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Direct linkDluhy, Milan; Swartz, Nicholas – Social Indicators Research, 2006
There are over 200 identified community based indicator projects in the United States. This paper reviews the factors that contribute to the success and failure of community indicator projects and discusses the types of desired outcomes that communities are trying to achieve. Both organizational and political factors contributing to the success of…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Community Programs, Quality of Life, Community Development
Download full textAbatena, Hailu – 1989
This paper argues that the goal of community development should be to provide more than material gains such as fast economic growth. The paper provides two case studies from Ethiopia which demonstrate how proper implementation of community development processes and principles might lead to successful attainment of tangible and intangible…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Programs
Peer reviewedAnders, Gary C. – Journal of American Indian Education, 1986
Examines effects of Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act within broader context of rapid social change. Considers viability of rural Alaska village life and economic and social relevance of traditional Native culture. Suggests expansion of state/federal programs imposing welfare dependence are a powerful force in undermining traditional…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Community Development, Culture Conflict
Peer reviewedRavitz, Mel – Social Policy, 1988
Examines the effect of community development projects on Detroit (Michigan) over the past decade. Concludes that community development has failed to increase the number of jobs available and has contributed to neighborhood deterioration. (FMW)
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Change, Community Development, Economic Development
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. Medical Center Campus. – 1991
In 1991, Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) developed a proposal for the Comprehensive Neighborhood Quality of Life Enrichment Program, a program to be based on the principles of holism, prevention, and community synergy, focusing on the treatment of individuals with many, complex, and "all-at-once" needs. The program will operate in a poor…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Ecology, Economic Climate
Peer reviewedMiller, Michael K.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1984
Estimates impact of community resource development (CRD) programs on a variety of quality of life indicators for 73 Arkansas counties that were nonmetropolitan in 1960. Results indicate that few quality of life indicators were affected in the direction intended by CRD programs. Examines substantive and methodological implications of the findings.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Resources, Dropout Prevention, Extension Education
Marzuki, Saleh; Dilts, Russ – 1982
Bintang Anda (Your Star) is not a single game, but is rather a format for a family of simulation games which was developed in 1975 when the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture began a search for innovations in educational technology that could be applied to problems of rural development. Indonesia's development goals emphasize improvement…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Decision Making Skills, Developing Nations
