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KERBRET, MAKONNEN – 1964
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA AND A REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD WAS MADE THROUGH INTENSIVE LIBRARY RESEARCH. GUIDELINES AND OBJECTIVES WERE BASED ON THE REVIEW SUBMITTED TO A JURY OF EXPERTS FOR VERIFICATION. REVISED GUIDELINES AND OBJECTIVES WERE THEN DEVELOPED FOR GUIDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agricultural Education, College Role, Disadvantaged
Download full textMorency, Marc-A. – 1968
To promote popular participation as a means and goal of community development, the Bureau d'Amenagement de l'Est du Quebec (BAEQ) had to work within a milieu that favored traditional power structures over social participation in decision making. Phase 1 (May-September 1963) of this project was mainly a time for recruiting and training change…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Committees, Community Development, Intervention
Instructional Technology Report, 1974
The use of video taping as a technique to bring villagers into meaningful communication with each other and with government leaders is discussed. Three pilot projects are described: (1) a United Nations funded project in Rajasthan, India; (2) a Tanzanian project involving several villages; and (3) the Skyriver, Alaska project. As demonstrated by…
Descriptors: Communications, Community Development, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
Neqniq, Ato Million – 1974
The major responsibility of this workshop on nonformal education is to establish some prototypes of community training activities which will coordinate with the agricultural and health components of Ethiopia's Fourth Five Year Plan for rural development and which can later be reproduced in the countryside. Linking education to overall development…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Resources, Developing Nations
Spain, Peter – 1971
To identify the listening habits and preferences of the audience of a radio-braodcasting station, DXCD, in a rural area of the Philippines, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted. A total sample of 960 respondents was interviewed. The methodology of the survey is presented, and the demographics of the area described. Results are tabulated in…
Descriptors: Audiences, Community Development, Developing Nations, Listening Groups
Gregory, Francis A. – 1969
The Federal Government, through its Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, has served approximately 80,000 rural youth through its various training programs. The Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) and the "Concerted Services Approach" are 2 programs which have had particular impact on rural areas. The need for these programs is readily…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Labor Force Development
Wilcox, Leslie D.; And Others – 1972
An empirical approach to the development of a system of social indicators was suggested in this paper. The paper also suggested research developed around a more inductive approach to social indicator research with 3 methodological phases representing increasing levels of methodological sophistication. The first steps attempted to conceptualize…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Demography, Economic Factors, Human Resources
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Community Affairs, Harrisburg. – 1973
The Rural Planning Specialist (RPS) Project was an effort to study and analyze methods for providing community services in rural Pennsylvania. The approach for alleviating poverty described in this report evolved from that project. The RPS program was described by need for innovation, structure of the project, RPS role and responsibilities,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Planning, Educational Opportunities, Health Services
Edwards, Clark; And Others – 1971
Problems associated with rural economic development--involving maldistributions of population, income, and employment--suggest the need for statistical indicators of rural area growth and development. Development problems are not usually aligned geographically with the boundaries of a city, county, or state, but multicounty units of observation…
Descriptors: Community Size, Demography, Economic Factors, Factor Analysis
Solomon, Darwin D. – 1972
An attempt to formulate a more global but functional framework for analyzing local organizations as mechanisms for citizen participation in development is presented in this paper. Both the review of the literature and the prescriptive guides to action are presented under the following headings: membership and leadership, management of alienation…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agriculture, Community Change, Community Organizations
Ahmed, Manzoor – 1972
The confluence of three major forces has given a new significance to nonformal education for the developing countries--denied educational opportunities and resource constraints, questions about the relevance of formal education, and growing awareness of the importance of lifelong education. The absence of inadequacies of concepts and priorities of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy
Niehoff, R. O.; Wilder, Bernard – 1972
Ethiopia's Education Sector Review and a subsequent symposium set up a framework and guidelines for Incorporating, integrating and financing a nonformal component in a comprehensive educational system for Ethiopia. Most of the governmentally sponsored educational activities now classified as NFE are conducted by organizations other than the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Lifelong Learning
Kelly, Brian, Ed. – 1973
Sewage disposal systems, water pollution, over-development, and the involvement of cottage associations are highlighted in this manual for cottagers or summer vacation homeowners. Its aim is to both inform and involve the cottage owner in the protection and preservation of his vacation environment. By reviewing a variety of problems peculiar to…
Descriptors: Community Action, Consumer Education, Environment, Guides
Oberle, Wayne H., Comp. – 1972
A bibliography of literature on the relationship of social structures to development is presented. Development is defined as a decision-making process characterized by resource utilization which benefits the public interest as well as private economic interests. Entries are made under the following categories: changing social, political, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Bibliographies, Community Development, Decision Making
Preston, James D.; Spiekerman, Danette – 1970
An Index of Development Potential based primarily on the success communities have had in passing bond issues is suggested in this paper. Ten Texas communities were studied using an index composed of 3 measures: the ratio of bond issue success, total bond expenditure per capita, and labor force potential. A composite score was derived from these…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Development, Expenditures, Labor Force
