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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 329 218 IR 014 857 TITLE Development Communication Report, 1990/1-4, Nos. INSTITUTION Agency for Internationa
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 329 218 IR 014 857 TITLE Development Communication Report, 1990/1-4, Nos. 68-71. INSTITUTION Agency for International Development (IDCA), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Development Communication. PUB DATE 90 NOTE 74p.; For the 1989 issues, see ED 319 394. AVAILABLE FROMClearinghouse on Development Communication, 1815 North Fort Meyers Dr., Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22209. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Serials (022) -- Reports - Descriptive (141) JOURNAL CIT Development Communication Report; n68-71 1990 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Literacy; *Basic Skills; Change Strategies; Community Education; *Developing Nations; Development Communication; Educational Media; *Educational Technology; Educational Television; Feminism; Foreign Countries; *Health Education; *Literacy Education; Mass Media Role; Public Television; Sex Differences; Teaching Models; Television Commercials; *Womens Education ABSTRACT The four issues of this newsletter focus primarily on the use of communication technologies in developing nations tc educate their people. The first issue (No. 68) contains a review of the current status of adult literacy worldwide and articles on an adult literacy program in Nepal; adult new readers as authors; testing literacy materials; the use Jf hand-held electronic learning aids at the primary level in Belize; the use of public television to promote literacy in the United States; reading programs in Africa and Asia; and discussions of the Laubach and Freirean literacy models. Articles in the second issue (no. 69) discuss the potential of educational technology for improving education; new educational partnerships for providing basin education; gender differences in basic education; a social marketing campaign and guidelines for the improvement of basic education; adaptations of educational television's "Sesame Street" for use in other languages and cultures; and resources on basic education. -
Sesame Street Combining Education and Entertainment to Bring Early Childhood Education to Children Around the World
SESAME STREET COMBINING EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO BRING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TO CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD Christina Kwauk, Daniela Petrova, and Jenny Perlman Robinson SESAME STREET COMBINING EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO Sincere gratitude and appreciation to Priyanka Varma, research assistant, who has been instrumental BRING EARLY CHILDHOOD in the production of the Sesame Street case study. EDUCATION TO CHILDREN We are also thankful to a wide-range of colleagues who generously shared their knowledge and AROUND THE WORLD feedback on the Sesame Street case study, including: Sashwati Banerjee, Jorge Baxter, Ellen Buchwalter, Charlotte Cole, Nada Elattar, June Lee, Shari Rosenfeld, Stephen Sobhani, Anita Stewart, and Rosemarie Truglio. Lastly, we would like to extend a special thank you to the following: our copy-editor, Alfred Imhoff, our designer, blossoming.it, and our colleagues, Kathryn Norris and Jennifer Tyre. The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and policy solutions. Its mission is to conduct high-quality, independent research and, based on that research, to provide innovative, practical recommendations for policymakers and the public. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s) and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. Support for this publication and research effort was generously provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation. The authors also wish to acknowledge the broader programmatic support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the LEGO Foundation, and the Government of Norway. Brookings recognizes that the value it provides is in its absolute commitment to quality, independence, and impact. -
Humor and Translation Mark Herman Mt
