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Kuylesky, William P.; Stutz, Rowan – 1972
A set of conceptual schemes that can provide a partially articulated framework to serve as a basis to relate educational policy to the ends of rural development is described in this paper. Education is viewed in a sociological perspective as a process and as a social institution. Rural development as a social process is examined by means of a…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
Miller, Bruce – 1995
This report explores issues related to expanding the roles of schools and youth in rural community development. It is suggested that rural schools, when working in partnership with local leaders and residents, can have a positive impact on community viability. The report is based on a project involving a partnership between a local school system…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Leaders, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Miller, Bruce A. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Explores issues related to expanding the roles of rural schools and youth in community development; summarizes literature related to community development and social capital; reports on how three rural Midwest communities built linkages between the school and community; reports on data from a symposium on community-based learning; and addresses…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
National Education Committee, Kathmandu (Nepal). – 1978
The 1971-76 National Education System Plan to modernize education in Nepal and the 1975-1980 Fifth Plan of His Majesty's Government, emphasizing vocational education to meet the country's technical manpower needs, are attempts to make education relevant to the needs and aspirations of Nepal by linking education with productive enterprise and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Affective Objectives, Community Development, Developing Nations
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Dept. of Education. – 1981
The conference convened on June 7, 1981, to study critical issues in rural education, the political and legislative perspectives involved, and resources available for rural educators. The format of the conference consisted of formal addresses and individual discussion sessions. This report includes the formal addresses, covering national…
Descriptors: Attendance, Community Development, Community Education, Declining Enrollment
Neff, Kenneth L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
In recent years there has been a marked increase in the output of literature linking economics with education. In the past, most of the professional literature in this area dealt either with educational finance (the economics of education) or, in a general way, with the role of education in economic development. Current literature continues to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Human Capital, Role of Education