Boll, Jay. (Dec 1989). Youth Development: A Case Study from Honduras. This case study documents the experiences of a Peace Corps volunteer who worked as a Youth Development volunteer with disadvantaged institutionalized youth in Honduras. Youth Development volunteers provide direct services in the areas of vocational education, recreational programming, informal education, and counseling. Many are assigned to residential youth centers for homeless, abused, or abandoned children, where they work closely with host-country counterparts. Each volunteer should develop a deliberate and well-informed practice theory based on both research in the field of child development and personal experience. Most residential programs for homeless youth are total institutions where children are isolated from family and peers. Such institutions often aggravate the problems of the youth they were designed to help. Public education could provide needed social interaction, but most disadvantaged youth require special assessment and remedial support to overcome learning disabilities. Vocational education programs should be a major part of the residential program; however, income-generating projects that use student labor must be approached with caution. Recreation and leisure skills are also important to healthy child development. The following special programs are described: (1) gardens and small animal projects; (2) youth empowerment projects; (3) libraries; (4) reading programs; (5) fund raising; (6) environmental education; (7) clubhouses; and (8) sibling care. Three illustrations are included. A 44-item bibliography is appended. (FMW) ED330773

Brace, Judy. (1984). The Coming of Age of Development Communication. Media in Education and Development, v17 n2 p78-82 Jun 1984 Reviews landmark projects in development communication since the formation of the Information Center on Instructional Technology in 1972, including Nicaragua’s Radio Mathematics for the primary grades; India’s Satellite Instructional Television; Guatemala’s Basic Village Education Project; and the use of mass media to disseminate health information in Honduras and The Gambia. (MBR) EJ312269

Academy for Educational Development. (1985). Lessons from Five Countries : Honduras, the Gambia, Swaziland, Ecuador, Peru. [S.l.: s.n.]

Action Against Hunger. (2001). The Geopolitics of Hunger, 2000-2001 : Hunger and Power. Boulder: L. Rienner Hv696.f6 g388 2001

Fink, Marcy; Arnove, Robert F. (Mar 1989). Current Issues and Tensions in Popular Education in Latin America. Popular education issues in Latin America–particularly issues manifested in work with women–are examined. Observations are based on work with health education projects in Chile and a regional community organizing program in Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, as well as research into the impact of popular education programs on Latin American women overall. The case study of Nicaragua was selected to determine to what extent a similar pattern of tensions exists. The six tensions discussed are: (1) methodology vs. content; (2) micro- vs. macro- level focus; (3) reinforcing traditional gender roles or altering them; (4) women- only vs. mixed groups; (5) alternative sector vs. work within the system; and (6) quality vs. quantity. Popular education in Nicaragua is tied to a national political project that aims at the transformation of society. The impact of popular education programs is discussed on an individual level, group level, national level, and the macro level. (24 references) (SI) ED315860

Davies, Margaret H. (1981). Adult Education Community Project and Planned Parenthood. A Study of an Inter- Agency Project in Honduras, Central America. This booklet for field workers and project developers describes two consecutive IPREFA projects in Honduras that integrated a responsible parenthood element into a functional education program and integrated several agencies into project planning and implementation. Preliminary information provides a basis for this nonformal education program and some background. Discussion of IPREFA Stage 1 first considers site (Las Guanchias) and planning. The section on project implementation details the work schedule and cites corresponding points for consideration that comprise an objective list of potential problems and suggests alternative actions. Conclusions and principal lessons learned are summarized. The discussion of IPREFA 2 begins by overviewing the planning for this adult education program for rural development that combines elements of literacy teaching, health education, and family planning. Other sections describe implementation, midterm evaluation, and activities (individual work by staff, development of literacy teaching materials). A concluding section raises issues regarding projects of this type, especially concerning the integration of agencies in a single program effort. Appendixes include a discussion of various nonformal education approaches with glossary of terms in adult education and community development, description of strategies for project planners, sample pages of project-developed literacy and numeracy primers, brief bibliography, details of financing, and survey instruments. (YLB) ED206828

