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Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 2001
Tennessee's Three-Star Program for Community Economic Preparedness helps rural communities sell themselves as desirable locations for industry. The program emphasizes community planning and improved quality of life; features include adult leadership programs, community action projects, after-school and extracurricular programs for children and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Community Programs, Economic Development
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Hudson, Grace – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1980
Describes the efforts of women of the Cree-Ojibway Nation in Northern Canada to increase their participation in the development of their communities. Outlines a proposal for participatory research that will develop a picture of community status and needs from the women's perspective. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Involvement
Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid (Spain). – 1992
These proceedings report on a seminar to review the Network of Adult Education and Community Development Schemes as it had been operating in Spain since 1986. An opening address (Jose Cartagena) discusses achievements to date, including making the most of available resources and introducing new working methods through the established liaison…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Burton, John K.; Lockee, Barbara B. – 2001
Rural communities have long experienced an outmigration of talented people to urban areas for better employment opportunities. The traditional rural economic model, especially prevalent in Appalachia and the rural South, involves outside capital promoting industrial development separated from community needs and culture. This, at worst, is…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Employment Opportunities, Information Technology
Nitzke, Joseph – 2000
Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) is a public, comprehensive community college serving a six-county district in Northwest Iowa. The College offers more than 60 occupational programs and a wide variety of liberal arts transfer options, in addition to participating in community enhancement initiatives. The total population of the 6…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Impact
Morelli, Peg – 2002
Rural community colleges are faced with issues similar to their urban counterparts, but many challenges for rural schools are further exacerbated by limited resources, geographic isolation, and a static economy. This paper argues that the difference between success and failure can be the ability to create strong partnerships. Of the 15 colleges in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Impact
Falk, Ian, Ed. – 2001
This book illustrates the benefits of integrating different approaches to community and regional development for rural Australia. The key theme is community capacity building through lifelong learning, seen as integration of formal, nonformal, and informal education and training at all levels. Other foci include the local-global context, issues…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Community Change, Community Development, Education Work Relationship
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Miller, Michael K.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1984
Estimates impact of community resource development (CRD) programs on a variety of quality of life indicators for 73 Arkansas counties that were nonmetropolitan in 1960. Results indicate that few quality of life indicators were affected in the direction intended by CRD programs. Examines substantive and methodological implications of the findings.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Resources, Dropout Prevention, Extension Education
Brook, Les, Ed. – 1993
This book contains 15 articles about various aspects of community further education (FE) programs in Great Britain, including program rationales/benefits, administration, and delivery. The following articles are included: "Foreword" (Bradshaw); "Commitment to Community Is Good Business and Practical Politics" (Brook); "Can…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy