number of secondary school girls. The analysis then focuses on job aspirations and expectations of girls in secondary schools, at both the lower and higher school level. Differences between expectations and probable opportunities are discussed and related to certain differences in secondary schools.

Indonesia: Implementation Of A Large-Scale Nonformal Education Project, David R. Evans Dr.

David R. Evans

No abstract provided.

The Ecuador Project, David Evans, James Hoxeng

Center for International Education Faculty Publications

The background of the project and the basic philosophy are outlined. Criteria used in generating non-formal educational materials are discussed and the three classes of materials currently in use are described. Approaches to the distribution and use of the materials by a network of complementary organizations are analyzed.

Image And Reality: Career Goals Of Educated Ugandan Women, David Evans

Center for International Education Faculty Publications

This paper presents an initial exploration of the relationship between the employment and the training of women in the context of a single African country, Uganda. It begins with an analysis of the present and projected employment picture for women in relationship to the number of secondary school girls. The analysis then focuses on job aspirations and expectations of girls in secondary schools, at both the lower and higher school level. Differences between expectations and probable opportunities are discussed and related to certain differences in secondary schools.

Indonesia: Implementation Of A Large-Scale Nonformal Education Project, David Evans

Center for International Education Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.