Herman is a librettist and translator. Submit items for future columns via e-mail to [email protected] or via snail mail to Mark Herman, 1409 E Gaylord Street, Humor and Translation Mark Herman Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858-3626. Discussions of the hermanapter@ translation of humor and examples thereof are preferred, cmsinter.net but humorous anecdotes about translators, translations, and mistranslations are also welcome. Include copyright Sesame Street information and permission if relevant. This column is based on various and a plummeting birthrate, it would among that nation’s considerable Internet postings, including those of be difficult. Obedience, solemnity, and Muslim population. The New York Times and the BBC. duty seemed to be all that Russian chil- Charlotte Beers, Undersecretary of In July 1969, test episodes of the dren knew. Children who were asked State for Public Diplomacy, warned a children’s program Sesame Street to audition for the show largely sat Senate committee that the “people we were seen on a Philadelphia educa- back in their chairs and sang sad songs. need to talk to do not even know the tional station. The first nationally tel- And, before they could cheer up tod- basics about us. They are taught to evised episode ran in November of dlers, the producers had to cheer up the distrust our every motive. Such dis- that year. Vila Sesamo aired in Brazil writers, some of whom wanted to use tortions, married to a lack of knowl- in 1972; Sesamstrasse in Germany in the word ltghtccbz (depression) to edge, is a deadly cocktail. Engaging 1973; 1, rue Sesame in France in teach children how to use the letter and teaching common values are pre- 1978; Улuцa Ceзaм in Russia in L (D). -
Big Dreams Sparked by a Spirited Girl Muppet
GLOBAL GIRLS’ EDUCATION Big Dreams Sparked by a Spirited Girl Muppet Globally, an estimated 510 million women grow up unable to read and write – nearly twice the rate of adult illiteracy as men.1 To counter this disparity in countries around the world, there’s Sesame Street. Local adaptations of Sesame Street are opening minds and doors for eager young learners, encouraging girls to dream big and gain the skills they need to succeed in school and life. We know these educational efforts yield benefits far beyond girls’ prospects. They produce a ripple effect that advances entire families and communities. Increased economic productivity, reduced poverty, and lowered infant mortality rates are just a few of the powerful outcomes of educating girls. “ Maybe I’ll be a police officer… maybe a journalist… maybe an astronaut!” Our approach is at work in India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Afghanistan, and many other developing countries where educational and professional opportunities for women are limited. — Khokha Afghanistan BAGHCH-E-SIMSIM Bangladesh SISIMPUR Brazil VILA SÉSAMO China BIG BIRD LOOKS AT THE WORLD Colombia PLAZA SÉSAMO Egypt ALAM SIMSIM India GALLI GALLI SIM SIM United States Indonesia JALAN SESAMA Israel RECHOV SUMSUM Mexico PLAZA SÉSAMO Nigeria SESAME SQUARE Northern Ireland SESAME TREE West Bank / Gaza SHARA’A SIMSIM South Africa TAKALANI SESAME Tanzania KILIMANI SESAME GLOBAL GIRLS’ EDUCATION loves about school: having lunch with friends, Watched by millions of children across the Our Approach playing sports, and, of course, learning new country, Baghch-e-Simsim shows real-life girls things every day. in situations that have the power to change Around the world, local versions of Sesame gender attitudes. -
Proceedings of the World Summit on Television for Children. Final Report.(2Nd, London, England, March 9-13, 1998)
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 433 083 PS 027 309 AUTHOR Clarke, Genevieve, Ed. TITLE Proceedings of the World Summit on Television for Children. Final Report.(2nd, London, England, March 9-13, 1998). INSTITUTION Children's Film and Television Foundation, Herts (England). PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 127p. AVAILABLE FROM Children's Film and Television Foundation, Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Herts WD6 1JG, United Kingdom; Tel: 44(0)181-953-0844; e-mail: [email protected] PUB TYPE Collected Works - Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Children; *Childrens Television; Computer Uses in Education; Foreign Countries; Mass Media Role; *Mass Media Use; *Programming (Broadcast); *Television; *Television Viewing ABSTRACT This report summarizes the presentations and events of the Second World Summit on Television for Children, to which over 180 speakers from 50 countries contributed, with additional delegates speaking in conference sessions and social events. The report includes the following sections:(1) production, including