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| Community Development Journal | 7 |
Author
| Adejunmobi, A. | 1 |
| Barrett, Hazel R. | 1 |
| Browne, Angela W. | 1 |
| Carmen, R. E. R. M. | 1 |
| Madu, Ephraim N. | 1 |
| Sarwono, Sarlito Wirawan | 1 |
| Umebali, Emmanuel E. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCarmen, R. E. R. M. – Community Development Journal, 1989
Discusses the importance of communication in rural social development. People-centered development planning looks at the creative initiative of people as the primary resource and their materials and welfare as the end. (JOW)
Descriptors: Communications, Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making, Rural Areas
Peer reviewedBarrett, Hazel R.; Browne, Angela W. – Community Development Journal, 1994
Introduction of cereal mills in Gambian villages affected the lives of women and their communities in terms of women's access to the technology, the time and energy it saves, its sustainability, and their level of control. The energy saved enabled greater participation in the community, but they were still constrained by illiteracy and poverty.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Females, Foreign Countries, Rural Areas
Peer reviewedMadu, Ephraim N.; Umebali, Emmanuel E. – Community Development Journal, 1993
A survey of 23 chairpersons of town unions (rural sociocultural organizations) in Nigeria indicated that self-help projects in education and rural development were concentrated in areas lacking infrastructure. Recommendations were made for an organizing framework, leadership training, government assistance, and efforts to encourage active…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Cooperatives, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCommunity Development Journal, 1971
A report by the Regional and Community Development Section of the United Nations which states that community development has to give close attention to the strategy and tactics it considers using and the time needed to realize its goals. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
Peer reviewedAdejunmobi, A. – Community Development Journal, 1990
A study of three Nigerian villages produced the following suggestions for improving the problems facing rural community development: democratic participative decision making, care in project selection, government incentives, promotion of adult literacy, and well-trained community workers. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making
Peer reviewedCommunity Development Journal, 1971
An article by the Secretariat of the Economic Commission for Latin America, United Nations, which discusses regional factors affecting rural and community development in the Caribbean, existing community development programs, and emerging trends in the region. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Dropouts, Economic Development
Peer reviewedSarwono, Sarlito Wirawan – Community Development Journal, 1975
The author describes an Indonesian program for village development: graduate students in any discipline at State universities must spend six months working at community development in a village in order to receive their master's degrees. Results have been varied; the author raises several questions and warns against unexpected negative results.…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Degree Requirements, Developing Nations
