Program in communication and development; annual report, 1975/1976

DATES: SEPT. 1973-AUGUST 1978. DEVELOPMENTS: A PROGRESS REPORT IS GIVEN FOR THE TWO MAJOR FIELD PROJECTS IN THE IVORY COAST AND GUATEMALA. THERE IS AN INCREASED CAPACITY TO DO RESEARCH AND EXTEND THE KNOWLEDGE BASE IN THE USE OF MEDIA IN OUT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, IN EVALUATION AND METHODOLOGY, IN SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING MEDIA USE IN FORMAL SCHOOLS, AND IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY PLANNING. THERE IS INCREASED CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS, PROGRAM/PROJECT DESIGN, PROJECT OPERATION, EVALUATION, AND COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION. PAPERS PUBLISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROJECT ARE LISTED. THE WORK PLAN FOR 1976-77, THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE GRANT, IS SUMMARIZED WITHIN THE FOUR BROAD GRANT OBJECTIVES: CAPACITY FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH, CONSULTATION, AND LINKAGES. TARGETS ARE SPECIFIED AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE AND ESTIMATES OF OUTPUTS ARE DESCRIBED.