presentations on the child audience, family programs, the preschool audience, children's television role in human rights education, teen programs, and television by kids;(2) politics, including sessions on the v-chip in the United States, the political context for children's television, news, schools television, the use of research, boundaries of children's television, and minority-language television; (3) finance, focusing on children's television as a business;(4) new media, including presentations on computers, interactivity, the Internet, globalization, and multimedia bedrooms; and (5) the future, focusing on anticipation of events by the time of the next World Summit in 2001 and summarizing impressions from the current summit. -
Integrating Chinese Culture Into Sesame Street
Integrating Chinese Culture into Sesame Street A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Drexel University by Shengrui Wang in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science June 2011 ii © Copyright 2011 Shengrui Wang. All Rights Reserved. - ii -iiiiii101101101- iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to thank my advisor, Albert Tedesco, who has helped me all along from the very beginning of the project. Step by step, the project goal has become clearer. Many thanks to Richard, for all the effort and time you’ve spent helping with proofreading. It’s you that made me think logically. I benefited a lot from discussing with you. Thank you, Kaiqin for making my Beibei the panda come alive. He’s so cute! Last but not least, thank you Mom and Dad for giving me the opportunity to study abroad. Without you, I wouldn’t have had all of these good experiences. I love you. - iii -iiiiiiiii101101101- iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………......v LIST OF FIGURES…………………………………………………………………vi ABSTRACT……………………………………………………….………………. vii 1.OVERVIEW ………………………………………………………………1-12 2.PROBLEM STATEMENT………………………………………………13-16 3.CONTENT ANALYSIS OF CHINESE CULTURE IN SESAME STREET…17-18 4.PROJECT DESCRIPTION………………………………….………………....19-28 5.CHARACTER DESIGN……………………………………….……………....29-33 6.SCRIPTS…………………………………………….……..............…………..34-53 7.CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………...54-55 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………..............56-58 APPENDIX A……………………………………….……………………….....59-62 APPENDIX B…………………………………………….……………………...63-64 APPENDIX C……………………………………………..…………………….. 65-93 - iv -iviviv101101101- v List of Tables 1. 2010 FLAP Funded Foreign Language Programs in the U.S……………………….10 2. Summary of Chinese Content in Forty Years of Sesame Street…………………….18 3. Sesame Street Chinese curriculum………………………………………………….20 - v -vvv101101101- vi List of Figures 1. -
Learning Life Skills from Takalani Sesame: a Reception Study of Selected Grade One Learners in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Open Sesame! Learning Life Skills from Takalani Sesame: A reception study of selected Grade One learners in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Geraldine Coertze Student Number 203 503 100 Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Science, in the Graduate Programme in Culture, Communication and Media Studies, School of Literary Studies, Media and Creative Arts, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Supervisor: Professor Ruth E. Teer-Tomaselli University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College Campus November 2011 Ethical Clearance number: HSS/0297/07M DECLARATION I, Geraldine Coertze, declare that this dissertation is my own unaided work. All citations, references and borrowed ideas have been duly acknowledged. It is being submitted for the degree of Master of Social Science in the Faculty of Humanities, Development and Social Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. None of the present work has been submitted previously for any degree or examination in any other university. Signed: _____________________ November 2011 The financial assistance of the National Research Foundation (NRF) is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at are those of the researcher and are not necessarily to be attributed to the NRF. i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the University of KwaZulu- Natal and the National Research Foundation for funding this research. Without this financial support, I would not have been able to embark on a project of this nature. I am indebted to my supervisor, Prof. Ruth E. Teer-Tomaselli for her guidance, advice and expertise, but perhaps most notable, her patience over the course of this research. -
