Descriptor
| Community Development | 2 |
| Community Organizations | 2 |
| Self Help Programs | 2 |
| Cooperatives | 1 |
| Foreign Countries | 1 |
| Minority Groups | 1 |
| Participation | 1 |
| Political Influences | 1 |
| Rural Areas | 1 |
| Rural Development | 1 |
| Self Concept | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Riches, Graham – International Review of Community Development, 1971
This article is based on a recent study of community centres as agents of urban community development in Hong Kong and Singapore, and arose from the generalised claim that community centres in these two predominantly urban societies do act as tools of community development. (Author/RY)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Minority Groups, Participation
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
