Publication Date
In 2025 | 1 |
Since 2024 | 1 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Community Involvement | 46 |
Rural Areas | 46 |
Rural Development | 46 |
Community Development | 21 |
Foreign Countries | 13 |
Developing Nations | 8 |
Models | 8 |
Community Resources | 7 |
Rural Education | 7 |
Community Action | 6 |
Community Services | 6 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Higher Education | 1 |
Location
Australia | 4 |
Bangladesh | 3 |
Iowa | 3 |
New York | 3 |
Washington | 3 |
Brazil | 2 |
Illinois | 2 |
India | 2 |
Sri Lanka | 2 |
Alabama | 1 |
Argentina | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Rural Development Act 1972 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
Kuder Occupational Interest… | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Xueyin Wang; Metta Sirisuk – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2025
This study focuses on the design and revitalization of cultural tourism spaces and educational role in Shifosi Village, Shenyang, against the backdrop of the rural revitalization strategy. Integrating art application and spatial narrative theory explores the modern transformation path of cultural heritage. Through field research, literature…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tourism, Rural Areas, Cultural Background
Egwemi, O. P.; Salifu, Peter Ogohi – Research in Drama Education, 2023
This article recounts our field experience and research in TfD in the Ofabo community, Kogi State, Nigeria. Through socially engaged performance and participant observation, this study finds that the poor state of drinking water in the Ofabo community results from government negligence, inadequate awareness, and the inactivity of community…
Descriptors: Drama Education, Community Development, Water, Rural Areas
Winchell, Dick G. – Small Town, 1991
Describes rural revitalization efforts for small towns in central Washington. Planning analysis by Eastern Washington University faculty and students emphasizes community participation. Details revitalization of the town of Wilbur from planning stages to final outcomes. Describes overall project results. (KS)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Planning, Economic Development, Municipalities

Barrett, 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
Smith, Gary – 1981
It is the intent of this paper to demonstrate the role of a short-term (approximiately 4-14 hours), populace-based education/training approach in the preparation of rural communities and/or regions anticipating energy development-related impact. The approach is presented in comparison with other models and is defined and outlined through the…
Descriptors: Change, Community Involvement, Games, Innovation

Community 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

Zekeri, Andrew A. – Journal of Rural Studies, 1994
Analysis of survey data from 539 community leaders in 120 rural Pennsylvania school districts found that, when the effects of need and socioeconomic and ecological characteristics were controlled, past community action and community solidarity had significant effects on adoption of various local economic development strategies. (TD)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Economic Development, Policy Analysis
Dutton, Edward P.; Shelley, Scott – 1978
Aurora, a village of 147 residents in north central Kansas, was the focus of a 1978 investigation of the community development potential for Kansas rural villages. Students and staff from the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare worked with community residents to identify three programs the village wanted (a recreation program, a…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Development, Community Involvement
Howell, Robert E.; Bentley, Marion T. – 1986
Part of a series on economic recovery strategies and techniques for assessing, managing, and mitigating the impacts of economic decline resulting from plant closures, substantial layoffs, or plant relocation, this paper presents a model local leaders can use to analyze, plan, and organize activities. As a means of illustrating the kinds of impacts…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Involvement, Crisis Management

Community 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

Maloney, Michael – Now and Then, 1997
Sponsored by Rural Action, an Ohio multicounty community development corporation, artist Geoff Schenkel involves Appalachian Ohio communities and schools in the creation of community murals. The projects counter Appalachian stereotypes and boost self-esteem and community revitalization. Includes photographs. (SAS)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education

Sheil, Helen – Education in Rural Australia, 1996
Debunks common myths about rurality and rural Australia. Calls for a change in perspective, putting person and place at the center of learning. Local involvement is key to the proposed Centre for Rural Communities, which would promote community sustainability through networking and training. Describes the Rural Women's Programme in Victoria and a…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Involvement, Foreign Countries
Luther, Joseph; Braglio, Vicki Ann – 1978
The major goals of the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI) are to explore models for rural development and planning and to engage institutions of higher learning in progressively greater collaboration in delivering services to rural areas. Knowledge of rural planning in a PRI area exists at three scales: planner-educator-facilitators, local…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Planning, Information Utilization
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1980
A summary of educational planning methodologies tested in Argentina, Guatemala, Brazil, Ecuador, and Bolivia, the document offers opinions and proposals about integrated rural development. Integrated rural development is seen as a social, economic, political, and cultural process in rural areas, designed to improve living conditions. Chapters…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Developing Nations, Educational Planning, Foreign Countries
Stommes, Eileen S. – Rural Sociologist, 1990
Describes current changes in rural transportation services. Describes general thrust of innovative efforts to provide rural passenger transportation despite declining resources. Describes public-private transportation cooperation, human-service agency coordination, linking state and local bus services, mixed passenger-package functions, community…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Bus Transportation, Community Coordination, Community Development