DiCarlo, Margaret A.; And Others. (19 Feb 1995). Street Children Draw the Ideal Person. Forty-three adolescents (11-16 years of age) attending a health care program, Project Alternatives, for “street children” in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, drew randomly assigned pictures of either the ideal man or woman, engaged in some activity. These drawings were compared to samples from adolescents in various parts of the world to assess the global neurological and emotional functioning of Honduran children in relation to children of other geographical areas. Compared to a large sample of adolescents from all over the world, the current participants were significantly more likely to draw the ideal person smiling, missing a body part, working in a job, engaging in adult responsibilities, and with achievement imagery. Using Koppitz’ (1984) scoring criteria, the current sample showed more emotional indicators and organic signs than U.S. students, but fewer organic signs than street children in Cali, Colombia. Contains 10 references. (Author/SR) ED385805

Donahue, John M., & Johnston, Barbara Rose. (1998). Water, Culture, and Power : Local Struggles in a Global Context. Washington, D.C.: Island Press Hd1691 .w323 1998

Grant, James P. (1984). The State of the World’s Children, 1984. Breakthroughs in science and social organization could soon be helping to save the lives of half the 40,000 young children who now die every day. They could also prevent several million children a year from becoming mentally or physically disabled. To achieve these goals, local successes showing that a child health revolution is possible must be translated into intensive national campaigns. The challenge is now primarily political rather than technical or financial. Primary health care makes such a revolution possible; education, communication, and social organization make it practicable. Growth monitoring, oral rehydration therapy, the promotion of breast-feeding, and expanded immunization are the four techniques making this revolution affordable even in the midst of economic recession. These techniques are low cost, presently available, and almost universally relevant; in addition, they achieve rapid results and empower those they serve. Three additional but more difficult and costly interventions that could reduce child deaths and child disabilities by two-thirds within 10 or 15 years involve (1) more food for at-risk women and children during pregnancy, breast-feeding, and weaning; (2) more choice for women regarding both the size of their families and the interval between births; and (3) more education to increase women’s access to vital information. (Included are brief descriptions of successes and problems of health programs in 15 countries.) (RH) ED241128

Koblinsky, Marjorie A., & NetLibrary Inc. (2003). Reducing Maternal Mortality Learning from Bolivia, China, Egypt, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Zimbabwe. Washington, D.C.: World Bank RG940 .R43 2003eb 362.1/982/0091724 [more]

Mandl, P. E., Ed. (1985). Universal Child Immunization by 1990. The present volume endeavors to highlight the deeper significance and broader implications for development theory, policy and practice of the realization of the movement toward universal child immunization by 1990 (UCI-1990). Simultaneously, the volume collects and analyzes the most significant findings and experiences of the movement since 1984. After a prefatory essay discussing the breakthroughs in supply and demand that have allowed nations to double or triple their immunization rates, the introductory essay reviews the debate within UNICEF concerning the Child Survival and Development Revolution (CSDR). Subsequent papers focus on (1) the CSDR and development theory; (2) the costs of UCI-1990 in wider perspective; (3) operational issues related to UCI-1990; (4) lessons learned and questions raised since 1984 concerning UCI. Other materials report pledges and resolutions made by leaders and organizations about participating in the CSDR and related programs. Providing guidelines for action, other materials describe eight diseases and their vaccines and explore planning principles for accelerated immunization activities; the potential role of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in national immunization programs; criteria for funding polio immunization programs; and channelling, a new immunization strategy. The resolution of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies on immunization is reported. Concluding materials focus on lessons learned from the smallpox eradication campaign; case studies on immunization in Turkey, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Uganda, China, Indonesia, Brazil, and El Salvador; and research notes discussing the epistemology of traditional health theories, communicating about immunization to mothers and community groups, and how mothers in Honduras perceive immunization. A brief glossary of terms related to immunization is provided. (RH) ED271200

Matamoros, Douglas Alberto. (1987). Analisis De Las Condiciones De Salud Del Nino De 0-6 Anos En Honduras. International Journal of Early Childhood, v19 n1 p21-36 1987 Examines the National Pediatric Service and the research program of the Maternity- Infant-Hospital-School in Honduras. Reports that health conditions of young children (birth to six years) in Honduras are appalling and that available funds for health services are inadequate, reflecting the country’s economic and social crisis. (NH) EJ365150

Pebley, Anne R., Rosero Bixby, Luis, & Universidad de Costa Rica. Programa Centroamericano de Población. (1997). Demographic Diversity and Change in the Central American Isthmus. Santa Monica, CA: Rand Hb3533 .d46 1997

