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Promoting
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This handbook
of case studies on book promotion in Africa is a compilation of various
types of experiences from within SSA countries that have been involved
in promoting and encouraging reading. The experiences highlighted here
can serve as useful knowledge for future endeavors in reading promotion.
Perspectives
on African Book Development Series, No 18. ADEA Working Group on Books
and Learning Materials, 2008. (Available in English only) Bringing
the Story Home. A guide for developing and selecting materials for early
childhood education: The South African Perspective by HUGO Nadine
There is a desperate shortage of relevant material written
in indigenous languages for children from birth to 9 years throughout
Africa. This publication has been written to encourage writers, publishers
and book selectors to write, publish and select more locally-produced
material of quality for children in Africa. Although this publication
is focused on the South African ECD book industry as an example of what
is available and should be available, the lessons in best practice that
can be extracted from this text transcend language and context and are
relevant to the rest of Africa.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series, No 17. ADEA Working Group
on Books and Learning Materials, 2006. ISBN: 978-13-901 183 0241. 61 pages.
(Available in English only) Price: £11.95 ($20).
Making Reading Matter: Guidelines for selecting, developing and disseminating
easy readers for adults by THUMBADOO, Beulah
This document highlights the key processes and approaches involved
in successfully selecting, developing and disseminating easy reading material
for adults. It is based in no small part on the experiences of a civil
society organization, the ERA Initiative, which was active in South Africa
during the 1990’s. It also draws on experiences from Asia, Africa and
Canada.. Making Reading Matter asks questions and raises issues that need
to be considered in order to ensure that the materials required for adults
wanting to improve their reading profi ciency are as relevant and appropriate
to their needs as possible. It is a useful handbook for communities and
agencies working towards the improvement of adult literacy. Perspectives
on African Book Development Series, No 16. ADEA Working Group on Books
and Learning Materials, 2006. ISBN: 978 1 901830 22 4. 52 pages. Price:
£11.95 ($20) .Available in English only.
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Changing Public/Private
Partnerships in the African Book Sector By BRICKHILL, Paul; CHIRWA, Chris
& LINDAHL, Bengt
This study documents the trend towards the increasing liberalization of
the publishing and bookselling industry and the decentralization of book
selection and procurement to school level in different parts of Africa.
It highlights the development of different kinds of public/private partnerships
that reflect this fundamental change in textbook procurement, and calls
on Governments to create better enabling environments for their book industries
to flourish.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series, No 15.
ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials and the Sub-Saharan
Publishers, Accra, 2006. ISBN 92-9178-056-1
Crossing Borders: Adapting educational materials for other countries:
The Soul City Choose Life Project By PERLMAN, Harriet
Crossing borders highlights the key processes and approaches involved
in successfully adapting print materials for use in other countries. It
is based on Soul City's recent innovative work in this area and identifies
lessons learned from taking materials that have been developed in one
context for use in another. Crossing Borders asks questions and raises
issues that need to be considered in order to ensure that the materials
you adapt are as relevant as possible to the people who will use them.
It is full of practical ideas and tips for people involved in planning
and managing the adaptation process.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series, No 14.
ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials, 2004. ISBN: 19-0183-018-7
Making Book Coordination Work! by Salzano, Carmela
Perspectives on African Book Development Series, No 13. ADEA Working
Group on Books and Learning Materials, UNESCO/DANIDA, 2002. ISBN 1 901830
16 0. Price: US$ 21.50.
This book synthesizes recent moves to coordinate book sector
planning and development. It describes the changing scenario in which
book sector coordination has become necessary, and raises the key issues
that need to be confronted as ad hoc committees or working parties become
more established. Examples are drawn from stakeholder experience in the
public, private and NGO sectors in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea,
Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia,
and Zimbabwe. The insights that emerge from the synthesis should provide
inspiration for all those interested in the establishment of a book coordination
structure in their countries.
Upgrading Book Distribution in Africa Edited by Read, Tony; Denning,
Carmelle and Bontoux.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series, No 12. ADEA Working
Group on Books and Learning Materials, 2001. ISBN 1-901830-15-2.Price:
£17.95/$29.95.
The quest for an equitable textbook distribution system represents
one of the key challenges facing governments in sub--Saharan Africa today.
This study tries to bridge the gap between what is happening and what
is possible. It provides a comparative analysis of the key policy issues
affecting book distribution in Africa, drawing on major case studies done
in Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, and Uganda, and mini studies from
Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal,
Tanzania, and Togo. This study includes key options that policy makers
need to consider in developing national frameworks for efficient textbook
delivery. It represents the most comprehensive survey of efficient textbook
distribution in Africa for over a decade.
Gender-Sensitive
Editing by Monde Sifuniso
et al.
Perspectives on
African Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning
Materials, 2000. ISBN: 1-901830-13-6. Price: £17.95 /$29.95.
Materials used both
inside and outside school continue to suffer from gender stereotyping
and bias. This handbook was originally intended for publishers and editors
involved in developing popular reading material. It has been expanded
into a training manual for use by a wide range of professional people
involved in materials development like authors, curriculum developers,
teachers, reading specialists, adult literacy trainers, illustrators and
journalists as well as the intended target audience. The training modules
have been designed for use in workshop situations, and are accompanied
by a pack of laminated training cards that can be used in different combinations
by trainers or for self-study purposes.
Expanding
the Book Trade Across Africa
A
Study of Current Barriers and Future Potential
by Ruth Makotsi with Flora Musonda et al.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on
Books and Learning Materials, 2000. ISBN: 1-901830-19-5. Price: £10.95
/$18.95.
