THE SCOPE OF RADIO PROGRAMMES AND ROLE OF RADIO PHONE-IN CONFERENCE IN CAPACITY BUILDING – A CASE STUDY OF KARNATAKA STATE
Abstract The globalised society demands for knowledge based society. A country like India, which is rich in resources both natural and human can work to exploit the circumstances. For this purpose the human resource has to made knowledgeable and aware of the latest development. India has worked seriously in spreading education to the masses in the country. Various schemes, programmes and projects were implemented. To reach the unreached the Distance Education Component was also brought in during implementation of DPEP. On the one hand, the complex, sophisticated media like computer, internet was used and on the other hand the age old media like print and radio were also revived for training of the field functionaries. The radio is a mode of oral communication, which was more systematically utilised in the programmes like DPEP and SSA. There are number of studies which have been carried out to show the potential of the media, which are mentioned in the article. Based on the suggestion...