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Peer reviewedDavid, Matthew – Telematics and Informatics, 2003
Presents results from ethnographic fieldwork regarding a program to develop telematically delivered distance learning packages in Britain. Describes aims of the program, including building an infrastructure for distance learning and community development, to provide training software, and to identify limitations of attempts to break down economic…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Development, Computer Software, Distance Education
Download full textBright, Larry K.; Evans, Wayne H.; Marmet, Kathy – 2000
Outmigration in the rural Upper Midwest prompted a group of citizens and University of South Dakota faculty to form the Center for the Advancement of Rural Communities (ARC). ARC considers how to stimulate traditionally competitive and isolated South Dakota peoples to collaborate for economic, social, educational, political, and cultural gains. As…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperation, Distance Education, Economic Development
Grace, Margaret – 1998
Research aimed to enhance rural women's access to communication and information technologies and to assess the impact of their technology use on their participation in small business development and community development. Over 200 women throughout Queensland (Australia) were involved. A trial electronic mailing list linking rural women to urban…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Distance Education, Electronic Mail
Wall, Denis, Ed.; Owen, Michael, Ed. – 1992
This proceedings contains 13 papers on the role of distance education in sustainable community development, particularly in Canada's remote northern communities. Four sections cover theoretical issues such as the meaning of "community" in international distance programs and the influence of students' immediate community on their survival…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Development
McSwan, D., Ed.; McShane, M., Ed. – 1994
This proceedings contains approximately 100 conference papers and workshop summaries on rural health, education, and community development. The majority of the papers are concerned with conditions in rural Australia; about 20 examine rural issues in the United States; while a smaller number cover Canada, New Zealand, and European countries. A…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Kenyon, Peter; Sercombe, Howard; Black, Alan; Lhuede, Dominica – 2001
This study explores current education, training, and employment issues and opportunities for rural youth in Australia, and suggests ways in which relevant education, training, and employment options and prospects can be generated for rural youth. Specifically, this study documents the ways that economic and social changes in rural communities have…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Case Studies, Community Cooperation, Community Development
