Participatory Theater as a Science Communication Tool in Timor Leste

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ID6219477
AuthorsChris Mcgillion (Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, corresponding author), Meghan Mckinnon (0000-0003-4808-0380, ACT Government), Merryn Mckinnon
Year2014
Volume36
Issue4
Pages502-510
Publication date2014-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScience Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1075-5470 • E-ISSN: 1552-8545
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1075547014533663
OpenAlexW2109081461
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

This article examines the trial of participatory theater for disseminating new agricultural knowledge among subsistence farmers in Timor Leste, a small underdeveloped country in the Asia-Pacific region. The aim of the trial was to provide information on improved seed varieties and appropriate agronomic practices to maximize their yield among rural communities where rates of adult illiteracy are high and the reach of mass media forms of communication is low. The findings highlight the potential for entertainment-education forms to provide effective science communication tools in contexts where approaches more typical in developed countries are severely constrained

Agriculture · Business · Citizen journalism · Dissemination · Economic growth · Economics · Entertainment · Functional illiteracy · Geography · Participatory action research · Participatory rural appraisal · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Science communication · Science education · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Timor leste · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Marketing

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