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Middleton, DeWight R. – Urban Anthropology, 1981
Discusses pros and cons of "personal anthropology" as a teaching tool for university students, particularly in a small town. Reviews the social history of "city forming" and "city maintaining" processes in Oswego, NY, and illustrates how beginning undergraduates can study these processes. (CJM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Course Descriptions
Polman, Joseph L. – 2002
Every year, K-12 students throughout the U.S. learn about their local community's historical roots and development, economy, weather, climate, and geology. With the increasing prevalence of inquiry-based approaches to teaching and learning in history and science, new possibilities arise for authentic, situated learning activities. One such…
Descriptors: After School Education, College School Cooperation, Community Development, Extracurricular Activities
Searles, P. David – 1995
This book documents the story of Alice Lloyd, a Massachusetts woman who founded Caney Creek Community Center and Caney Junior College (now Alice Lloyd College) in eastern Kentucky during the early 20th century. For the past 70 years, the college has enabled thousands of students from Appalachia to obtain a college education at little or no cost.…
Descriptors: Appalachian Studies, Change Agents, College Role, Colleges
Brilvitch, Charles – 1977
This document is a tour guide to the historical features of the seaports of Black Rock and Southport in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut. It is designed to acquaint visitors and residents with the stages of development that shaped both ports and the way that Fairfield has evolved through wars, depressions, and periods of prosperity over the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Buildings, Business, Colonial History (United States)