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Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication

Development communication originated as a post-war term meaning “the application of communication strategies and principles in the developing world.”. As time went by, various definitions of development communication emerged, each reflecting its political agenda and interests. A more recent definiti...

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Main Author: Abd El Ghaffar, Lina
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Published: AUC Knowledge Fountain 2022
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description Development communication originated as a post-war term meaning “the application of communication strategies and principles in the developing world.”. As time went by, various definitions of development communication emerged, each reflecting its political agenda and interests. A more recent definition states that development communication aims to remove constraints for an increasingly participatory and equal society. Sustainability and inclusivity are at the heart of effective development. The current development communication paradigms are the top down Dominant paradigm which is criticized for not being inclusive and the bottom up Participatory paradigm which is criticized for not being sustainable. Based on the Seven Principles of Learning, this study suggests a new learning paradigm for development communication which bridges the gap between both afore mentioned paradigms. The suggested paradigm is more audience-centric than the current dominant paradigm and more structured than the current participatory paradigm. The suggested learning paradigm builds its conceptual model around the development communication campaign audience’s internal and external factors that directly influence their decision making. Those factors also determine if they receive the message and how they process it.
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spelling oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2971 Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication Abd El Ghaffar, Lina Development communication originated as a post-war term meaning “the application of communication strategies and principles in the developing world.”. As time went by, various definitions of development communication emerged, each reflecting its political agenda and interests. A more recent definition states that development communication aims to remove constraints for an increasingly participatory and equal society. Sustainability and inclusivity are at the heart of effective development. The current development communication paradigms are the top down Dominant paradigm which is criticized for not being inclusive and the bottom up Participatory paradigm which is criticized for not being sustainable. Based on the Seven Principles of Learning, this study suggests a new learning paradigm for development communication which bridges the gap between both afore mentioned paradigms. The suggested paradigm is more audience-centric than the current dominant paradigm and more structured than the current participatory paradigm. The suggested learning paradigm builds its conceptual model around the development communication campaign audience’s internal and external factors that directly influence their decision making. Those factors also determine if they receive the message and how they process it. 2022-09-15T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1936 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2971/viewcontent/Lina_Ismail_Abdelghaffar_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Development Communication - Communication for Development - Communications- Development- Mass Communications Communication Mass Communication Social Influence and Political Communication
spellingShingle Development Communication - Communication for Development - Communications- Development- Mass Communications
Communication
Mass Communication
Social Influence and Political Communication
Abd El Ghaffar, Lina
Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication
title Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication
title_full Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication
title_fullStr Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication
title_full_unstemmed Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication
title_short Applying the Seven Principles of Learning to Development Communication
title_sort applying the seven principles of learning to development communication
topic Development Communication - Communication for Development - Communications- Development- Mass Communications
Communication
Mass Communication
Social Influence and Political Communication
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