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Castle, Emery, Ed.; Baldwin, Barbara, Ed. – 1990
From an interdisciplinary perspective, this proceedings of the National Rural Studies Committee examines how rural people, communities, and institutions have and are adapting to the enormous changes of recent decades, especially the 1980s. The specialized scholarly presentations cover such diverse issues as rural family, public policies,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Economic Change, Institutions
Download full textCastle, Emery, Ed.; Baldwin, Barbara, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings contains 11 papers that focus on issues and problems of rural communities in the Southwest. Papers include: (1) "Dilemmas of a New Age: A Half-Millennium of Landscape Change in New Mexico and the Southwest," by Paul F. Starrs; (2) "American Indians Today," by C. Matthew Snipp; (3) "The Southwest: Global…
Descriptors: American Indians, Conservation (Environment), Demography, Economic Development
Kidd, Ross, Ed.; Colletta, Nat, Ed. – 1980
Case studies and seminar reports are provided that were presented at an international seminar to examine field experiences in using a culture-based approach to nonformal education. Part I, containing an introductory paper and nine case studies, focuses on indigenous institutions and processes in health, family planning, agriculture, basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Programs, Cultural Context
Parmley, Fran, Ed. – 1987
This collection of conference papers covers various aspects of rural education in changing times. The conference focused on changes and innovations in rural education and on reasons why rural educators can be optimistic. The proceedings report includes brief papers and workshop summaries on topics ranging from rural public relations to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies
International Council for Adult Education, Toronto (Ontario). – 1979
This publication contains reports, papers, and presentations from the International Seminar on Research in Adult Education and Development. The keynote address, The Role (Past, Present, and Future) of Adult Education in Development, reviews the five-year Design for Action from the 1976 International Conference on Adult Education and Development.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Inayatullah, C., Ed. – 1976
A 10-day seminar for senior government officials concerned with making rural development policies in selected Asian countries focused on programs adopted by various Asian governments to tackle rural development problems. To compare various approaches, seven indicators of rural development were used: agricultural productivity; rural employment;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Fuglesang, Andreas, Ed. – 1973
The objective of the two week long 1972 Dag Hammarskjold Seminar was to break away from traditional and theoretical concepts of information work in order to gain a practical insight into communication, especially as it applies to social and economic development. Fifty participants and lecturers from developed and developing countries in Europe and…
Descriptors: Administration, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Mookherjee, Harsha N., Ed. – 1977
"Rural Sociology: A Field of Basic and Applied Research" was the theme of the 1977 annual meeting. Participants at the convention heard 50 reports in 14 sessions, as well as five special panels and two special sessions. Most of the papers, research reports and essays presented in the sessions are included in this document and serve as…
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, Career Planning, Citizen Participation
