The Myth of Programmed Texts
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The Myth of Programmed Texts
A group of seminary students came from the U.S. to study firsthand theological education by extension (TEE) in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Those of us who were working in TEE were assigned various topics; mine was stated in two words: “Programmed Instruction.”
Types of TEE
Here are some warnings and guidelines from one of the early boosters of theological education by extension, who still believes in its potential for development of the church.
Types of TEE
Here are some warnings and guidelines from one of the early boosters of theological education by extension, who still believes in its potential for development of the church.
Ralph D. Winter: The Entrepreneurial Mobilizer
Most people who know something about the late missiologist Ralph Winter, know about his Lausanne 1974 plenary address on unreached peoples (Winter 1975). Some know him from his reinvigorating the discussion about church and mission structures—which he called Sodalities and Modalities (Winter 1974). Still others know him because of his foundational work on Theological Education by Extension (TEE) in the 1960s (Winter 1969).
The Challenge to Make Extension Education Culturally Relevant
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