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Direct linkShrestha, Sanjana; Krolak, Lisa – International Review of Education, 2015
This article shows how community libraries can create and support literate environments, which are essential for building and sustaining literacy skills in local communities. The paper begins with a subject analysis reviewing available background materials and literature on the topic. Next, relevant issues are considered based on experiences and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Libraries, Literacy, Rural Education
Download full textNasiruddin, Md. – Online Submission, 2013
Each night, around 20,000 people--both adults and children--make the streets of Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh) their home. Living amongst the noise, rubbish, and traffic, thousands of families walk down the streets of Dhaka, looking for a safe place to rest for just a few hours each night. Trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Homeless People, Emergency Shelters
Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2014
The "International Society for the Social Studies (ISSS) Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. The following papers are included in the 2014 proceedings: (1) Legal Profession in the Technological Era with Special Reference to Women Lawyers in…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Social Studies, Lawyers, Females
Peer reviewedO'Gorman, Frances; Speyer, Anne Marie; Tedrus, Maria Aparecida L. – Community Development Journal, 1998
O'Gorman provides "Five Points for Reflection" on nongovernmental and community organizations in Brazil. Speyer and Tedrus discuss "Community Libraries: An Experience in Community Development in the Periphery of Sao Paulo." (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Foreign Countries, Libraries
Hughes, Jane Barron – 1979
One in a series of bibliographies related to rural library service, this document lists over 800 entries dealing with the specific concerns of rural, county, and small community libraries. Listed alphabetically by author under subject headings, the entries cover the period from 1930 to 1975 and are drawn from a variety of sources including…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Characteristics, Community Development
