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Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1987
Four papers consider the growth of telecommunications in developing countries: (1) "Telecommunications Investment in Developing Countries and the Generation of Foreign Exchange: The Impact of Electronic Funds Transfer" (Heather E. Hudson and Lynn C. York); (2) "The Effect of Information Sector Growth on Telecommunications…
Descriptors: Banking, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedMiller, Chris; And Others – Community Development Journal, 1990
Includes "Community Work in the U.K.: Reflections on the 1980s" (Miller, Bryant); "Multiplication and Divisions: Trends in Community Development in Ireland since the 1960s" (Cinneide, Walsh); "Reconstruction to Deconstruction: The Transformation of Community Work in Australia" (Meekosha; Mowbray): "Community…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Cultural Pluralism, Feminism
Henderson, Paul, Ed.; Francis, David, Ed. – 1993
This book contains 10 case studies of rural community development in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Catalonia, as seen from the perspective of community-work practitioners. Development projects encompassed such activities as promotion of tourism, establishment of community centers, vocational training for school dropouts, adult community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Development
Download full textRegional Technology Strategies, Inc., Carrboro, NC. – 2001
Connemara, a rural region in Ireland, is characterized by high unemployment, high emigration, poor infrastructure, inadequate public services, and a low rate of transfer to third-level education. To address the situation, the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), joined forces with Connemara West (a community-owned development organization…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development
Peer reviewedO'Cinneide, Micheal S. – Research in Rural Education, 1987
Describes adult educational program by University College Galway in rural West Ireland, following significant out-migration of young people. Aim is to encourage development initiatives, community participation, and self help. Program includes lectures, seminars, and class projects. Program's successes noted. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Change, Community Development
