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Woods, Leah; Willis, Jamie; Wright, D. C.; Knapp, Tim – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2013
Many academic departments are making efforts to increase faculty and student community engagement as part of a movement to revitalize the civic function of higher education. A case study of the development of a public sociology program provides examples of steps that can be taken to involve educators and students in communities in multifaceted…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sociology, Outreach Programs, School Community Programs
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Nelson, Philip J. – Great Plains Quarterly, 1999
In the 1940s, the Montana Study focused on engaging the University of Montana in outreach efforts in small towns, developing mechanisms to stabilize the family and small communities and improve the quality of small-town life. Its most popular activity was the creation of over a dozen community study groups aimed at community cultural renewal. (SV)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Education, Community Study
Grimes, George P., Jr. – 1975
The study was designed to collect and analyze data for a needs assessment of the Uptown Community of Chicago. Baseline data about the people residing and/or living in Uptown, their needs, fears, hopes, and expectations, and information regarding the causes and remedies of Uptown problems are given. Participants included persons from virtually…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Education, Community Problems
Bedggood, Richard, Ed. – 1974
The document contains the texts of nine papers presented at the first conference of the New Zealand Association for Community Education. "Community as a Basis for Education" focuses on ways of utilizing community resources for education and offering learning programs based on the needs of community members. "Community Education and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Education, Community Programs
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. State Agency for Title I. – 1974
The demonstration research project initiated in 1966 sought to identify community needs through interviews with local citizens and county and municipal officials, and through distribution of 800 mailed questionnaires. Following a review of the project's accomplishments to date, the document presents a report of the 1975-77 Statewide priorities…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Education, Community Leaders