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Peer reviewedMartinez-Brawley, Emilia E. – Community Development Journal, 1981
A study was conducted to determine whether the tenets of rural social work were applicable only to the developing countries or whether they were also meaningful in the context of other industrial nations of the West. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Political Influences, Rural Development, Social Change
Peer reviewedDevereux, 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
Peer reviewedMadu, Ephraim N.; Umebali, Emmanuel E. – Community Development Journal, 1993
A survey of 23 chairpersons of town unions (rural sociocultural organizations) in Nigeria indicated that self-help projects in education and rural development were concentrated in areas lacking infrastructure. Recommendations were made for an organizing framework, leadership training, government assistance, and efforts to encourage active…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Cooperatives, Foreign Countries
