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Sargent, Charles A. – Journal of Extension, 1973
The article discusses the role of educator as change agent in community development. Suggestions are offered for resolving the conflicts between education and problem-solving action, neutrality and advocacy, public interests and special interests, and values and facts. (AG)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Change Agents, Community Development, Community Education
Grudens-Schuck, Nancy; Hargrove, Tasha M. – 2000
Participatory adult education programs assist individuals to substitute interdependent, mutually beneficial relationships for unrewarding, dependent relationships. Indicators of changes in dependency, however, are absent or imprecise in evaluations of participatory projects. A study explored facets of dependency by relating practitioners'…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Environment, Community Development, Community Education