The Loudest Roar
’06 SESAME WORKSHOP 2006 ANNUAL REPORT SESAME WORKSHOP 2006 ANNUAL REPORT THE LOUDEST ROAR [ The potential for Sesame Street in India to make a positive change is enormous: 128 million children between the ages of 2 and 6 live in India and two-thirds lack access to early childhood care and education. ] DEPLOYING ELMO: UPSIDE DOWN: HELP FOR FAMILIES ABSTRACT THINKING DURING MILITARY GOES TO THE GYM DEPLOYMENT NEW ACTIVITIES IN WORD ON THE STREET: THE MIDDLE EAST NEW DIRECTIONS IN LITERACY LEARNING Galli Galli Sim Sim Mobile Community Viewing event, Dakshinpuri, Delhi President’s Letter Chamki INDIA Whether the “loudest roar” emanates from Boombah, the friendly lion of our newest Sesame Street coproduction in India, or one of the many other characters in Sesame Workshop’s global family, the message is the same: Educate a child; change the world. Sesame Workshop 2006 Annual Report 03 President’s Letter Educate a child, change the world — We’re talking ment reaches far beyond its own television audiences, about social change through Muppets, through songs and Miditech Pvt. Ltd., a gifted local production and stories children love and parents trust. We’re company,to launch Galli Galli Sim Sim on television joined around the world in this effort by unlikely (public, cable, and satellite) and through educational coalitions of government ministers, corporate leaders, outreach. This simultaneous launch was a first for us and social activists. Why? Because we all hope for a internationally and a strong testament to a shared better future, and that future begins with children. vision of reaching children in need. -
Sesam, Öffne Dich! Diskussion Zur Internationalen Sesamstraße Im Globalen Kontext Und Konzeption Einer Entsprechenden Themenausstellung
Sesam, öffne dich! Diskussion zur internationalen Sesamstraße im globalen Kontext und Konzeption einer entsprechenden Themenausstellung von Silvia Bieger Magisterarbeit im Studiengang Medienwissenschaften veröffentlicht im Open-Access-Verfahren durch die Bibliothek der Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig Im Open-Access-Verfahren der Medienwissenschaften Braunschweig werden Magisterarbeiten veröffentlicht, die aufgrund ihrer überzeugenden methodischen, theoretischen oder analytischen Qualität ausgewählt wurden. Sesam, öffne dich! Diskussion zur internationalen Sesamstraße im globalen Kontext und Konzeption einer entsprechenden Themenausstellung Magisterarbeit zur Erlangung des Magistergrades (M.A.) am Fachbereich für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Technischen Universität Braunschweig vorgelegt von Silvia Bieger Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Rolf F. Nohr Zweitgutachterin: Prof. Regina Henze Inhalt Wieso, weshalb, warum...? – Einleitung 1 A. DISKUSSION ZUR INTERNATIONALEN SESAMSTRASSE IM GLOBALEN KONTEXT 1. „Die längste Straße der Welt“ – Sesamstraße global 5 1.1 Die US-amerikanischen Wurzeln 6 1.1.1 Hintergründe 6 1.1.2 Pädagogische Ziele 6 1.1.3 Methodik 8 1.1.3.1 Das „Sesame Workshop Modell“ 8 1.1.3.2 Aufmerksamkeit durch Attraktivität 9 1.1.3.3 Bezüge zum Erfahrungshorizont des Kindes 10 1.2 Export der Sesame Street 11 1.2.1 Verbreitung des US-amerikanischen Originals 11 1.2.2 Das „Open Sesame“-Format 12 1.2.3 Internationale Co-Produktionen 13 1.2.3.1 Richtlinien für nicht-amerikanische Produktionen 13 1.2.3.2 Wie kommt es zu einer Co-Produktion? 14 1.2.3.3 Aufbau der Co-Produktionen 15 1.2.3.4 Lokale Adaptionen 17 1.2.4 Übersicht zur globalen Verbreitung der Sesamstraße 19 1.3 Beispiele internationaler Co-Produktionen 22 1.3.1 Sesamstraße: Die deutsche Co-Produktion 22 1.3.2 Alam Simsim: Die ägyptische Co-Produktion 25 1.3.3 Takalani Sesame: Die südafrikanische Co-Produktion 28 1.3.4 Sesame Stories: Die palästinensisch-israelisch-jordanische Co-Produktion 31 2. -
Soviet Official: Rally Won't Increase Jewish Emigration
