{"product_id":"leadership-in-literacy-capacity-building-and-the-ife-program-paperback","title":"Leadership in Literacy: Capacity Building and the Ifè Program - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJedene Reeder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you cultivate sustainable literacy organizations that promote development? This is a central question for literacy and development practitioners. The Ifè literacy program of Togo models the successful development of one such organization, and the productive secondary programs that came into being as a result.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReeder describes the context and history of the development of the Ifè literacy associations, and uses social representation theory from French academia to explore how cultural representations of leadership and of literacy contributed to the strength of leadership development in this program. The author further evaluates the capacity building of personnel, organizations, and local communities in terms of who made decisions, social representations of leadership and literacy regarding those decisions, and their impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will interest facilitators of literacy and development programs and anyone involved in cross-cultural training. It contributes to leadership theories and models, particularly African leadership in volunteer organizations, by providing data on leadership qualities valued by one African culture, which can be extended to other African cultures. It also adds to the understanding of\u003cbr\u003e the relationship between literacy and development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeDene Reeder (Ed.D., Simon Fraser University) is a Senior Literacy and Education Consultant with SIL International. She worked as a literacy specialist in the Pagibete language in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then as both consultant and Literacy Coordinator in Togo and Benin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608784793907,"sku":"9781556713897","price":52.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ll-o7WV74I9781556713897.webp?v=1761814411","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/leadership-in-literacy-capacity-building-and-the-ife-program-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}