Discusses the causes of the failure of rural development projects in developing countries and concludes that governments and agencies providing assistance need to devote more attention to land reform, improvement of rural institutions and delivery systems, and adjustments in economic policies. (JOW)

Thecommunity development officer must become a link between the development planner and the communities involved; this means a change of emphasis in his work. (MF)

The author gives a plan for boosting literacy among the industrial workers of India. But he needs the help of the industrial establishment. (MR)

This working paper from the annual conference of the Indian Adult Education Association briefly describes the current state of adult education in India and outlines important steps that should be taken to make adult education an integral part of national development. (SK)

Uses aggregate data to explore the relation between country wealth and various aspects of educational development, focusing particularly on primary schooling. Finds, for example, that resources for primary schooling become more plentiful as countries grow richer, and that falling teacher salaries relative to GNP is the overwhelming source of this…

Suggests that globalization is neither inevitable nor viable in the long term. A "green" focus in education can achieve the twin goals of sustainable communities and economic development. (SK)

Emphasizes three basic dilemmas of rural economic development, followed by appropriate community responses. (JOW)

The issue of women in relation to modern technology and socioeconomic development in less developed countries is only recently being considered. Discussions focus on women's access to productive resources, their participation in development projects, and the meaningfulness and quality of their participation. More progress must be made toward…

Presents a philosophical and theoretical critique of community development's transformation into economic development. Introduces a successful rural revitalization process termed "community encouragement" and integrates a community's traditional values with progressive revitalization plans. (JOW)

Examines the job-generating activities in 15 rural counties in Maryland through 175 interviews and field work. Those ranking high included industrial park development, economic development activities, and tourism. Special financial arrangements for relocating and new businesses also received high marks. Includes 48 references. (JOW)

Proposes the study of islands to develop a method of integrating sustainable development with sound resource management that can be extrapolated to more complex, highly populated continental coastal areas. (MDH)

An outgrowth of the United Nations Earth Summit, Britain's Environment and Development Education and Training (EDET) Group seeks to monitor and promote education for sustainability through development of national strategies, encouragement of participation and partnership at many levels, and establishment of support structures and communication…

This article summarises the main conclusions of the "Maastricht study": Achieving the Lisbon Goal: The Contribution of VET ( Leney etal., 2004 ), which the UK Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA), in collaboration with the Institute of Education and other international partners, prepared for the European Commission's DG…