Indonesia project 497-0234 · 1975–1979 · energy

GRANT TO GOVT OF INDONESIA SUPPORTS CONTRACT WITH MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP A REPLICABLE COMMUNITY LEARNING SYSTEMS (CLS) MODEL FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF NONFORMAL EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS. PROJECT ESSENTIALLY RESEARCH & TRAINING EFFORT, I.E., RESEARCH IS REQUISITE TO DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF MODELS. DURING FIRST 2 YRS INDONESIAN EDUCATORS INVESTIGATE FIELD SITES (VILLAGES) TO DETERMINE VILLAGE LEARNING NEEDS & RESOURCES. THE LATTER WILL BE MOBILIZED AND ORGANIZED INTO A REPLICABLE LEARNING SYSTEM. BP3K, THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BRANCH OF THE MIN OF ED & CULTURE (MOEC) COORDINATES THE RESEARCH; PENMAS, THE COMMUNITY ED BRANCH OF MOEC, COORDINATES FIELD OPERATION. A COMMUNITY EDUCATION TASK FORCE (CETF), COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VARIOUS GOVT, QUASI-GOVT, RELIGIOUS, & INDIGENOUS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WILL BE ORGANIZED FOR THE OVERALL PLANNING & MGMT OF A SPECIFIC PILOT CLS. CETF'S WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT & PILOT TESTING OF NEW MATERIALS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS USE OF TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION OR ENTERTAINMENT METHODS OR USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA. FIELD SITE ACTIVITIES ALSO SERVE AS IMPORTANT TRAINING FOR BP3K & PENM

Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAR-909 (1975). The source's own text.