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Download full textJacob, Nelson L.; Lilley, Stephen C. – 1978
Two problem identification surveys conducted to support Extension Community and Resource Development programs in South Carolina's rural Williamsburg County focused on some implications for citizen involvement in public decision making, specifically in rural community development. A 1975 survey of 41 leaders and 1976 citizen survey of 214 rural…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Decision Making
Oberle, Wayne H., Comp. – 1972
A bibliography of literature on the relationship of social structures to development is presented. Development is defined as a decision-making process characterized by resource utilization which benefits the public interest as well as private economic interests. Entries are made under the following categories: changing social, political, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Bibliographies, Community Development, Decision Making
Sanoff, Henry – 1999
The Community Design movement advocates that mismanagement of the physical environment is a major factor contributing to social and economic ills of a community. This book provides the proven tools and techniques for bringing community members into the community design process successfully and productively. It offers 15 case studies chronicling…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Community Development, Community Involvement
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1972
Designed for progressive implementation (1966-1977) in the Northwest Region, this program guide emphasizes rural educational change via training systems and materials which suggest and support new structural patterns and participatory decision making for rural schools and communities. Divided into three major sections (Summary Information, Program…
Descriptors: Activities, Change Agents, Community Development, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationWynn, Eddie D.; Jacob, Nelson L. – 1976
Examining the role of Clemson University's Cooperative Extension Service in the planning stages of a Title V Community and Resource Development (CRD) program in South Carolina's rural Williamsburg County, this paper describes the Extension's 14-month involvement. The following specifics are addressed: (1) South Carolina's Title V program (staffed…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1974
The 9 papers in this compilation on rural industrial development are titled as follows: (1) "U.S. Employment Shifts Through 1985" (gains, regional losses, relation to per capita income and economic activities, geographic concentration, and national basis of regional projections); (2) "Large Industry in a Rural Area: Demographic,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Decision Making, Economic Change
Obura, Willis Bill – 1977
Rural Africa includes some 80% of the African population; its people are poverty stricken, illiterate, ill-sheltered, and ill-nourished. These circumstances make rural development absolutely vital. However, past rural development policies have failed to take into consideration the structure and division of labor in the farm family, the traditional…
Descriptors: African Culture, Agricultural Trends, Change Agents, Community Development
Bender, Filmore E., Ed.; Cunnings, Lucy M., Ed. – 1975
The nine in this publication are based on the assumption that communities must develop a framework for analyzing economic growth if they are to make responsible decisions relative to rate and form of economic growth. Divided into two parts, this document presents: (1) papers relative to general perspectives on economic growth and development, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Community Control, Community Development
Voth, Donald E., Comp.; And Others – 1977
The result of extensive research by the Southern Rural Development Center Functional Network on Citizen Participation in Rural Development, this bibliography contains 2,310 citations on citizen participation, 530 of which carry an annotation or abstract. Materials come from computerized information services, published bibliographies, and books or…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Books
