Participatory Communication:
a Key to Rural Learning Systems

Prepared by
Gary Coldevin
in collaboration with the
Extension, Education and Communication Service
Research, Extension and Training Division
Sustainable Development Department

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome 2003
 
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Acronyms

Foreword

About the author

A world free from hunger

Communication-based rural adult learning systems

Focus of rural learning systems
Principles of adult learning in rural settings

Communication delivery systems for rural learning

Interpersonal communication - individual learning
Group media - group learning
Mass media - mass learning

Learning through radio

Multimedia campaigns

Early approaches
Evolution of a participatory model
Networking through village telecentres

Distance education

Hard lessons learned for the road ahead

References