FINAL REPORT; LRC-BCES GRANT PROJECT (AID/LA-G-1169)

THE EVALUATION, AUTHORED BY SAN JOSE STATE, COVERS THE PERIOD FROM PROJECT INCEPTION THROUGH 6/79. SAN JOSE HAS SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED THE LRC-BCES MODEL. THE MODEL IS DOCUMENTED IN THE PAPER "FROM VISIONS TO DEVELOPMENT" WHICH DESCRIBES LRC-BCES THEORY, PROGRAM, ORGANIZATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY. AT A JANUARY 1979 TRAINING WORKSHOP AT SAN JOSE, A GROUP OF LATIN AMERICAN EDUCATORS AND PLANNERS WERE TRAINED IN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANNING, ADAPTING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING A LRC-BCES. BASED ON A "COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS STATEMENT" PREPARED BY EACH PARTICIPATING TEAM AT THE WORKSHOP, THE MODEL IS DEEMED RELEVANT AND SUITABLE FOR ADAPTATION IN EACH OF THE COUNTRIES. NOW THAT THE LRC-BCES CONCEPT HAS BEEN FORMULATED, THE NEXT STEP IS TO DEVELOP "FIELD APPLICATION PACKAGES" AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SO THAT THE MODEL CAN BE DEMONSTRATED AND DISSEMINATED IN LATIN AMERICA.