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Carreon, Joe – Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy, 2011
This article presents an interview with Juan Sepulveda. Sepulveda was appointed by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to the position of Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics on May 19, 2009. In this capacity, Sepulveda is responsible for directing the efforts of the White House Initiative in…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Attainment, Educational Quality, Hispanic American Students
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Munck, Ronaldo – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2010
Can civic engagement become a "core business" of the contemporary university, or is it an attractive "add-on" that is not affordable in the current economic climate? Contemporary universities often play an important role in local community development and, as such, have the opportunity to develop civic engagement strategies to…
Descriptors: Community Development, Citizenship, Citizen Participation, Global Approach
Huwe, Terence K. – Computers in Libraries, 2010
The rapidly evolving digital world inspires much use of nautical terminology: (1) navigation; (2) discovery; (3) the voyage; and (4) the new terrain at the end of the journey. Considering how quickly new technologies are arriving on smartphones, the nautical adventure is continuing at an increased pace. Innovations in basic library services follow…
Descriptors: Community Development, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Public Libraries
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Reed, Horace; And Others – Community Education Journal, 1990
Discusses the elements useful for developing a conceptual framework for social change efforts: the characteristics of the social problem, the target unit, the nature and intensity of purposes for change, and the appropriate change methods. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Education, Empowerment
Dobson, John R. A. – 1982
Three seminars examined strategies and tactics for community mobilization in Latin America. The sessions--which were held in Bogota, Columbia; Quito, Ecuador; and Recife, Brazil--involved a total of 75 participants from 27 organizations. Addressed during the seminars were development, leadership, mobilization, and learning in the context of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Education
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Walters, Ronald – Urban League Review, 1985
Reviews Black political strategies of the 1960s and 1970s. Calls for a further shift in strategy, in light of the fact that the most urgent and primary task of Black leadership is the internal reconstruction of the Black community through strengthening both its common frame of reference and common resource base. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Leadership, Black Power, Change Strategies
United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK. – 1989
Based on the ideas of participants at a Native American youth conference, this document sets out an agenda to bring about a new future for Native American youth by the year 2000. The agenda presents 12 interrelated goals concerned with the development of a stronger, more self-reliant Native American society. Several strategies for action are…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Change Strategies
Thomas, Margaret G. – 1988
Rural economic development depends on implementation of strategies that capture the competitive edge of the total rural environment. It will not succeed by weak duplication of traditional urban development strategies. The historic dependence on the natural resource base that is the common denominator for rural areas must be regarded not as a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Action, Community Development, Community Planning
Garkovich, Lorraine – 1989
This speech examines how people perceive relationships among families, communities, and governments, and how these perceptions influence current family and community policies and programs. It also suggests new ways of understanding the nature of the social world and offers examples of policies and programs that stem from traditional beliefs and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Programs
Lappe, Frances Moore; Du Bois, Paul Martin – 1994
This book highlights the role of citizens in solving public problems. Part 1 presents the insights of several successful Americans to show why the rethinking of self-interest, power, and public life is the key to bringing new meaning into the lives of Americans. Part 2 describes changes occurring across the United States, which are conceptualized…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Vavrek, Bernard – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1995
Discusses the role of rural public libraries in the information age. Characteristics of rural communities that library planners should consider are conservatism, the lack of professionally trained librarians, library trustee involvement, the need for marketing, and gender balance. Suggestions for recreating rural libraries and providing…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Benefits, Community Development
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Whitelock, Pamela L. – Community College Journal, 2000
Describes the creation and development of a Citizen Leadership Institute (CLI) and its corresponding Citizen Leadership Training Program (CLTP) by Gulf Coast Community College in an effort to foster systemic change in community problem-solving. States that solutions found by CLI may contain responses to similar problems faced by sister…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Community Change
Charbonneau, Yvon – 1979
Humans, not things, are of primary importance when talking of development. All over the world, two separate, contradictory types of development may be seen: the first, centered on man, the second, on wealth. One of the ways in which man can gain control over his own future is through the school. It is essential to find out which type of…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Change Strategies, Community Development, Economic Development
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 2002
The Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) is a national program that supports the efforts of community colleges in distressed rural areas to move their people and communities toward prosperity. RCCI's goals are increasing access to education and developing regional economies. RCCI demonstration sites have produced a wealth of information about…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 2002
The Duke Endowment's Program for the Rural Carolinas is a 5-year effort to assist the revitalization of rural communities. Guiding principles of the program are that the rural Carolinas matter, this generation of workers matters, effective community development involves the entire community, solutions must be locally determined, healthy…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development
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