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Ermolaev, V. – Soviet Education, 1990
Addresses issues raised at the All-Union Congress of Workers in Public Education concerning improvement of the USSR's rural schools. Cites statistics depicting the inferior status of school buildings, instructional materials, student transportation, and teacher-pupil ratio. Connects rural school improvement to increased agricultural production.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Disadvantaged Schools, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Shirokalova, Galina – Soviet Education, 1990
Based on sociological studies, advocates greater spiritual/intellectual development of agricultural-institute students in the USSR. Contends students who return to rural areas as agricultural specialists need training to become civic-minded intellectuals to revitalize rural culture and spark economic development. (CH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Technicians, Citizenship Responsibility
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Download full textMason, Robin; Rennie, Frank – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Internet
Long, Richard W.; And Others – 1987
The major participants in the formation of policy and programs for rural areas include agricultural interest groups, nonfarm groups, certain legislators, and--less directly--the media. Policy is developed in many institutional arenas: the local community and state governments, the Department of Agriculture, the White House, and the Congress and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agriculture, Coordination, Decentralization
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1984
The report of the Ninth Regional Consultation Meeting on the Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) reviews activities and progress for 1982-83 in eight program areas: (1) universalization of education (access to education at first level by both formal and nonformal means), (2) promotion of scientific and technological…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Educational Development
Deaton, Brady J. – 1979
There is no present consensus regarding long-term consequences of rural industrialization on society. Since 1950, smaller rural communities in the South and Southwestern United States have gained in industrialization due to their generally low-wage non-union labor supply and lower tax structure, both attractive to industry seeking greater profits.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
Murugasu, V. – 1978
Work oriented education has been tied to national development in Malaysia since the 1960's. Increasing population, unemployment, and shortages of skilled manpower led the government to relate education more closely to work and develop technical and vocational education. Malaysia extended basic education to lower secondary manpower needs; and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Education, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship
Semykin, N. P. – 1978
Working education in the USSR prepares students for socially useful and productive work by equipping them with the knowledge, abilities, skills and attitudes necessary for collective activities. Working education does not give students a profession but rather prepares them to master one by including in its curriculum professional knowledge and…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Career Choice, Career Education, Clubs
Gasperini, Lavinia – 2000
Reducing the number of undernourished people in all countries to half its present level no later than 2015 is the commitment undertaken by the international community during the World Food Summit of 1996. In order to accomplish this goal, a common vision to work for sustainable growth that favors the poor and provides more resources for health,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Agricultural Education
Blakely, Edward J.; And Others – 1983
Eleven papers on rural economic development cover challenges and opportunities; employment trends affecting nonmetropolitan areas; status of nonmetropolitan women and minorities; case studies of Vermont, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and California; western urban and regional development; economic development in small cities; and rural policy…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Census Figures, College Role, Economic Change
Hanson, Bradley D. – 1985
This guide, which includes an outline of 222 hours of technical training integrated with training in community organization techniques, is intended for trainers who prepare Peace Corps water and sanitation technicians and engineers for field service. The training program developed by the guide covers these subject areas: community development,…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Developing Nations, Disease Control, Drinking Water
Hall, Budd L. – 1975
Emphasis placed on adult education in Tanzania stems directly from the decision to bring about development through an egalitarian rural transformation. The political decision to stress socialist development with priority to those living in rural areas preceded the creation of the adult education network and shaped its structures and organization.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Role
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
STARK, JOHN R. – 1966
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,…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adult Basic Education, American Indians, Apprenticeships
Johnson, Pyke; John, Walton C. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1921
This bulletin provides information on the proceedings of the regional conference on education for highway engineering and highway transport that was held at the University of Pittsburgh on November 26, 1920, under the direction of the highway and highway transport education committee. The purpose of this report is: (1) To stimulate greater…
Descriptors: Educational History, Civil Engineering, Engineering Education, Transportation
