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Araujo, Jose Emilio – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Posits that, in order to reduce underdevelopment, solutions must be found for problems of production and productivity, and for the improvement of living conditions of the rural population through the elimination of structural constraints on development. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Dropouts
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Vio Grossi, Francisco – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Presents a critique of rural development trends in Third World countries. Analyzes the tensions and contradictions between the theory of adult education as a learner participation activity and the manipulative role it often plays in the maintenance of the status quo. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Industrialization
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Lyou, Gi Hyung – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
This case study of a Korean Village's experience with subsidiary income-generating work illustrates one family's role as change agents and the involvement of women in the development of their community. (SK)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Change, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged
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Bowers, Joun – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1977
Discusses the provision of functional adult education to rural people, particularly for the largely illiterate sections of the population, and the importance of literacy in rural development. Emphasis is on educational communication as interaction between people and on the use of media technology. (MF)
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Hewage, Lankaputra G.; Radcliffe, David J. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1977
Discusses the Middle Path Approach to development, a recognized trait in the Buddhist culture of Sri Lanka and one that has traditionally emphasized adult education, and (2) the Sarvodaya Shramadana, a nongovernmental voluntary movement which integrates Buddhist values into contemporary direct action programs for self-reliant and cooperative rural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Cultural Influences, Dropouts
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Cebotarev, Eleonora A. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
The author's investigation of women's programs in rural development in twelve Latin American countries shows that such programs ignore the time constraints of women's domestic and family responsibilities. She proposes a model for nonoppressive adult education that will enable rural women to integrate their varied roles. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dropouts, Family Life, Family Role
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Araujo, Jose Emilio G. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1978
Discusses the need for and the difficulties in providing rural development and education programs for rural workers in Latin America and suggests linking adult education with community associative enterprises. Low income rural workers maintain membership by contributing their work to the enterprise and receive goods according to their…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Laborers, Community Organizations
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Williams, Maurice – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1978
From a report of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, presents the ingredients for a development program to help the world's poorest countries and people meet basic human needs. The program should include provisions for productivity and employment, food security, health services, lower rates of population growth, and…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Dropouts, Economic Development, Economically Disadvantaged