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Montilla, R. Esteban; Smith, Robert L. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2009
Counseling is an emerging profession in Latin America that offers people an opportunity to voice pain, exercise power, authentically connect with others, and experience healing within the community. Counseling reflects collaborative efforts between consultant and consultee who come together to reach mutual healing and growth through the use of…
Descriptors: Holistic Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Community Resources, Counseling
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Rao, P. Hanumantha; And Others – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1993
This study identified easily available nonprofessional resources for screening and identifying individuals with disabilities in India's rural areas, evaluated the efficacy of the resources, and identified community resources to facilitate long-term social self-management of individuals with disabilities. National Service Scheme volunteers from two…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Programs, Community Resources, Delivery Systems
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Morgan, Robert M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1989
Discusses the improvement of educational programs in developing countries. Highlights include systems analysis in education; education and national resources; instructional systems design (ISD) and improved efficiency; programed learning and teaching; and a development project to improve the efficiency of Korean elementary schools. (33 references)…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Educational Improvement
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McConkey, Roy; O'Toole, Brian – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1998
Describes the training strategy developed by the Community Based Rehabilitation Programme in Guyana. The strategy has three components: the identification of training needs of families and support workers, the production of video-based training packages on specific topics, and the utilization of available personnel to act as local tutors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Community Resources, Developing Nations
Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1991
This annual report for the Bernard van Leer Foundation describes the foundation's activities during 1990. The foundation seeks to promote the development of human resources in communities with social, economic, and cultural problems, focusing its efforts on the needs of young children. The first part of the publication contains a general…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Welfare, Community Development, Community Programs
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Zambone, Alana M.; Suarez, Stephanie Cox – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
The community-based rehabilitation model has successfully trained community members in rural areas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America to deliver educational and rehabilitation services to disabled individuals and their families. Practices applicable to improving educational and rehabilitation services in the United States involve staff…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Community Involvement, Community Resources, Delivery Systems
Ekanayake, S. B. – Prospects, 1990
Delineates the need to make rural education more relevant to rural students in developing nations, stressing limitations in traditional Western approaches. Advocates rural pedagogy that encourages lifelong learning and develops community resources. Provides a case study of a rural pedagogy program in Sri Lanka. (CH)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Economic Development
White (E.H.) Co., San Francisco, CA. – 1979
Intended to assist Agency for International Development officers, advisors, and health officials in incorporating health planning into national plans for economic development, this ninth of ten manuals in the International Health Planning Methods series contains eight papers dealing with the integration of community health concerns into…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Programs, Community Resources, Community Support
Ekanayake, S. B. – 1979
Representatives from 15 villages participated in a workshop planned to give teachers in rural small schools an understanding of the nature and problems of the small school and its community, an appreciation of the cultural background of village people, and the skills to implement practical village development programs. Prior to the workshop,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Cross Cultural Training