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Strohschen, Gabriele I. E., Ed.; Lewis, Kim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Education for adults ought to consider a both-and mindset when it comes to selecting approaches, values, and program models in today's multi-sector, multi-diverse, and cross-cultural environments of teaching and learning. Experiences from educational professionals can lead to recommendations for these instruction and mentoring approaches of adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Situated Learning, Active Learning
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2008
This guide is based on findings of a year-long study undertaken by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to evaluate Institute-sponsored programs for youth aged 9-19 between 1998 and 2003, and discussion with the IMLS Youth Action Committee and practitioners about the kind of information needed for planning and implementing effective…
Descriptors: Community Development, Youth Programs, Informal Education, Museums
Hurry, Lynn – Environmental Education Bulletin, 1992
Discusses the issues involving the work of development and environmental education agencies. Presents definitions for the terms development and environmental education; the process of developmental education; the concept of developed communities; and proposes the need for future debate to clarify the issues. (MDH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
Roseland, Mark – 1992
This book is intended as a resource for elected officials, municipal staff, and citizens who would like to apply the concept of sustainable development in their communities through an ecosystems approach to human settlements management. The subcomponents of human community life and its impact on the environment are explored. Included are tested,…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Planning, Environmental Education
Libby, Richard M. – 1983
The Training, Research, and Assistance Cooperative Extension Service (TRACES) was formed to provide a central source of technical and training resources, knowledge, and avenues of government funding for the benefit of businesses and small to mid-sized industries in southeastern Ohio. The 16 organizations involved in TRACES are educational…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, School Business Relationship
Welch, Mary A., Ed. – Economic Issues for Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, 1992
The various aspects of community development are discussed including place, population, socio-cultural organizations, economic structure, and political structure. Ideas for bringing new money into the community are presented. Suggestions for building an economic plan are given along with a success story of one community's efforts. The booklet…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Economic Development, Economics
Remer, Jane – 1990
This book examines the place of the arts in the schools and how to establish that place. The document makes the case for the role of the visual arts, music, dance, drama, architecture, and aesthetics in educating boys and girls while simultaneously using the arts as a vehicle for school renewal. A special focus of the book is the rational for, and…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Action, Community Development, Curriculum Development

Munzer, Martha E. – Nature Study, 1985
Describes a simulation game which introduces concepts and problems associated with community planning. Initial activities include a role-playing exercise focusing on decisions related to a vacant lot; implications for various decisions are noted. Also gives suggested questions to address when planning a town. (DH)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education
Willauer, David O. – 1992
The KIDS Consortium is a private, non-profit organization that seeks to promote, facilitate, and institutionalize the involvement of children and youth in their communities in Maine. Kids as Planners, the central program of the KIDS Consortium, gives students the opportunity to become apprentice citizens by working with adult citizens in hands-on…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Grant, Thomas N. – 1991
Case studies of two, successful, rural, self-development programs in India are presented in this document, which is designed to supplement the study of India in the social studies curriculum. After a brief introduction to India's village system, the two projects are discussed. The first case study presents a water collection system in Bagrunda…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Decker, Larry E.; And Others – 1990
In a foreword to this document, David Mathews, president of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, describes in what ways effective communities are different from ineffective ones. Following an introduction, a section on school use suggests that most schools offer nothing to adults without children, so it should be no surprise that many adults are…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Centers, Community Development, Community Education
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Office of Programming and Training Coordination. – 1981
Intended for trainers conducting preservice Peace Corps volunteer training, this manual presents materials to help trainees evolve an understanding of what role women can and do play in the developmental process and of its relationship to Peace Corps programs. An introduction discusses the design and use of the manual. The training goals are then…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Development, Core Curriculum
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1995
"The Development Data Book," published by the World Bank presents statistics on countries with populations of more than one million. The statistics relate to economic development and the changes it is bringing about in the world. Sometimes called indicators, the statistics are measures of social and economic conditions in developing and industrial…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Development, Economic Change
Fier, Harriet, Ed.; And Others – 1995
The educational objective of this user's guide is to provide parents, teachers, and administrators with a resource to catalyze a wide range of partnerships and projects. Schools work best when everyone is actively involved so as to demonstrate democracy first hand. This program is designed to promote the democratic process of active citizenship in…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Development, Community Role, Democracy
Gray, Polly; And Others – 1981
This curriculum guide for teaching the history of Florida is designed as a teaching unit in the Social Studies program for fourth graders in the Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville). The central theme is "Our Widening World," and the primary idea is how conflict and interdependence brought about the growth and development of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Curriculum Guides, Economic Development, Grade 4