In spite of the expansion of publishing in Africa over the past decade,
few countries are able to provide the full range of good quality, relevant
material that a growing reading public requires. In the struggle to combat
illiteracy, there have been persistent calls for more cross-border trade
and co-publishing ventures. However, book access is thwarted from reaching
its full potential by the taxes and legislative procedures that affect
the growing book trade both within and between countries. Based on research
in ten African countries and in selected regional economic community organizations,
this joint ADEA/APNET (African Publishers’ Network) publication identifies
the barriers and puts forward solutions that are applicable throughout
the continent.
Books
for Schools
Improving
Access to Supplementary Reading Materials in Africa
edited by Diana Rosenberg.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on
Books and Learning Materials, 2000. ISBN: 1-901830-09-8. Price: £13.95
/$23.95.
Limited access to books and to library services has had a profound effect
on education in Africa. This book explores the provision of supplementary
reading materials in a number of African countries. It reveals how high
expectations, ambitious plans and individual efforts have frequently been
stunted by inadequate planning, resources and infrastructure, and lack
of follow-up in the form of training for teachers in teaching with books.
Most of the studies conclude that the way forward is to develop a viable
local publishing industry in tandem with improved training for teachers.
Financing Textbooks and Teacher Training Materials
by A.J. da Cruz, T. A. George, F. Z. Gnahoré, F. K. Kouakou, P. Mendonça,
A. Read, C. Sehlabi, and M. Simão.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on
Books and Learning Materials, 1998. ISBN: 1-901830-12-8. Price: £10.95/$18.95.
The provision of relevant, good quality, affordable school textbooks is
a key educational objective. Yet few children have access to the books
they need in order to underpin effective learning. Despite funding agency
contributions, free textbook supply from primary through secondary level
can be problematic as a long-term solution. At the same time, the costs
of learning materials continues to be prohibitive for many parents. This
book examines the key issues in funding provision of textbooks and training
materials through individual country perspectives from The Gambia, Lesotho,
Mozambique and Côte d’Ivoire, and describes the different strategies adopted
in order to provide a cost effective, equitable and sustainable book funding
system.
An
Introduction to Publishing Management by
Ian Montagnes.
Perspectives on African
Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials,
1998. ISBN: 1-901830-06-3. Also exists in French. £13.95 /$22.95.
This introduction to publishing management sets out the basics of efficient,
economical and prudent management of time and money in publishing. It
is intended to equip African publishers with techniques that will contribute
to success, whether they are tendering for contracts or competing in a
completely open market.While much of the emphasis is on textbooks, the
principles apply to all types of publishing, and to most countries of
the world. The premise is that managers need not be skilled in every area
of publishing, but do need to know enough about each area to ask the right
questions about strategies, costs and cost recovery.
The Economics of Publishing Educational Materials
in Africa by Walter Bgoya, Nigel Billany, Marita Lujanen, Richard
Noonan, Timo Paajanen and Eero Syrjänen.
Perspectives on African
Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials,
1997. ISBN: 1-901830-02-0. Also exists in French.Out of print.
The quality of education depends to a large degree on the availability
of textbooks. To what extent is this perception honoured by the actions
of educational policy makers? Using research from a wide range of African
countries, the authors examine the issues and provide an understanding
of the publishing process and market.
Cost-Effectiveness of Publishing Educational
Materials in African Languages
edited
by Maureen Woodhall.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on
Books and Learning Materials,1997. ISBN: 1-901830-00-4. Also exists
in French. Out of print.
New ground is broken in providing case studies of an under-researched
aspect of policy. Research conducted in five African countries (Gambia,
Madagascar, Namibia, Senegal and Zambia) examines, within a cost-effective
framework, the advantages and problems of learning in a local or national
language vs. learning through a second, foreign language.
A Bibliography of Publishing and the Book Chain in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1997
edited by Hans M. Zell.
Perspectives on African Book Development Series ADEA Working Group on
Books and Learning Materials, 1998. ISBN: 1-901830-08-X.Price: £19.95
/$32.95.
A Bibliography of Publishing and the Book Chain in Sub-Saharan
Africa - 1996 by Hans M. Zell.
Perspectives on African
Book Development Series. ADEA Working Group on Books and Learning Materials,
1997. ISBN: 1-901830-04-7.
These bibliographies of the book chain in sub-Saharan Africa supplement
the Publishing and Book Development in Sub-Saharan -Africa: An Annotated
Bibliography, by Hans Zell and Cécile Lomer, published in 1996. They record,
annotate and classify literature on the subject which has appeared since
the main bibliography was published. The literature includes new serials,
books, references sources, reports, papers in edited collections, periodical
articles as well as book sector studies.
Publications available in French only
Strategies For Developing a National Languages Book Sector in the Sahel
Countries. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senega (Stratégies pour
le développement d'un secteur éditorial en langues nationales dans les
pays du Sahel. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger et Sénégal)
Reading
Habits in Sub-Saharan Africa and Traditional Learning. An Analytical Bibliography
( Les habitudes de lecture en Afrique subsaharienne et les apprentissages
traditionnels. Bibliographie analytique)
To
order publications produced by the WG on Books and Learning Materials,
please contact:
Ms. Nadine HUGO WG Coordinator READ Educational Trust Johannesburg,
SOUTH AFRICA PO BOX 30994 Braam Fontain 2017
Tel: +27 11 496 3322 Fax: +27 11 496 3625 Email: nadineh@read.co.za
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