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Peer reviewedBaumann, F. G. – Community Development Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Developing Nations, Expenditures
Peer reviewedSetterlund, Deborah; Abbott, Joan – Community Development Journal, 1995
Fifteen older women involved as volunteers faced several barriers to participation: pain, disability, family obligations, assumptions about age, transportation, and different patterns and pace of life. Structural changes that would enhance older people's contributions to community life were suggested. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Females, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLackey, Alvin S.; Dershem, Larry – Community Development Journal, 1992
Interviews with 72 volunteers who participated in community development activities over 9 years showed that (1) all increased existing knowledge and skills; (2) on average, women learned more than men; and (3) the greater the level of involvement, the greater the learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Adults, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Educational Benefits
Peer reviewedTe Momo, Fiona; Prihantinah, Tri Lisiani; Marinova, Dora; Stocker, Laura; Muchira, Lydiah Mumbi – Community Development Journal, 2002
Three practice-based articles highlight common experiences and challenges in dealing with the impact of globalization: "Maori Volunteers: Finding a Voice for the Voiceless" (Te Momo); "Empowering Women through Income-generating Projects: Evidence from Indonesia" (Prihantinah, Marinova, Stocker); and "Empowering Kenyan…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Development, Cultural Education, Empowerment
Peer reviewedChamberlain, Audrey – Community Development Journal, 1993
Reviews community development projects in Nicaragua that use the multiplier effect in which people learn from each other. Projects include volunteer community health promoters, women's family gardens cooperatives, soil and water conservation programs, a women's collective, and a wheelchair repair workshop. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Cooperatives, Foreign Countries
