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Michelini, Juan Jose – Journal of Rural Studies, 2013
The importance of social capital as a resource for rural development, especially in the context of projects involving joint participation of state and civil society, is widely recognized today. This paper analyzes the obstacles confronted by local players--small farmers and government organizations--in the development of an irrigation area through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Rural Development, Economic Development
Conradson, David; Pawson, Eric – Journal of Rural Studies, 2009
Marginal regions have been the subject of political concern and remedial action in western states for several decades now. The West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand is an interesting case study in this regard, for recent economic growth has confounded earlier expectations of post-restructuring decline, while also contradicting several of…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Foreign Countries, Rural Development, Rural Areas
Saxena, Gunjan; Ilbery, Brian – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
This paper examines community attitudes and distinctive practices that shape local responses to integrated rural tourism (IRT) development in the lagging rural region of the English/Welsh border area. The focus is on how actors acquire attributes as a result of their relations with others and how these assumed identities are performed in, by and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tourism, Economic Development, Rural Environment
Johnson, Jerry; Thompson, Aaron; Naugle, Kim – Rural Society, 2009
This paper sets forth a model of regional stewardship developed and implemented at a post-compulsory institution serving rural communities in central Appalachia, a region that is among the most impoverished in the United States. The model, termed place-conscious capacity-building, emphasises culturally-responsive methodologies and the strategic…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Community, Rural Areas, Economic Development
Diaz-Puente, Jose M.; Yague, Jose L.; Afonso, Ana – Evaluation Review, 2008
The development of European Community administrative authority has greatly influenced the development of an evaluation culture among the southern and central member states of the European Union. The present case study from Spain provides an example of this diffusion through the use of an empowerment evaluation approach to build evaluation capacity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Rural Development, Program Evaluation
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1989
The background, organization, and recent publications of the Southern Rural Development Center (SDRC) are presented in this annual report of the 1988-1989 fiscal year. Forty-three activities and projects are briefly described, including conferences, meetings, and workshops sponsored and co-sponsored by SDRC. Four regional task forces are…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Development, Regional Programs, Rural Areas
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1988
Activities of the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) during the 1987-1988 fiscal year are described in this annual report. Meetings of SRDC task forces and their members are listed with brief descriptions of specific activities. Regional conferences, meetings, and workshops sponsored and co-sponsored by the SRDC are described. Other…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Regional Programs, Rural Areas, Rural Development
Haisten, Wayne – Appalachia, 1978
The Governor's alternate in Georgia explains the importance of evaluation for regional programs and Georgia's approach to the problem. (Author/JC)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Evaluation Needs, Models, Problem Solving

Dineen, Donal A. – Industry and Higher Education, 1995
From its inception, the University of Limerick has cultivated a relationship with the local environment and worked for regional development. Its example shows how a university ethos geared to economic development issues can benefit the region in which it is located. (SK)
Descriptors: College Role, Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Hansen, Niles M. – 1969
The author examined the interrelationships among lagging, intermediate, and congested regions and suggested policies which should be used for each region in view of the relevant opportunity costs for location of public and private investment. Individual chapters on the South, Appalachian Region, Regional Commissions, Indians, Mexican Americans,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bibliographies, Employment Services, Industrialization
Appalachian Advance, 1970
The entire issue is devoted to speeches and reports from the 1970 AEL meeting. The largest consists of descriptions of programs in the member states--Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. (RT)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Development, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Weinberg, Mark L.; Burnier, DeLysa – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Offers background on rural entrepreneurship and incubation in the United States, with particular focus on rural incubators at community colleges and regional incubation systems. Explains how incubators, which provide shared services and business/management assistance for tenant companies, differ from other entrepreneurial development strategies.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Regional Programs
Inverness Research Associates, 2006
This report provides the reader with a summary of the rationale, design strategies, and major accomplishments of the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI). Drawing upon both the data collected directly in Appalachia by Inverness Research Associates, as well as knowledge gained by working with many other rural initiatives, this summary…
Descriptors: Science Education, Mathematics Education, Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement

Southern Rural Development Center, State College, MS. – 1979
Papers in this publication deal with the needs of local communities for answers to their development questions, the needs of action agencies for assistance in determining appropriate development strategies, the ability of universities to respond to these needs, and problems in responding to community and agency needs. Tony Byrne, mayor of Natchez,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Community Involvement, Government Role
Carruthers, Garrey E.; And Others – 1975
Summarizing research conducted under the Western Regional Research Project on the delivery of rural community services, this report presents explications of the following generalizations which have been supported by research: (1) Many rural service institutions need reorganization and renewal, (2) Regionalization increases organizations' ability…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agencies, Citizen Participation, Community Services