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Johnson-Dean, Lynn – 1986
This study examines economic development in Third World countries and the use of portable video systems in development projects. The study, conducted in 1985, attempts to measure the level of effectiveness of videotape programs as a communication tool for training rural subsistence women in Honduras in technical aspects of pig-keeping. Classical…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Economic Development, Imperialism, Industrialization
Download full textBrown, Pamela J.; Muske, Glenn – 2001
In the face of changing agriculture, an aging population, and the outflow of citizens seeking livable wages, rural Southern communities are challenged with how to enhance their economies to insure long-term business viability. Home-based businesses are an effective aspect of rural economic development. They allow flexibility and choice of work…
Descriptors: Community Role, Credit (Finance), Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
Chlebowska, Krystyna – 1990
More than 500 million women live in the rural regions of Third World countries and all are illiterate. This book is intended to give these women a face and a voice. The book contains eight chapters and a list of further readings. Chapter 1, "How is illiteracy defined?", views a literate woman as one "who possesses sufficient…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Females
D'Alessandro, Bill – American Indian Journal, 1979
Describes the world's only solar electric village power system, a photovoltaic conversion installation in a remote Papago Indian Reservation village. Notes comparative costs, electric output, and potential applications of the system, a prototype for remote rural communities and developing nations. Notes outstanding questions and key issues in…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Developing Nations, Dropouts, Electricity
Mensing, Friedhelm – In Press, 1988
It is estimated that there are over 10,000 non-governmental groups and initiatives in West Germany devoted to improving the quality of life of people in the developing countries. Many of these projects consist of churches helping churches, such as Misereor, the charity organization of German Catholics, or Brot fur die Welt (Bread for the World),…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Church Programs, Community Development
Szymanski, Ray – 1981
The Western Wisconsin Communications Cooperative (WWCC) was established in 1973 to develop and implement a county-wide, multi-service, broadband, interactive, telecommunications system to enhance the quality of rural life. Eight school districts adopted the system's concept and signed a 15 year lease agreement with WWCC. Funds were procured from…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Community Services, Cooperatives
