1.	Animator/Participant Relations
	This module provides theoretical background and practical approaches to effective communication, basic counseling, group process skills, participant motivation and conflict resolution are emphasized. Activities help trainees identify and examine West African practices and circumstances. An examination of community animation and the role of the animator is included and related to developing and maintaining vital animator/participant interactions. Conflict and conflict resolution are also addressed.
2.	Community Development
	Introduction to community development theory and practice with an emphasis on needs assessment, communicating with community, involving community in all phases of program development and operation, and the role of the adult animator as a community development worker. Principles of participatory research are also examined. West African case studies are used in rural West African conditions with focuses on the techniques and approaches examined.
3.	Planning, Design & Evaluation
	An overview of workshop planning and evaluation and a unifying program planning module is introduced and developed. Emphasis is on practical ways to develop program goals, methods, content, and structure appropriate for specific situation and needs. Participatory Rural Appraisal techniques to identifying community needs are examined. Practical introductions to key instructional techniques and use of instructional media are essential course elements.
4.	Working with Rural Adults
	An examination of factors important to effective training of rural West African adults. Issues like assessing cultural assets, building on cultural strengths, accommodating rural adults, examining rural West African animation styles, and reviewing the purpose of adult animation in rural West African are discussed. A series of activities addresses the issue of gender and development. Case studies of West African adults and culture-specific activities make this course especially important for animators working in rural areas.
5.	Popular Education and Adult Training
	This module provides an introduction to the theory and practice of popular education and working with adult learners. Beginning with an overview of adult training theory, participants are asked to apply these general concepts to the West African situation. These principles provide a philosophical foundation for the subsequent study of popular education, and specific and practical popular education techniques are provided and modeled. Training for empowerment, a key to popular education, is explored and illustrated throughout.
6.	Project Management/Mini-Workshops
	This module looks at issues critical to effective project management: publicity, organizing and chairing meetings, proposal and report writing, budgeting, and planning and management skills. Participant recruitment and problem solving are also touched on. The second section provides participants with an opportunity to prepare and receive feedback on two workshops delivered to and critiqued by the facilitator and other participants.

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