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Tisenkopfs, Talis; Kunda, Ilona; šumane, Sandra; Brunori, Gianluca; Klerkx, Laurens; Moschitz, Heidrun – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2015
Purpose: The paper explores the role of boundary work and boundary objects in enhancing learning and innovation processes in hybrid multi-actor networks for sustainable agriculture (LINSA). Design/Methodology/Approach: Boundary work in LINSA is analysed on the basis of six case studies carried out in SOLINSA project under a common methodology. In…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Rural Development, Sustainable Development, Learning Processes
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O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran – Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
Indigenous peoples and other rural or remote populations often bear the social and environmental cost of extractive industries while obtaining little of the wealth they generate. Recent developments including national and international recognition of Indigenous rights, and the growth of "corporate social responsibility" initiatives among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Industry, Corporations
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Madzudzo, Elias – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2011
This paper looks at brokerage functions in a project on building innovation capacity through improved networking. Innovation capacity influences how actors respond to changes in their environments. In such dynamic environments well connected sets of actors are at an advantage in that they can combine skills to address the emerging opportunities…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Action Research, Innovation, Foreign Countries
The White House, 2013
Driven by new digital technologies, the future of learning is increasingly interactive, individualized, and full of real-world experiences and information. Unfortunately, the average school has about the same connectivity as the average American home, but serves 200 times as many users, and fewer than 20 percent of educators say their school's…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Federal Programs, Strategic Planning
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Meijles, Erik; Van Hoven, Bettina – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2010
Drawing on experiences from a project conducted in the "Drentsche Aa" area in the Netherlands, this article discusses the concept of the "rural atelier" as a form of problem-based learning. The rural atelier principle was used originally in rural development planning and described as such by Foorthuis (2005) and Elerie and…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Rural Development, Teaching Methods
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Agbemabiese, Lawrence – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2009
Advances in energy access in developing countries over the past 25 years have been remarkable with more than 1 billion unserved people gaining access to electricity and modern fuels. However, as impressive as this may sound, large gaps remain: 1.6 billion people still lack access to electricity and another 2.5 billion continue to rely on…
Descriptors: Fuels, Energy, Rural Areas, Sustainable Development
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Sinnott, Jan D. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2008
Humanistic Psychology emphasizes five key principles: (1) belief in the wholeness of human nature and experience; (2) focus on free will and the individual power to create; (3) realization that the human person lives "nested" in biology, culture and history; (4) conscious intention is important to human development and action; and (5)…
Descriptors: Humanistic Education, Psychology, Humanism, World Views
Noguchi, Fumiko – Online Submission, 2010
Since its establishment in 2003, the Japan Council on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD-J) has paid close attention to informal learning processes in community-based efforts to promote local sustainable development. ESD-J carried out two projects to collect information on and visualise community-based ESD practice: the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Informal Education, Community Programs
Schuytema, Paul – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2007
This paper explores how rural communities with limited financial resources and technical expertise can have a useful Web page along with the ability for community and business leaders to maintain this presence. The tools to be employed are not new to the Web, but they may be considered "cutting edge" when it comes to a rural community's…
Descriptors: Internet, Community Development, Rural Education, Web Sites
Belloncle, Guy – 1982
Although failures have been encountered in the West African cooperative movement, farm cooperatives are an indispensable tool for rural development. They can generate an investment budget at the village level and can provide a stimulating framework for education. The Senegalese farm cooperative movement has experienced a number of problems. Three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cooperatives, Developing Nations
Appalachia, 1984
Case studies on recreation, tourism, retirement homes, and information processing and distribution centers illustrate service industries subject to deliberate economic stimulation. The panel concludes that Appalachian communities may be missing major opportunities for development due to misunderstandings and "myths" about the economic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Economic Development, Emerging Occupations, Futures (of Society)
Chaboux, Collette – Academy for Educational Development, 2006
This case study describes the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), which was formed to explore ways to help children from its rural development program gain access to improved education. Working mainly in rural areas, BRAC focused on improved quality through improved education service delivery, management detail, and finance. While…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Rural Areas, Rural Development
Appalachia, 1984
Case studies demonstrate four capital packaging approaches: a comprehensive statewide enterprise program for Pennsylvania; a county-based industrial development fund in Chautauqua County, New York; an employee buyout in Saratoga Springs, New York; and establishment of a small venture capital company in the Kentucky Highlands with Office of…
Descriptors: Capital, Case Studies, Economic Development, Financial Support
Sanoff, Henry – 1999
The Community Design movement advocates that mismanagement of the physical environment is a major factor contributing to social and economic ills of a community. This book provides the proven tools and techniques for bringing community members into the community design process successfully and productively. It offers 15 case studies chronicling…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Community Development, Community Involvement
Grant, Thomas N. – 1991
Case studies of two, successful, rural, self-development programs in India are presented in this document, which is designed to supplement the study of India in the social studies curriculum. After a brief introduction to India's village system, the two projects are discussed. The first case study presents a water collection system in Bagrunda…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Developing Nations, Economic Development
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