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Alghamdi, Amani Khalaf H.; Alsaadi, Reem Khudher; Alwadey, Afnan Ali; Najdi, Eman Ahmed – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2022
Empowered women are a major factor in advancing towards progress and prosperity via national development. But national development plans have received very limited academic analysis. A quantitative descriptive research design was used to discern what actually exists in Saudi Arabia's recent national development plan ("Vision 2030")…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Empowerment, Economic Development
Gavin Moodie; Leesa Wheelahan – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2025
This paper argues that colleges anchor their communities by developing knowledge and skills within their region; establishing links and exchanges outside the region; contributing to civic, political, cultural, and social activities and networks in their region; developing facilities and amenities used by the community; and, contributing to their…
Descriptors: College Role, School Community Relationship, Postsecondary Education, Cooperation
Awan, Maqbool Ahmad – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2019
This article highlights the vibrant role of the Muslim Anjumans in activating the educational revival in the colonial Punjab. The latter half of the 19th century, particularly the decade 1880- 1890, witnessed the birth of several Muslim Anjumans (societies) in the Punjab province. These were, in fact, a product of growing political consciousness…
Descriptors: Muslims, Role, Foreign Policy, Educational History
Uduku, Ola – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
This article investigates how school building design can support primary school feeding programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore it argues for schools to become community "development hubs"; incorporating both local access to education and also to programmes for nutrition, ICT, health education and other services,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Development, Educational Facilities Design, Building Design
Card, B. Y. – Education for the Disadvantaged Child, 1973
Interprets the efforts to reduce poverty and socio-cultural disadvantage in the Lesser Slave Lake Region, one of Canada's foremost case studies in rational planning and development. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Community Development, Disadvantaged, Economic Development, Educational Development

Neave, Guy – European Journal of Education, 1979
Case studies concerning the impact of the "traditional sector" of higher education and "nonformal" education upon regional development are presented. The interplay between education and regional developments, effects of education on aspects of cultural and social mobilization, and problems of control that result from…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Cultural Enrichment, Economic Development
Swee-Hin, Toh – WCCI Forum: Journal of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, 1987
Argues that developing nations' educational systems have fallen short of providing requisite skills, knowledge, and values for citizen participation in social, economic, political, and cultural development. Suggests alternative educational structures which would better serve the basic needs and rights of the poor majorities in developing nations.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Democracy, Developing Nations, Economic Development

Chapman, David W. – International Review of Education, 2001
Asserts that three factors are changing international development assistance and the agenda of international development agencies working in the area of education: (1) shifts in the age distribution of the population; (2) devolution of more authority to lower levels of the education system; and (3) intensified competition for resources. Examines…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Educational Development, Educational Economics
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1988
This monograph, commissioned by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, presents information on the issues and practices of small and/or rural community colleges in the United States. Although a significant number of students enrolled in the nation's two-year colleges are attending small and rural colleges, there is a dearth of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development, Educational Development
Farrell, Joseph P. – 1966
The purpose of this bibliography is to provide references to the existing literature pertinent to: 1) the understanding of the interrelationships between education and social development; and, 2) the formulation of guidelines for educational strategies in developing areas in light of social development. Of the more than 700 entries approximately…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Community Development, Comparative Education
Smith, Eldon D.; Anschel, Kurt R. – 1987
This paper questions whether public concerns about educational quality and slow economic development in Appalachia are being addressed adequately and suggests that the problem of lagging educational performance is rooted in the social and economic environment within which schools operate. Recent high unemployment in south central Kentucky and its…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Change, Community Development, Economic Development
A Report of the Seminar on the Role of Voluntary Agencies in the National Adult Education Programme.

Maitra, S. N. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1979
Presents recommendations from a January 1979 seminar held in Bengal, India, of representatives from different voluntary agencies associated with the national adult education program. Three groups discussed program components (literacy, awareness, and functionality), integrating development with adult education, voluntary agencies and government…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Role, Community Development
Mensing, Friedhelm – In Press, 1988
It is estimated that there are over 10,000 non-governmental groups and initiatives in West Germany devoted to improving the quality of life of people in the developing countries. Many of these projects consist of churches helping churches, such as Misereor, the charity organization of German Catholics, or Brot fur die Welt (Bread for the World),…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Church Programs, Community Development
Wagner, Daniel A. – 1998
Available evidence suggests that Islamic (or Quranic) schools, as the primary contemporary example of indigenous schooling, have made major changes in various countries where they remain active. These include changes in the nature of instruction, style of teaching, and teacher corps. In general, these changes have been made in response to social…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Development, Community Schools, Economic Development

Bowman, Joseph, Jr.; Shaw, Alan; Hammond, Allen; Lincoln, Bruce – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1998
Describes the evolution during 1992-97 of the Urban Cyberspace Initiative (UCSI), a conceptual model for placing technology-rich environments in urban centers that will support educational, economic, and community development. Discusses characteristics of technology projects, planning, education, collaboration, and legislative issues related to…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Community Organizations, Economic Development
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