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Hobbs, Vicki M.; Christianson, J. Scott – 1997
This book describes in non-technical language how a small school can greatly expand its course offerings by forming a two-way interactive television (I-TV) network with surrounding school districts. I-TV is the linkage of 3 to 10 school districts over fiber optic, coaxial cable, or dedicated copper telephone lines which enables participating…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Development, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
Thompson, Jane, Ed. – 2000
These 12 papers support the view that the current, general interest in widening participation in higher education in the United Kingdom may provide opportunities to radicalize policies and intervene strategically in institutional practices in ways that help to influence them. "Introduction" (Jane Thompson) precedes "Joining,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Community Development
Download full textIrby, Merita, Ed. – 2001
The International Learning Group on Youth and Community Development (ILG) was formed to examine the convergence of youth development and community development. In 1999, ILG commissioned a set of papers from young people involved in national efforts to engage youth in the political processes of their countries and brought ILG members together for a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Agents, Childrens Rights, Community Development
Auret, Diana – 2000
This book documents the history, successes, and failures of Save the Children's farmworker program in Zimbabwe, 1981-98. The report explores workers' past and present living and working conditions on commercial farms and describes how the program promoted a progression from workers with a migrant mentality to the building of functional…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Adult Basic Education, Agricultural Laborers
Alheit, Peter, Ed.; Kammler, Eva, Ed. – 1998
This book contains 56 papers from a European conference. Representative papers include the following: "Adult Education, European Citizenship and the Role of the Regions" (Sussmuth); "Can Lifelong Learning Prevent the Breakdown of Society?" (Young); "Two Challenges to a Modern Concept of Lifelong Learning" (Alheit);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, College Programs
