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Direct linkLee, Jo – Journal of Rural Studies, 2007
This paper is about how rural landscape is experienced according to combinations of practical engagements with land and the ways meaning is made in relation to it. It presents the case of the ambiguous position of the Orkney Islands within categorisations of Highland and Lowland landscapes in Scotland. Through a discussion of the physical and…
Descriptors: Horticulture, Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Land Use
Planck, Charles R. – Teaching Political Science, 1974
A proposed series of seminars would study the local community, its concrete issues and upcoming choices concerning these issues and would get the results into the hands of as many citizens as possible. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Community Study, Decision Making, Local Issues, Political Science
Vozab, Patricia A. – Teacher, 1981
Talking with local merchants helps sixth-graders explore the impact of change in their community. (Editor/SJL)
Descriptors: Community Study, Economic Change, Field Interviews, Grade 6
Peer reviewedBanach, William J.; Franks, Cass – Journal of Educational Communication, 1977
School financial elections are won by analyzing what people know and need to know about the ballot issue; developing a ballot issue that is salable; then organizing, planning, financing, communicating, and finally evaluating to see what went right and what went wrong in the campaign. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education, Local Issues, Needs Assessment
Download full textMeiller, Larry R.; Broom, Glen M. – 1976
This systems theory study dealt with communication in community consensus building. Elected officials, community leaders, and a sample of citizens in three rural Wisconsin communities were interviewed about community problems. One community served as a control group; the other two communities received feedback reports based on the survey results.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Problems, Community Relations, Community Study
1972
More than 20 articles are presented to further clarify some of the controversial questions which have been of interest to cable television (CATV) station operators during the past decade. Issues cover a wide range of subjects--in-depth views on Section 315 and "personal attack" rules, community leader and public surveys, lotteries,…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Business Responsibility, Cable Television, Community Benefits
Peer reviewedBanach, William J.; Franks, Cass – Journal of Educational Communication, 1977
Methods and sample forms for postelection analysis and preelection surveys are supplied. Other guides include a campaign organization chart, a 12-week campaign calendar, an illustration of a proposed tax increase, and a list of 100 questions that must be answered before final plans for the issue are made. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education, Local Issues, Planning
McMurtry, Gene – Extension Service Review, 1971
Urges the development of community leaders whose performance can skillfully and sensitively deal with the needs of the community. (Author/JB)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Problems, Community Study
Chiodo, John J.; Knapke, Jerry – Curriculum Review, 1981
Suggests the study of local issues as an active approach to citizenship education in the elementary and secondary grades. Presents a model activity for high school civics students on investigating the impact of a new shopping mall. (SJL)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizenship Education, Community Study, Elementary Secondary Education
Atwood, L. Erwin; And Others – 1976
The study reported in this paper expands the arena of agenda-setting to include the content of a small daily newspaper and what the people of that community say they read and talk about during a non-political period. The newspaper's agenda was established by content analysis of 51 issues, resulting in classification of 3415 stories in 41 content…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Attitudes, Community Study, Local Issues
Garrison, Charles B. – 1970
The establishment of new manufacturing plants in 5 towns in Kentucky had a negative net fiscal impact on most local governmental units during 1958-63. In most of the counties studied, the direct effect of locating new manufacturing plants in the small towns was to increase the costs of government for the school district, and often the town,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Community Study, Economic Research
Peer reviewedHelmreich, Jonathan E. – Social Education, 1989
Addresses three commonly cited justifications for historical study in considering the value of local history. Speaks to the idea that ignorance of the past condemns persons to the same mistakes, that history offers moral guidance, and that history should be studied for its own essence. Discusses the intrinsic and practical values of history. (KO)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Study, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Yoder, Linda; Koerselman, Gary – Adult Leadership, 1974
A description is offered of a project successfully carried out by a community college with the aim of bringing together students, local government officials, academicians, and other voters to discuss issues. A television-plus-forum framework made it possible to link resources with problems, academicians with practitioners. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Leaders
Mondale, Clarence C., Ed. – 1977
Papers presented at an April 1977 workshop assessing the growing interest in making local materials the subject of study in the humanities are provided. Section I contains three background papers: "The Local-Global Studies Paradox," by John Badgley; "Community History: The Roots of the Problem," by D'Ann Campbell; and "An…
Descriptors: Community Study, Conference Reports, Curriculum Evaluation, Experiential Learning
PELLEGRIN, ROLAND J. – 1965
THE MINORITY OF PEOPLE WHO OCCUPY THE TOP LEADERSHIP LEVEL IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WERE DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER. VARIOUS CONCEPTS OF THE COMMUNITY POWER STRUCTURE WERE REVIEWED, AND SOME RESEARCH FINDINGS WERE REPORTED ON A COMPARATIVE STUDY CONDUCTED IN THE POWER STRUCTURES OF THREE COMMUNITIES. FOUR ACTIVITY AREAS WERE STUDIED FOR EACH…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
