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Boonyawirot, Somsak; And Others – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1986
The authors describe an experimental 3-year project of the Thailand Ministry of Education's Nonformal Education Department. The project features decentralization and local participation in the integration of government services to villages. Results indicate that the methods used produce better than average participation and more benefits to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Benefits, Community Programs
Norman, Charles – 1989
In recent years, service programs targeted for Georgia's rural communities have decreased proportionately in relation to those intended for the state's rapidly expanding population centers. At the same time, erosion of traditional manufacturing industries and an adverse agricultural economy have decreased the ability of rural communities to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Developmental Programs
Siddiqui, Dilnawaz A. – 1978
Studies of the role of education in human development, especially in relation to approaches to national education in developing countries, are cited in this 45-item annotated bibliography. Other topics covered include educational development in rural areas, and development through non-formal and adult education programs. Case studies of individual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs
Inter-American Foundation, Rosslyn, VA. – 1988
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency created by Congress, funds local private organizations that support the self-help efforts of the poor in Latin America and the Caribbean. In fiscal year 1988, IAF approved 208 new grants, 173 grant supplements, and other program activities totaling nearly $25 million. The average grant…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Annual Reports, Developmental Programs
Inter-American Foundation, Rosslyn, VA. – 1989
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency created by Congress, funds local private organizations that support the self-help efforts of the poor in 25 Latin American and Caribbean countries. In fiscal year 1989, IAF approved 208 new grants, 175 grant supplements, and other program activities totaling over $25 million. The average…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
Hanumanthappa, H. S.; And Others – 1972
A study was conducted to identify some generally accepted principles and procedures found to be effective and useful in county and area resource development planning. Review of available published and unpublished literature and involvement of a six-member panel of judges permitted identification of nine principles concerning resource development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Community Development, Community Programs
Mensing, Friedhelm – In Press, 1988
It is estimated that there are over 10,000 non-governmental groups and initiatives in West Germany devoted to improving the quality of life of people in the developing countries. Many of these projects consist of churches helping churches, such as Misereor, the charity organization of German Catholics, or Brot fur die Welt (Bread for the World),…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Church Programs, Community Development
Parlato, Ronald; And Others – 1980
Intended as a working document for communications professionals and as reference material for planning administrators, the study compared comic books and fotonovelas, and analyzed their use in health and nutrition, family planning, agriculture, and literacy programs in developing nations. Most of the somewhat limited efforts to use comics and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agriculture, Comics (Publications), Developing Nations
Ewert, D. Merrill – 1980
Education has long been a development priority in Africa. The failure and limitations of formal education have led to the emergence of nonformal alternatives of various types. They include extension education, training programs, multipurpose educational programs (for middle-level professionals), cooperative self-help programs (community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Community Development, Community Involvement
Literacy Documentation, 1978
Three abstracts and seventy-five acquisitions related to adult literacy are presented. A few of the acquisition entries are in French. The abstracts are of the following: "Directory of Organizations Offering Literacy Training Courses," by the International Institute of Adult Literacy Methods; "Directory of Universities and Institutes Offering…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Bibliographies