Smale, Jim, Ed. (2001). Early Childhood Matters: The Bulletin of the Bernard Van Leer Foundation, 2001. This document consists of the three 2001 issues of The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s “Early Childhood Matters,” a periodical addressed to practitioners in the field of early childhood education and including information on projects funded by the foundation. Articles in the February 2001 edition focus on fathers and include: (1) “Fathers Matter Too” (Jim Smale); (2) “The Changing Roles of Fathers” (Wim Monasso); (3) “Involving Fathers in Community-based Early Childhood Programs: A Report from Israel and the Palestinian Autonomous Region” (Farid Abu Gosh); and (4) “Men in Families: Exploring the Impact of Men and Reproductive Health and Choices in Mexico.” The June 2001 issue focuses on children’s rights and the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. The articles include: (1) “Rights from the Start: ECD and the Convention on the Rights of the Child” (Feny de los Angeles-Bautista); (2) “Moving Promises to Action: A Critique of the CRC from an ECD Perspective” (Robert G. Myers); (3) “Early Childhood Development Programmes and Children’s Rights” (Caroline Arnold); and (5) “We Are Also Human Beings: A Guide to Children’s Rights in Zimbabwe.” Articles in the October 2001 issue deal with the Effectiveness Initiative, a study of how programs respond to and overcome obstacles, including: (1) “The Effectiveness Initiative in Mozambique” (Laura Pujol); (2) “Honduras: The Madres Guias of La Huerta” (Liliana Godoy R); and (3) “Kenya: From Objective Outsider to Objective Insider–An Experiential Case of Give and Take” (Peter Mwaura). Each issue includes information on foundation publications and announcements related to foundation activities. (KB) ED458971

Spain, Peter L.; And Others. (May 1977). Radio for Education and Development: Case Studies, Volume Ii. World Bank Staff Working Paper No. 266. Use of radio for nonformal education and development communications and the technical and economic considerations related to radio services are covered in this second volume of case studies on use of radio for education and development. Under radio and nonformal education are: an evaluation of radio schools as part of the popular promotion strategy of rural development in Honduras (focusing on adult basic education–literacy, health, arithmetic, agriculture–leadership training, and community organization); a report on harnessing radio to mass educational campaigns in Tanzania from first efforts to the massive health education campaign in 1973 (based on a radio series, supporting printed materials, organized radio study groups); a description of a pilot project in Senegal coupling rural educational radio programs to community listening and feedback; an explanation of three paradigms for open broadcast educational radio (top-down and bottom-up communication and a synthesis of the two); and guidelines for radio forums as a rural development strategy. Under radio for development communications are case studies on community use of radio in the Canadian North and interactive radio for health care and education in Alaska. A final section covers technical and economic considerations that should go into planning radio services in order to attain development goals. (RS) ED158915

Whiteside, Daniel F.; And Others. (1978). Health Manpower Planning: A Comparative Study in Four Countries. Volume 1. Health Manpower References. The health manpower planning experiences of four countries reported here were presented in a traveling seminar held for member countries of the Pan American Health Organization. Focus was on what should be carried out in any country to coordinate the training of health workers with the operation of health services. Following the introduction, the content is presented in six chapters. The first one, on the process and background of manpower planning, covers the role of governments, government-university relationships, government structure, and health planning. Chapter 2 discusses the phases in manpower planning, such as analyzing the manpower training and use situation, analyzing the health care system, determining the health and education needs of the population, identifying issues, formulating a health manpower policy and plan, executing the plan, and evaluating the results. The remaining four chapters describe the planning modalities in Columbia, Ecuador, Honduras, and the United States, with each chapter covering the following: the country and its population, health conditions, health services, human and physical health care resources, national health policy, health manpower policy, health manpower units and their programs, and the future. Conclusions and recommendations are presented at the end of this report. (EM) ED167792

Woolley, Paul Oswald, Perry, C. A., Hays, W. S., & Larson, D. L. (1972). Syncrisis : The Dynamics of Health. An Analytic Series on the Interactions of Health and Socioeconomic Development. [Washington: Office of International Health Division of Planning and Evaluation] He 1.42:h 75

World Bank. (1998). Honduras : Toward Better Health Care for All. Washington, D.C.: World Bank Ra395.h6 h67 1998 362.1/097283 1000 I49 C832 Honduras 1998