The study provides an overview of the Education and Local Development (ELD) projects conducted in Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Tasmania as part of the OECD/CERI (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/Centre for Educational Research and Innovation) project. The CERI ELD project was planned to investigate: the…

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…

Education has long been a development priority in Africa. The failure and limitations of formal education have led to the emergence of nonformal alternatives of various types. They include extension education, training programs, multipurpose educational programs (for middle-level professionals), cooperative self-help programs (community…

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…

IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTIONNAIRE FROM THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER 1965, FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES DESCRIBED PROGRAMS CONCERNED WITH THE MAINTENANCE OR DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, EMPHASIZING THOSE INVOLVING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, REHABILITATION, EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT, HEALTH, CHILDREN'S WELFARE, INCOME- MAINTENANCE,…