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Devereux, Eoin – Community Development Journal, 1993
Muintir na Tire was founded in 1931 as a cooperative society for rural development in Ireland. From 1937-70, it shifted to a vocationalist mode; 1970 to the present focused on restructuring the movement. Currently, it needs to press for its share of available funding for community development. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Cooperatives, Foreign Countries
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Dhesi, Autar S. – Community Development Journal, 1996
In India development strategy is shifting toward recognition of the importance of initiative and the role of nongovernmental organizations. Revival of communitarianism (community volunteer action) is playing a major role in improvement of the rural environment. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Action, Decentralization, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
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Oakley, Peter – Community Development Journal, 1988
The author examines the relevance of the monitoring and evaluation literature and practice to the issue of how to understand and to monitor and evaluate nonmaterial or nonproductive objectives of rural development. He discusses an alternative monitoring and evaluation approach that will resolve this issue. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries