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Hand, Diane T. – Extension Service Review, 1972
A new 4-H program, developed and tested in Virginia, aims at teaching youth about their communities and how they function, and also seeks to involve them as part of that function. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Involvement
Punke, Harold H. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1973
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Problems, Community Programs
Opportunity, 1971
Describes a three-phase program designed by the Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency to help the rural poor; includes development of human resources, housing, and economic resources. (JM)
Descriptors: Community Action, Dropouts, Economic Development, Federal Programs
Appalachia, 1975
Citizens' groups in 4 small Mississippi communities banded together to form a water association in anticipation of future development in the area. (JC)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Problems, Dropouts, Financial Support
Peer reviewedOrata, Pedro T. – International Review of Education, 1979
The Barrio (now Barangay) High School movement was started in 1964 to contribute to rural development by helping unemployed primary school leavers to continue their education. This article gives some details on tbe original Barangay High School at Bactad and discusses the benefits of this community-sponsored educational movement. (SJL)
Descriptors: Community Action, Continuation Education, Curriculum, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedByram, Martin; Kidd, Ross – Community Development Journal, 1978
Nonformal educators in Botswana have shown that the performing arts, "popular" or "folk" theater, can play an important role in community education but that problems must be resolved to achieve progressive social change. (MF)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Action, Community Education, Developing Nations
Bobosski, Rita Cipalla – American Education, 1977
The Center for Community Organization and Area Development prods residents of a tri-state area to understand their problems and then stirs them to come up with solutions. (Editor)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Problems
Campbell, Paul – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1979
Reexamines definitions of "ruralness" and "resources." Describes three types of support services common to human service agencies. Discusses influence as a program development resource, advantage of rural programs, incumbent social work roles related to resource development, and what makes a program successful. Lists four program development…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Community Action, Community Involvement
Bokhari, Khalid H.; Eastmond, Jefferson N. – 1977
Successfully field tested in four villages in the Federal Capital Area, Pakistan, the model is designed to: identify and prioritize village concerns and educational needs; validate and analyze the needs with respect to village values and goals; and select, develop, implement, and evaluate a best solution. Major steps in the model are: data…
Descriptors: Attendance, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Action
