RURAL RADIO EDUCATION

RADIO PROGRAMS, BASED ON PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, DESIGNED FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO HAVE HAD 3 TO 4 YEARS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLING, WILL SAVE GOP CLASSROOM CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND MONEY FOR ADDITIONAL TEACHERS" SALARIES. RADIO INSTRUCTION WILL CONCENTRATE ON 4 AREAS: SPANISH, SOCIAL STUDIES, MATHEMATICS, HEALTH AND NUTRITION. AID INPUTS WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR: 1. A RADIO EDUCATION SPECIALIST TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE IN OVERALL PROGRAM PLANNING AND DESIGN, A RADIO ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, A RESEARCH AND EVALUATION SPECIALISHT, A RADIO CURRICULUM SPECIALIST; 2. COMMODITIES, INCLUDING RADIO AND SOUND REPRODUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS; 3. 40-MAN MONTHS OF SHORT TERM PARTICIPANT TRAINING IN THE U.S., MEXICO, GUATEMALA, AND COLOMBIA; AND 4. COSTS FOR LOCAL TRAVEL, LOCAL CONTRACT SERVICES, AND LOCAL PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS. GOP, PROVIDING MORE THAN 31% OF TOTAL PROJECT COSTS, FUNDS PERMANENT PERSONNEL, TEAMS FOR TAPING, SUPERVISION, RESEARCH, TRAINING AND FOR RADIO TIME. WOMEN WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN THE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM. BY THE END OF THE PROJECT, ACHIEVEMENTS SHOULD INCLUDE: 1. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) STAFF PREPARING, REVIEWING, REVISING INSTRUCTIONAL TAPES FOR USE BY GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE RADIO STATIONS. 2. MOE PREPARING AND REVISING WORKBOOKS AN TEACHERS GUIDES FOR THE RURAL CURRICULUM. 3. MOE EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF RADIO ACTIVITIES. 4. 40%TO 50% OF THOSE STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED IN RADIO EDUCATION SCHOOLS IN GRADE 4 ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER GRADE 7. 5. 1,500 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED INCOMPLETE SCHOOLS ARE PARTICIPATING IN SUPERVISED RADIO EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 6. 70% RADIO SCHOOLS FUNCTIONING. 7. SUFFICIENT RADIO COURSE CONTENT AND COVERAGE TO PERMIT COMPLETION OF EACH GRADE IN ONE YEAR.