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McGrath, Simon; Ramsarup, Presha; Zeelen, Jacques; Wedekind, Volker; Allais, Stephanie; Lotz-Sisitka, Heila; Monk, David; Openjuru, George; Russon, Jo-Anna – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2020
The SDGs mark the clearest global acceptance yet that the previous approach to development was unsustainable. In VET, UNESCO has responded by developing a clear account of how a transformed VET must be part of a transformative approach to development. It argues that credible, comprehensive skills systems can be built that can support individuals,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Transformative Learning, Educational Change, Economic Development
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O'Gorman, Frances – Community Development Journal, 1994
Reviews community development in Latin America (self-help local improvement projects, popular education, nongovernmental organizations). Identifies challenges--increasing the participation of all levels, reorganizing priorities, and supporting the development of economic democracy. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Democracy, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
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Deaton, Brady J. – Growth and Change, 1975
Argument was for the importance of community development corporations (CDCs) as both tools for rural development planning and mechanisms for alleviating problems and economic impoverishment. (JC)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Involvement, Dropouts
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Baker, Paige; And Others – Tribal College, 1994
Describes a study examining the political and administrative maturity of two American Indian tribes, one in a high state of development and one in a low state of development. Indicates that there was stability, separation of powers, and minimal conflict in the high development tribe, as well as more independence from federal authority. (MAB)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Community Development
De Weaver, Norman – 1979
"Where the money is and what you'll need to do to get it," form the central theme of this citizen's guide to rural development. Designed to assist a community leader interested in implementing a development project, the guide concentrates on the sources which most frequently fund rural community development projects, i.e., the grant and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Credit (Finance), Economic Development, Federal Aid
Brokensha, David; Hodge, Peter – 1969
This volume is a review of community development as a significant part of the modernization process. After the optimism of the late 1950's, much of the community development process has not met the expectations of its supporters, due to a complex of factors including the physical environment, societal reactions to innovation, the way in which…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Bibliographies, Community Development, Developing Nations
Jennings, James, Ed. – 1992
The underlying causes of black urban poverty are examined, and means are recommended to escape the cycle of violence it creates. Black activists and scholars analyze theoretical and practical problems facing the black community in the United States in the following papers: (1) "Towards a Theory and Strategy for Black Economic…
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Development
Stoessiger, Rex – 1982
The study provides an overview of the Education and Local Development (ELD) projects conducted in Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania as part of the OECD/CERI (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Centre for Educational Research and Innovation) project. The CERI ELD project was planned to investigate: the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Cultural Influences, Economic Development