USAID. BUR. FOR ASIA. REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OFC. (REDSO)
GRANT TO THE SE ASIAN MINISTERS OF EDUCATION ORGANIZATION(SEAMEO)TO SUPPORT THE INITIAL OPERATIONS OF THE REGIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY(INNOTECH).INNOTECH WOULD BE SEAMEO"S CENTRAL RESOURCE FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO REGIONAL EDUC PROBLEMS, DEVISING PROTOTYPE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS, TRAINING SEAMEO-MEMBER EDUC PERSONNEL, AND PROVIDING AN OUTFLOW OF EDUC TECH INFORMATION(LIBRARY, INFO SRVCS).NATIONAL CENTERS, FINANCED & OPERATED BY RESPECTIVE SEAMEO HOST COUNTRIES AND STAFFED BY INNOTECH-TRAINED PERSONNEL, SERVE AS INNOTECH"S EXTENSION AGENCIES FOR INTRODUCTION OF PROTOTYPE EDUC INNOVATION INTO NATL PROGRAMS AND FEEDBACK ONRESULTS.
JACOBS, R. · 1970
Abstract
GRANT FUNDS: 1.REMODELING OF TEMPORARY FACILITIES IN SINGAPORE(PERM FACILS PLANNED FOR SALGON). 2.PROVISION OF 2 US RESEARCH & TRAINING SPECIALISTS FOR INNOTECH"S STAFF. 3.THE SEAMEO-SHARED OPERATNL COSTS OF INNOTECH FOR FIRST 5 YRS. 4.RESRCH & TRNG SCHOLARSHIPS FOR (A)21 KEY OFFICIALS FROM SEAMEO MINISTRIES OF EDUC IN INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS(INSTRCTNL METHODS,MODERNIZED CURRIC)AND NEW USE OF TECHNOLOGY(EDUC RADIO & TV,A/V),INNOVATIVE PROGS PRESENTLY UNDERWAY IN SEAMEO COUNTRIES,AND THE ACTIVITIES OF INNOTECH (B)7 INTERNS-FUTURE STAFF OF INNOTECH & NATL CNTRS-IN RESRCH METHODOLOGY,PROB SOLVING AND INNOTECH OPERATIONS(TRNG,CONSULTATION,LIBRARY & INFO SRVCS DEVEL) (C)63 SR LVL EDUC MNGRS AND OTHER EDUC PERSONNEL-MNGRS WOULD BE ENROLLED IN A PROB SOLVING COURSE UTILIZING THE SYSTEMS APPROACH AND WOULD UNDERTAKE AN IN-COUNTRY STUDY PROG APPLYING IDEAS LEARNED AT INNOTECH,AND OTHER EDUC PERS WOULD PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS DEALING WITH CURRIC DEVEL,SCHOOL ADMIN,EDUC PLNG,TEACHING METHODS & EDUC MATLS PRODCTN.RESEARCH IS UNDERTAKEN IN CONJNCTN WITH TRNG AND USING TRNG PARTICIPANTS & STAFF FOR DESIGN & TRIAL OF INNOV PROGS AND DATA COLL & EVAL.RESRCH FOCUSES ON CURRIC DEVEL & REFORM,TCHR TRNG & DEVEL METHODS,EVAL,AND INSTRCTNL MEDIA. INFO SERVICES ESTAB ACTIVITIES ARE: DEVEL OF A LIBRARY OF EDUC TECH;COLL & DISSEM OF EDUC R & D INFO FROM INSIDE & OUTSIDE THE REGION; AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTACTS WITH INNOVATIVE EDUC INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE THE REGION.
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