Culture for Development Directory

A cultural model of development

Schafer, Paul | ca. 2006]
  • Author(s): Schafer, Paul
  • Publisher: World culture project
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural research, development
Makes the case that a cultural model of development is needed to [address] the world's problems and shows how this is possible through the development of culture and cultures in breath and depth and situating culture and cultures effectively in the natural, historical and global environment.

Culture : beacon of the future

Schafer, Paul | 1992
  • Author(s): Schafer, Paul
  • Publisher: Author
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural development, culture
A theoretical paper that offers an overview of the changing cultural landscape. There are profound changes taking place in the cultural complexion of the world and the consequences of misreading the present situation and an inability to interpret it correctly could be disastrous.

Reinventing the profession : the need for change in the preparation of museum workers as both institutions of higher education, and museums, undergo profound change to meet the challenges of the 21st century

Segger, Martin | 2008
  • Author(s): Segger, Martin
  • Publisher: University of Victoria
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural personnel, museums, higher education
This keynote discusses the need for change in the preparation of museum workers as both institutions of higher education, and museums, in order to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.

Navigating culture : a road map to culture and development

Seppنlن, Pekka and Vainia-Mattila, Arja | 2000
  • Author(s): Seppنlن, Pekka and Vainia-Mattila, Arja
  • Publisher: Ministry for foreign affairs. Department for international development cooperation
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: programme implementation, programme management, programme evaluation, cultural development
Exploring the impact of culture and development on each other, this manual focuses on the meaning of culture in programmes with practical approaches to integrating cultural aspects in programmes and explores the programme cycle of development from a management perspective.

Ben ni walen : let's agree and take action : mobilising for human rights using participatory theatre

Sganga, Cristina and Visser, Teun | cop. 2006
  • Author(s): Sganga, Cristina and Visser, Teun
  • Publisher: Amnesty international
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: theatre, community participation, rural areas, human rights, civil society
This guide is a basic introduction to using participatory theatre methods for exploring human rights issues with people in rural communities. It has been produced by Amnesty International to contribute to the strengthening of civil society by furthering a human rights culture in Africa.
 

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