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Kostrowicki, Jerzy, Ed.; Tyszkiewicz, Wieslawa, Ed. – 1978
Transformations of rural areas was the topic of the first Polish-Yugoslav Geographical Seminar as documented in these proceedings from the six-day meeting. Twenty of the 25 papers presented are contained here, three in French and the remainder in English, and are categorized under these major topics: influence of big urban centers on the…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Case Studies, Conference Reports, Employment Opportunities
Download full textScrimshaw, Susan – 1980
This guidebook is both a practical tool and a source book to aid health planners assess the importance, extent, and impact of indigenous and private sector medical systems in developing nations. Guidelines are provided for assessment in terms of: use patterns; the meaning and importance to users of various available health services; and ways of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems
Heald, James E. – 1979
On every continent and in virtually every sovereign nation, rural people are not nearly as well served by educational programs as their fellow countrymen who reside in urban centers. Those persons in governmental agencies who seek solutions to the problems of rural education are confronted by scattered student populations, hostile geography,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Community Involvement, Delivery Systems
Preston, James C.; Halton, Katherine B. – 1980
In an effort to understand the successful components of small community development projects in selected New York communities of less than 10,000 population, an analysis was made of the Sinclairville Project in Chautauqua County which rehabilitated an unused school building to function as a housing unit for senior citizens. Originally a group of…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Action, Community Development, Community Involvement
THIPPHAWONG, BOUNNONG – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ANALYZE EDUCATIONAL DATA AND SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE AGRICULTURAL TRAINING FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, TO SUGGEST EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND CURRICULUM WHICH WILL MEET THE DAILY NEEDS OF THE RURAL PEOPLE, AND TO DISCUSS THE CONTRIBUTIONS AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION COULD…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
Tung, Cao Thanh – Instructional Technology Report, 1974
Cao Thanh Tung reports on a one month Seminar/Workshop on Planning for the Use of Educational Broadcast Media for National Development, which was sponsored by UNESCO and held in South Viet Nam in June 1974. The seminar placed emphasis on the importance of integrating educational media technology into programs for educational change, rather than…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Community Action, Community Development, Developing Nations
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1974
The key role of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to help local people make rural America a better place to live and work. The Rural Development (RD) Committee structure, conceived in 1969, consists of national, state, regional, and local committees which aid the USDA. During fiscal year 1974, USDA and the State Extension Services…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Committees, Community Services, Environmental Influences
Institute of International Studies (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1974
The educational system of Iran is examined in this document. The basic structural pattern of Iranian education provides for six years of elementary and six years of secondary divided into two 3-year stages. Higher education, including teacher education, is offered at a variety of universities, colleges, and institutes. Vocational programs are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Education
Laub, Julian Martin – 1970
When a college is located in a rural area, its input to that community includes social, economic, political, psychological, and physical factors. The prime purpose of this study was to describe the socioeconomic impact of the college on rural communities of New York State, particularly the New York State University College at Alfred (small…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Colleges, Community Planning
International Cooperation Administration (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. – 1961
This report of seminar proceedings discusses land reform policies and programs and their place in the economic development of Latin America. It analyzes experiences and current situations in Latin America, the United States, and elsewhere which shed light on the problems and possibilities of agrarian reform. An appraisal of existing physical,…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Agronomy, Cultural Context, Demography
Good Neighbor Commission of Texas, Austin. – 1973
Organized under a 1943 Federal grant and later constituted as a state agency, the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas is charged with coordinating the work of Federal, state, and local government units in improving travel and working conditions of migrant farm workers. A basic responsibility is surveying conditions and determining problem areas…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Annual Reports, Bilingual Education, Education
Oregon State Dept. of Employment, Salem. – 1969
The Smaller Communities Services Program, as noted, is a means of expanding the services of the Oregon Department of Employment to rural and low-income areas in the state. This report is a summary of program findings in rural Jefferson County, Oregon, and is the result of field work performed over a 4-month period by a mobile team composed of 2…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Agencies, Agriculture, Career Guidance
National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty, Washington, DC. – 1967
On September 27, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson established the National Advisory Commission on Rural Poverty. To this commission, he delegated the responsibility of making a comprehensive study and appraisal of the current economic situations and trends in American life. In fulfilling this responsibility, the National Advisory Commission on…
Descriptors: Community, Employment, Family Planning, Government Role
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. – 1970
A book of collected papers (by 23 educators, government officials, and industrial leaders who attended a recent national symposium at Iowa State University) presents information on general economic and social characteristics of rural communities, effects of technological growth on rural communities, economic and social policies for improvement of…
Descriptors: Community Change, Economic Change, Economic Opportunities, Human Resources
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1971
The National Workshop on Rural Development was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the American Association of Junior Colleges, and the American Vocational Association. The objectives were to help post-secondary schools find their role in rural development; to provide a forum for significant rural development issues; to develop…
Descriptors: Community Services, Cultural Opportunities, Economic Development, Government Role
