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Daniel P. Collins; K. S. U. Jayaratne; Shannon McCollum – Journal of Extension, 2024
The purpose of this research was to explore the strategies effective in building community networks and pooling the resources necessary for laying the foundation to develop a successful county 4-H Extension program in early careers of Extension agents. We conducted this three-round Delphi study with a panel of specially selected 24 successful 4-H…
Descriptors: Community Development, Social Networks, Youth Programs, Nonprofit Organizations
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Simon Parkinson – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2024
The Workers' Educational Association (WEA) has supported adult learning for over 120 years. Participating in adult learning brings a range of benefits for individuals and communities. These go much wider than solely education benefits and include better health, increased participation in community activities, and increased confidence and critical…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Social Justice, Organizations (Groups), Educational Benefits
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J. Pareigis; M. Kvarnström; B. Cefa; J. Y. H. Bai; O. Zawacki-Richter; L. Uhlin; N. Jakobsson; G. Theilmeier – International Journal for Academic Development, 2024
Open Networked Learning (ONL) is a collaborative open online course for higher education educators worldwide, focusing on open education, collaborative learning, and course design. The interorganizational course welcomes both institutional and open learners from around 30 nations. Delivered 17 times since 2014 with up to 120 participants in each…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Communities of Practice, Open Education, Problem Based Learning
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Ademola Olumuyiwa Omotosho – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to explore the contribution of Enactus sustainability initiatives to youth empowerment and community development, thus analysing how South African higher education institutions can increase student involvement in Enactus projects across all faculties. Design/methodology/approach: Using a systematic literature review…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Community Development, Student Empowerment
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Sally Robinson; Jan Idle; Karen R. Fisher; Kathleen Reedy; Christy Newman; Christiane Purcal; Gianfranco Giuntoli; Sarah Byrne; Ruby Nankivell; Gavin Burner; Rebeka Touzeau; Tim Adam; Paige Armstrong – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: Negative attitudes remain a major barrier to the equality of people with disability, especially when coupled with the lack of autonomy imposed on many people. This paper analyses how disability self-advocacy groups seek to change community attitudes and work towards systemic change by mobilising knowledge from their lived experience.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Organizations, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Peer Teaching
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Alice Willatt; Mary Brydon-Miller; Denise Cumberland; Yunyan Li – Educational Action Research, 2024
The Gloucestershire Gateway Trust (GGT) is a social enterprise initiative in Southwest England focused on Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). This article describes a six-year action research collaboration that has sought to support the GGT and its local non-profit organizational partners using a variety of action research methods, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Community, Participatory Research