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Martinez-Brawley, Emilia E. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1986
Reports universal issues discussed by social welfare experts from 20 European/North American countries: unique energy of strong "local communities," stimulation of innovative thinking to resolve rural problems, and recognition that depopulated rural communities often regain strength and vitality when they become more accepting of new…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Development, Creative Thinking
Direct linkJournal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Summarizes outcomes of the 1994 international conference, "Issues Affecting Rural Communities," held in Townsville, Australia. The aim of the conference was to identify major issues in health, education, and community development, and to explore possibilities of applying international and interdisciplinary perspectives to the remediation…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conferences, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMatulich, Loretta – Community and Junior College Journal, 1981
Reports on the COMBASE Conference (Portland, Oregon, September 18, 1980), which addressed the relationships among community development, the community college, and the public. Outlines the conference's mission and the problems and needs assessed by urban, suburban, and suburban-rural study groups. (CAM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Dropouts, Needs Assessment
