RADIO SCHOOLS OF LATIN AMERICA (ALER)

EVALUATION COMPILED THORUGH ON-SITE VISITS, AND A REVIEW OF QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS NOTES THAT THE PROJECT IS MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE. 3 MONOGRAPHS DESCRIPTIVE OF ACPO ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AN ECONOMIC STUDY OF ACPO IS UNDERWAY AND A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF ACPO MATERIALS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, AGRICULTURE AND BASIC EDUCATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 2 CYCLES OF CASE STUDIES HAVE ALSO BEEN COMPLETED INVOLVING 34 FAMILIES (USERS OF ACPO). A REVIEW HAS BEEN MADE OF THE CASE STUDY RESULTS, AND REVISED PROCEDURES AND INSTRUMENTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS MIXES OF RADIO AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS HAVE BEEN ANALYZED, AND REPORTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED. THE TRAINING PROGRAM IN EVALUATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN OFFERED THROUGH SEMINARS AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING. PRODUCTION OF OUTLINE PAPERS COVERING NEEDS ANALYSIS, CLIENTELE ANALYSIS, PROPOSED MODULE CONTENT AND GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES HAS BEGUN. AN INITIAL PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF PROJECT RESULTS. HOWEVER, THE QUESTION OF THE EXACT SAMPLE TO BE USED IN OBTAINING THE FIELD STUDY DATA HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY RESOLVED. IT WAS LEARNED THAT COORDINATION OF A PROJECT WHICH HAS 2 OPERATIONAL BASES REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION TO KEEPING COMMUNICATION OPEN AND CURRENT. IT WAS ALSO LEARNED THAT ALTHOUGH A CONTRACTOR MAY HAVE A CONSIDERABLE UNDERSTANDING OF A HOST-COUNTRY PROGRAM OR AGENCY BEFORE A PROJECT BEGINS, A PROJECT WHICH REQUIRE MUCHIN-DEPT ANALYSIS OF THE AGENCY OPERATION WILL REQUIRE,MUCH TIME FOR ALL CONTRACT PERSONNEL TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY UNDERSTANDING OF THE AGENCY"S OPERATION.