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Parks, Gail Armstrong – 1979
Case studies of local development projects in Scotland, Norway, Australia, and the United States (Minnesota) indicate that federal education programs of a "generative" nature (those linking educational improvement to other improvement efforts, emphasizing process, and stimulating grass-roots participation) are most likely to promote…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Services
Herr, Edwin L.; Whitson, Karin Stork – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1979
Describes the various forms of career guidance that are being developed in urban settings to respond to the guidance needs of a diverse urban adult population. Community-based approaches exist in many settings but are largely uncoordinated and frequently do not systematically address the diverse needs found in pluralistic adult populations.…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Career Guidance, Community Centers
Download full textDavis, Carolyn – 1978
This set of training materials was developed for a nationwide prevention education program designed to develop new citizen awareness of the importance of making sound, personal decisions leading to the reduction of drinking problems and alcoholism. There are three packages of prevention education materials presented: Reflections in a Glass, for…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Action, Community Leaders, Decision Making
Peer reviewedSuina-Lowery, Carletta – Journal of American Indian Education, 1979
Federal and state bilingual education legislation since 1923 has not enhanced the education of Pueblo Indian children in New Mexico. Lacking public school control, Pueblo Indians have resisted the establishment of bilingual education programs for their children. Bilingual-bicultural program development must be preceded by giving Pueblos community…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education
Saarinen, Thomas F. – 1979
The relationship between an individual's or community's awareness of natural hazards and subsequent behavior change is examined in this review of research. The document is presented in seven sections. Following Section I, the introduction, Section II discusses the role of experience in behavior change. Section III examines the role of education…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Behavior Change
Von Hahmann, Gail – 1978
The paper examines collaborative program development in participatory nonformal education, emphasizing the process of programming based on field experiences of the Center for International Education of the University of Massachusetts. The objective is to serve as an initial step in the development of collaborative programming theory and practice.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Involvement, Cooperation
