This booklet provides an introduction to the concept of youth involvement and is intended to provide information for those working in the delinquency fields. Traditionally youth involvement has been concerned with making programs more meaningful to youth and in fostering commitment on the part of youth to the goals of a program. This publication,…

This study conducted in a North Indian community development block is concerned with the adoption of nitrogenous fertilizers by farmers as related to (1) some of their socioeconomic characteristics, and (2) use of information sources and communication channels at different stages in the adoption process. The main objectives were: (a) to assess the…

Although in some countries adult education still has little to do with vocational training, it is apparent that in the future a new notion of "trade" or "profession" will form the educational nucleus around which general knowledge and cultural interests can be organized. If the new approach to education is based on the "vocational needs," these…

At the Mid-Continent Conference on "The Role of the University in Community Development," 3 major papers were presented. In the first, Glen C. Pulver dealt with urban problems and used Milwaukee, Wisconsin as an example to illustrate the complexities of modern metropolitan life. Because communication among various groups in the city is necessary…

This report examined the role of the community college in personal and community development through adult education. Legislation, resulting from current social dissatisfaction, calls for publicizing postsecondary, real-world education. Teachers and students can fill this need by educating the public on the value and nature of offerings at…

The bibliography gives 222 citations selected from Government Printing Office's "Selected U. S. Government Publications" issued by the Superintendent of Documents covering 1973 publications. It is divided into 4 categories: (1) People Building; (2) Community Facilities; (3) Environmental Improvement; and (4) Economic Development. Topics are: job…

The need for a Gestalt Theory of neighborhood development was described in this paper. A model based on scale was developed in which small scale represents an isolated Appalachian who depends upon neighbors and kin and large scale represents a person who has developed a large number of relationships so that he is less dependent upon any one of…

Studies of various aspects of Appalachian life are listed in this 396-item bibliography. Works are listed alphabetically by author, and include journal articles, books, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations. The selections cover the period 1930-1972 with examples from each decade. (PS)

A private agency, Flanner House of Indianapolis, combined efforts with the Federal government, the Indiana State Employment Service, and private industry to provide upward job mobility for undereducated individuals who are either unemployed or underemployed. The project was designed to show that: (1) Private industry is willing to finance an…

Rural America is currently facing an overwhelming problem, the need for decent housing. Even though small towns and rural areas of Southern America have been undergoing drastic change over the past 2 decades, over one-half of all inadequate rural housing is located in the South. Substandard housing is, for the most part, inhabited by families with…

A study was made of eight former Area Winning Community Clubs in Middle Tennessee. Sixteen club representatives and five County Agents were interviewed for the purpose of identifying and describing certain factors that contribute to the organization and continuation of community clubs. The study revealed that every primary reason for original…

Information concerning Slovene rural development was presented in the form of 5 study reports from which statistical notation was deleted for readability. The purpose of these reports was to provide an accurate opinion reading concerning extension program dimensions and target audiences, and to provide information for agronoms (extension agents…

A framework for the development of adult education within the community development process is presented, based on a three-year project in England that experimented with a number of approaches. The network system suggested involves: (1) an organizational model for adult education provision in a community development setting which may be adopted…

Rural Development is viewed as a process of improving the quality of life of rural residents. Quality of life has a number of aspects, but the economic is viewed as a particularly strategic one for promoting overall life quality. The economic is defined as providing jobs for rural residents. Two techniques for doing this, inducing firms to locate…

From no action to co-action through cooperation should become a maxim for community educators in community colleges, local school districts, universities, and all agencies concerned with adult and/or community education. Barriers to interinstitutional cooperation should be eliminated through delineation of the roles of community colleges and…