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Download full textHAVIGHURST, ROBERT J. – 1967
EDUCATION TODAY INFLUENCES AND IS INFLUENCED BY FIVE SOCIAL PROCESSES--(1) CONTRACTION OF SPACE AND TIME, BRINGING ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD CLOSER TOGETHER, (2) TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE IN THE LABOR FORCE FROM PRODUCTION OF GOODS TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMPTION OF GOODS, (3) URBANIZATION AND METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT, CAUSING…
Descriptors: College Role, Economic Development, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar, Ed. – 1980
One of a series of scholarly books published each year in the field of American Indian economic development, this volume contains two articles regarding the development of American Indian energy resources. In the first article, Richard Nafziger traces the exploitation of American Indian tribes by energy corporations whose main goal is overall…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Schubert, Jane G.
The Agency for International Development (AID) participant training program was examined to determine its impact on developing countries. One hundred and thirty-four senior officials in Ghana and Thailand provided 492 reports on: (1) indicators of participant achievements; (2) impact-producing characteristics; and (3) contributions attributed to…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Evaluation Methods, Participant Characteristics
Blackwell, Gordon W. – 1968
It is difficult to perceive what the South will be like in 1988, but one may generally expect increased urbanization, industrialization, a more complex society, and more leisure time. Trends already indicate a decreasing proportion of labor employed in goods-producing industries and a greater demand for workers in professional, technical and…
Descriptors: College Administration, Economic Development, Educational Innovation, Equal Education
Leveson, Irving – 1975
This comprehensive document studies poverty in the U.S. and develops a set of recommendations for dealing with the problems. It examines poverty from the perspectives of both the national economy and local areas. It considers circumstances in both labor and consumer markets and looks at public and private activities, at revenue and spending…
Descriptors: Definitions, Economic Climate, Economic Development, Economic Factors
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1977
The purpose of the two-day hearings (Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas presiding) was to provide a forum to examine the whole range of rural economic problems and to educate members of the House and Senate as to the seriousness and need for comprehensive rural development programs. The proceedings contain remarks and prepared statements by the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education, Energy, Federal Legislation
Chu, Godwin C. – 1974
Focusing on economic development in the People's Republic of China beginning at the eve of the communist takeover, this monograph analyzes the ways and patterns in which mass media and interpersonal communication were used to change economically relevant social structures in the interclass confrontation and the part these patterns played in the…
Descriptors: Capital, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communism
Rhoad, David L., Ed. – 1975
Produced by the Agency for International Development, this magazine presents articles and speeches on international development. Published monthly, the articles focus on developing nations and problems and areas of development. Typical issues offer articles on food and nutrition, education, disaster and humanitarian relief, U.S. government policy,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Development
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1975
Reviewing 28 economic development projects on seven reservations, the General Accounting Office (GAO) evaluated the effectiveness of Federal efforts to improve American Indian economic conditions, the problems encountered, and the opportunities to improve these efforts. Evaluation revealed a need for: (1) better promotional efforts (up-to-date…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Coordination
Sommerlad, E. Lloyd – 1975
To assist policy-makers with the establishment of national communications policies and the harmonization of institutional policies as part of national development planning, policy issues and options are identified and discussed. The functions of communication in society are defined and the structure of the system detailed, with descriptions of…
Descriptors: Communications, Developmental Programs, Economic Development, Facility Planning
McCabe, Carol J.; Lewis, Hester – 1975
The major portion of this report is devoted to the Anglo and American Indian testimony from the 1973 Commission on Civil Rights Hearings on Navajo economic development, employment, education, and health care. Among the major recommendations cited are those calling for: (1) legal recognition of the Navajo Tribal Council to provide for favorable tax…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Civil Rights Legislation
World Bank, Washington, DC. – 1974
The ninth edition of the World Bank Atlas shows estimates of population, gross national product, and per capita production of 189 countries and territories for 1972. The data presented in the atlas are the result of the work of the World Bank Group whose major purpose is to provide both financial and technical assistance and to improve the living…
Descriptors: Atlases, Data Analysis, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Kuvlesky, William P. – 1972
A view of rural development that is basically sociological in perspective and that hinges on educational policy is presented in this paper. Rural development is defined as social development of the rural sector and its constituent social units in reference to some desired end state. The role of the educational system, especially the Land Grant…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Trends, Cultural Influences, Economic Development
Southern Rural Development Center, State College, MS. – 1974
Based on information derived from research resumes of the Cooperative State Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), this inventory of rural development research in the Southern States is part of the Southern Rural Development Center's effort to establish a base of knowledge on rural development and to point to gaps in…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Action Research, Classification, Community Services
World Neighbors, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK.
This anthology of writings on world development examines the widening gap between the rich and the poor of the world. Development is understood to mean the struggle to realize a just and humane life for everyone. The thoughts of third world economists and political leaders as well as those of European and North American observers are included. The…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Global Approach
