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Hren, Benedict J.; Bartolomeo, Nick – 1997
This guide is designed to help organize and conduct a forum about sustainability with conservation groups. The ideal number of participants for this activity is 12 to 32 people. Sections of the guide include: (1) "Before You Begin"; (2) "About This Conservation Issues Forum"; (3) "An Agenda"; (4) "Welcome and Introduction"; (5) "Participant…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
1998
This document contains the proceedings of the International Best of Both Worlds Conference presented by the University of South Africa, Vista University, and the South African College of Education. Papers include: (1) "A Strategy for the Implementation of Environmental Education in the Intermediate and Secondary School Phases in South…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Bird, Kathleen, Ed. – 2001
This paper discusses New Jersey's unprecedented $12.3 billion school construction and reconstruction project, launched in 2000, as an opportunity to reconstruct the state's communities, enhancing quality of life and reducing sprawl. It aims to stimulate a statewide conversation about the opportunity to integrate the design of the next generation…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
KUED, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1997
This guide is part of a campaign to encourage individuals to adopt an environmentally friendly lifestyle. All available information, tools, and resources are provided to help individuals, neighborhoods, and communities live in a cleaner, healthier environment. Resources from both local and national levels include titles of organizations, brief…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation Education, Earth Science, Ecology
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
MDC, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC. – 2001
The traditional economic development strategy of the South--concentrating on low-skill, low-wage labor--no longer works; the region cannot compete with other areas of the world that offer low-cost, high-skill labor. The challenges facing rural and central-city communities in the South are immense, and only a comprehensive approach to economic…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Development
Lo Bianco, Joseph, Ed. – 2002
This collection of papers is based on the 5th International Conference on Language and Development: Defining the Role of Language in Development, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2001. The 25 papers include the following: (1) "Destitution, Wealth, and Cultural Contest: Language and Development Connections" (Joseph Lo Bianco); (2)…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Development, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 2001
Community learning centers (CLCs) are local educational institutions outside the formal education system that are usually established and managed by local people to provide various learning opportunities designed to empower individuals and promote community development for all community members regardless of age or socioeconomic group. CLCs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Development