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Download full textMeyers, James – 1976
Derived mainly from publications by the League of California Cities, this guide to social planning for small cities presents the following: (1) social planning definitions; (2) a checklist of social planning concerns (provision for: adequate income and economic opportunity; optimal environmental conditions for basic material needs; optimal health…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Check Lists, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Nigro, Carol A.; Ventura, Ann M. – Appalachia, 1988
Uses question-and-answer format to profile Edna Compton, director of Dungannon (Virginia) Development Commission, an economic development group formed and managed by local people. Commission improved education, housing, and employment in area. Compton discusses process, achievements, and goals held by commission and herself. (TES)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Change, Community Coordination
Morrison, John D. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1985
Describes study of rural or small town community development programs funded by the Small Town Emphasis Program. Outlines program factors including competition, innovation, needs assessment, low income involvement, networks, technical assistance, efficiency, strategy, and timing. Provides examples of six programs and recommends future development…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Resources, Cost Effectiveness
White, Leigh Cree, Ed. – 1981
The 4-H/Community Resource Development workshop was designed to help people conducting Extension 4-H programs on sensitive and complex community issues improve their ability to create a better climate for discussion of alternatives and development of community projects. Topics of the presentations included the role of the 4-H administrator,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Involvement
Smith-Mello, Michal – 1996
This report discusses trends affecting the future of rural development in Kentucky and describes strategies for leveraging more positive outcomes for rural communities. In addition to the enduring legacies of rural poverty, inadequate infrastructure, low educational attainment, and joblessness, contemporary rural Kentucky is also characterized by…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Leaders
Ciavarella, Michael A., Ed. – 1981
This compendium of seven essays attempts to illustrate and/or demonstrate that community linkages are possible and community resources must be utilized in adult education. It begins with an introduction to the theme of the essays and the essays themselves. The first essay describes a unique linkage model that integrates adult basic education (ABE)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Advocacy
