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Court, Michael – Community Development Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Development, Program Administration, Program Development

Iceton, E. A. – Community Development Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Action Research, Behavior Change, Community Development, Dropouts

Lammerink, Marc P. – Community Development Journal, 1994
Describes projects of the School of Social Work at Central America University, Nicaragua: (1) development of a postgraduate course for professionals; (2) discovery learning and participatory action research in a fishing village; and (3) application of participatory approaches to rural development. (SK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Development, Community Involvement, Discovery Learning

Ward, Kevin – Community Development Journal, 1997
Case studies of the University of Leeds' action research projects in the local community illustrate the use of mainstream and other sources of funding to fulfil a social purpose agenda. Recent funding changes may jeopardize community-based adult education, despite rhetoric about universities and their communities. (SK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, College Role, Community Development

Higgins, Joan – Community Development Journal, 1980
Compares social reform strategies in Britain and America. Illustrates how programs in both countries had similar difficulties, including diffusion of research findings, clarification of objectives, and political manipulation of social research. (SK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Community Control, Community Development, Comparative Analysis