************************5-DIGIT 02906 ??~9 11/ 30/88 ** 29 R~l~ JEWISH HISTOR ICAL ASSOCIATION 130 SESSIONS ST . Local News, pages 2-3 Chanukah Drawing PROV IDENC E, RI 02906 Inside: From The Editor, page 4 Contest Winners Around Town, page 8 Pages 15-18 THE ONLY ENGLISH-JEWISH WEEKLY IN R.l. AND SOUTHEAST MASS. , VOLUME LXXV, NUMBER 3 THURSDAY,DECEMBER17 35¢ PER COPY Soviet Official: Strike Is Averted At Jewish Home: Rally Won't Increase 3 Year Contract Ratified Jewish Emigration by Robert Israel PROVIDENCE - A strike at the J ewish Home for the Aged has TEL AV IV (JTA) - The mas But he disputed the number of been averted. A new , three-yea: sive demonstration for Soviet Jews said to be seeking permission contract between the employees J ewry in Washington December 6, to emigrate. "Anyone on the Soviet and members of the New England just prior to the Reagan-Gor side who deals with this problem Health Care Union, Dist ri ct 11 99 bachev summit meeting, will have considers as fantastic the figu res has bee n ratified. according to no effect on Soviet emigration pol which are sometimes mentioned - uni on spokesperson Stan Israel (no icy, a senior Soviet official told Is 400,000, 40,000 - I don't know relation to this reporter) and the rael Radio's Washington corre how many thousand. Home's management . spondent. "So in this sense I don't think " We met throughout the night According to Vitaly Jurkin, the demonstration influenced the (Monday. December 14) and early deputy director of the Soviet Insti Soviet position," Jurkin said . -
Yeshiva University
THE JACOB RADER MARCUS CENTER OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH ARCHIVES MS-831: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation Records, 1980–2008. Series B: Commission on Jewish Education in North America (CJENA). 1980–1993. Subseries 2: Commissioner and Consultant Biographical Files, 1987–1993. Box Folder 4 4 Commissioners' biographies. Planning correspondence and drafts, 1988. For more information on this collection, please see the finding aid on the American Jewish Archives website. 3101 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 513.487.3000 AmericanJewishArchives.org Members ofthe Commission on • Jewish Education in North America Mona Rik/is Ackerman (Ph.D.), New York, NY-Dr. Ackerman is a clin ical psychologist and President of the Riklis Family Foundation. She is active in UJA/Federation ofJewish Philanch.ropies of New York and Amer ican F.riends of Rechov Sumsum. Ronald Appleby (Q.C.), Toronto, Ontario -M.r. Appleby is Chairman of the law firm of Robins, Appleby & Taub, involved mainly in business income cax consultations; he speaks and writes regularly on this subject. He is active in many civic and Jewish causes, including the Toronto Jewish Congress, Jew ish National Fund, Council ofJewish Federations, and United Jewish Appeal. David Arnow (Ph.D.), New Yor~ NY- Dr. A.rnow is a psychologist, North American Chair of the New Israel Fund, and Chair of the UJA/Fed eracion ofJewish Philanthropies ofNew York Subcommittee on Governance. Mandell L Berman, Southfield, MI - M.r Berman is formerly President of Dreyfus Development, a real estate development company. He is imme diate past Chairman of the Skillman Foundation, President of the Council of Jewish Federations, and a past President of the Detroit Federation. -
IJJJIJL £R~T MAR 2)8 20 J/' Sesameworkshop
IJJJIJL £r~t MAR 2)8 20 J/' sesameworkshop. Gary £. Knell President and Chief Executive Officer March 12,2002 The Honorable Kofi Annan United Nations Secretary-General United Nations Headquarters New York, NY 10017 Dear Mr. Secretary-General: Thank you again for taping an appearance on Sesame Street last December Your visit to the set was an honor for the crew and staff who were there, and I am sure the segment's message of cooperation means a lot to the children who WclTCnGQ It. Now I am writing about a new initiative undertaken by Sesame Workshop I've always been proud that the Workshop has a long tradition of promoting respect and understanding among children. But the events of the last year and the to°bSe donf^ ^ °* ™T ^^ tOday' have convinced metha t a lot more needs I would like to invite you to make a keynote address at a meeting in May this year hriHntWHUPHa \T'!"^ ^ f0r ^ me«]a tobrea k down stereotypes bndge d.vides, and help our children become productive citizens of a world ' community. In attendance will be a select group of leaders from around the world who represent m dja, education, international institutions and non?3SrnS? organizations J believe that - together - we can create a coalition of partners from around the world to identify the strongest curricula and develop meaningful educat.onal content that will provide our children with a "passport" for our new The meeting, organized by the Workshop, will explore next steps and opportunities for creating this passport. It will be held at The Pocantico Conference Center of The Rockefeller Brothers Fund in Tarrytown, about one hour north of New York City.