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Download full textInter-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
Larson, Rick; McCullough, Gair – Active Learner: A Foxfire Journal for Teachers, 1996
The Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (REAL) program is a network of teachers from 150 high schools, colleges, and universities in 23 states and 2 foreign countries. The program uses experiential learning to link rural schools with rural development by drawing on schools' resources to revitalize the community, while using the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adult Education, Business Education, Community Development
PDF pending restorationSummers, Gene F., Ed. – 1997
In this report, the Rural Sociological Society Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty presents 11 Pathways from Poverty (PfP) state-team efforts and accomplishments. Education and training are themes that appear here and there throughout the strategies described. Many PfP state teams have formed alliances with state rural development councils that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Sears, David W., Ed.; Reid, J. Norman, Ed. – 1995
This book seeks to provide a basis for reexamining rural development policy by presenting comprehensive and current information on the effectiveness of various rural policy approaches. An introduction that defines development terminology and discusses changing policy needs is followed by 13 chapters that represent the best recent research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Business Education, Change Strategies, Community Development
Peer reviewedMason, Robb; Randell, Shirley – Education in Rural Australia, 1995
Addresses Australia's changing economic structure and the increasingly important role of adult education in rural economic development. Adult programs that positively impact rural development include training for employment, small business training, enterprise education, community awareness programs aimed at promoting understanding of how money…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Development, Community Education
