Ecuador project 518007504 · 1970–1976 · higher education, universities and scholarships

PROVIDES GRANT AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY ASSISTANCE TO ECUADOR'S MOE TO DEVELOP NON-FORMAL EDUCATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS. PROJECT WILL DEVELOP NON-FORMAL LEARNING MATERIALS (TWO-LEVEL SEQUENCED, LEARNER CONTROLLED, "PACKAGES" IN READING, WRITING, CALCULATION AND FUNCTIONAL SKILLS SUCH AS COOPERATIVES DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, MARKETING SKILLS, AND SELF-INITIATED LEARNING). 7 MOE REGIONAL CNTERS FOR EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED. THESE CENTERS WILL TRY NEW IDEAS, DEVELOP NEW MATERIALS, AND TRAIN "COMMUNITY TEACHERS" AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS IN THE USE OF THE NEW SYSTEM. CENTERS WILL PROVIDE MATERIALS & TRAINING FOR ECUADOR'S 2 MAJOR NON-FORMAL EDUCATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS - REMOTE VILLAGE LEARNING GROUPS LED BY VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY "TEACHERS" OR "FACILITATORS" AND MOE LOCAL ADULT EDUCATIONS CENTERS WHICH WILL OFFER BOTH NON-FORMAL & FORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. 450 ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS WILL BE STAFFED AND REACHING 29,250 LEARNERS. 315 REMOTE COMMUNITY GROUPS WILL BE ORGANIZED BY AN EQUAL NUMBER OF FACILILATORS. 2 NON-MOE INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE MINISTRIES OF HEALTH & AGRICULTURE OR THE CHURCH WILL ORGANIZE LEARNING SESSIONS WITH 100 TRAINED INSTRUCTORS U

Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAA-741-B1 (1970). The source's own text.