Educators have a remarkable range of options open to them once they have determined the programme objectives and the general strategy that they intend to adopt.
As information technology develops, there is a temptation to concentrate only on approaches that use electricity, computers, and television. But advances have also been made with respect to the application of low-tech options suitable for developing countries. The wind-up radio, for example, is only one of the more recent options available. The job of the educator is to use the most appropriate technologies to achieve the objectives in the most cost-effective and efficient way.
This section of the topic area provides a range of programme elements and suggests ways in which these can be used, some of their limitations, and ways in which they can complement one another.
The sections include the following:
Some programmes start with the most available materials or media. However, it is important for educators to be cautious in reaching conclusions on how to form the elements of a voter education programme. It is essential that the initial programme assessment be done before selecting available programme elements.
Educators around the world are designing voter education programmes with increasing creativity, both with respect to the range of media being used and the manner in which they are being used, from paper balloons in Japan to large national civic education coalitions in Central and South America.
