T h e A C A D A M o d e l
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C o m m u n ic a t io n f o r D e v e lo p m e n t :
A M o r p h o lo g ic a l
P r e s e n t a t io n
By
N N A N Y E L U G O O K O R O
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th e m o d e l a re to ta l q u a lity m a n a g e m e n t (T Q M ) a n d c o n tin u o u s q u a lity im p ro v e m e n t (C Q I).
I n t r o d u c t io n
Current thoughts
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communication for development are in search
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a surefire recipe that would utilize communication as a
m o te u r
for social development. These "new thoughts" are predicated
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the realization in development circles that communication is a central issue in the development process. Harping
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perspective as far back as 1968, Erskine Childers noted
in te r a lia :
No innovation, however brilliantly designed and set down in a project plan
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becomes development until it has been communicated. No input
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construction
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material resources for development can be successful unless and until the innovations
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new techniques and surrounding changed attitudes whichZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA
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people will need to use those resources have been communicated to them.
Today, the emphasis among communication scholars, researchers and advocates is no longer
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the relevance
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communication to development, but on how best to apply communication to the developmental process to achieve set development goals and objectives. It is this emphasis that has led to the development
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ACADA model
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communication for development. THE ACADAMODEL The ACADA model is a UNICEF- developed communication planning and implementation model for development that is aimed
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developing and perfecting the most functional strategies for the design and