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Download full textArmstrong, Gail – 1983
A 1983 directory of resources for small and rural school districts lists resources for improving schools, national resources, foundations as funding sources, and state educational agency staff who can assist rural schools with information and technical assistance requests. The first section describes school improvement resources/projects by…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Parsons, Tom – 1985
A variety of information is included in this 1984-85 annual report of Humboldt State University's Center for Community Development (California), which has been instrumental in establishing a wide range of community services and has worked extensively to preserve the language and culture of four northwestern California tribes--Hupa, Karuk, Tolowa,…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indian Literature
Gill, Dhara S. – 1984
This report proposes a training framework for community development and extension education in support of Integrated Rural Development Programmes in the Northern Region of Ghana. The first chapter clarifies the basic concepts of the Northern Region Rural Integrated Programme (NORRIP) and discusses the role of community development and extension…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Action
Madeira, Eugene L. – 1980
Based on the experience of 130 local adult basic education (ABE) directors in Pennsylvania, this guide presents suggestions for recruiting the least educated adults into ABE programs. Following an introduction that defines ABE and examines whose responsibility ABE is, the guide is divided into 12 chapters. Each of the chapters develops one…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Students, Advertising
Lethbridge Univ. (Alberta). Four Worlds Development Project. – 1984
One in a series of resources for community groups, this paper provides a theoretical model of community development and relates it to the history, needs, and characteristics of native communities. The introductory section discusses the philosophy and goals of the series, which promotes the development of "core groups"--small community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, American Indian Culture, Canada Natives
Lethbridge Univ. (Alberta). Four Worlds Development Project. – 1984
Group discussion and learning activities are featured in this paper, the ninth in a series of resources for community development groups. The introduction defines the nature and goals of "core groups"--small community groups that will discuss the possibilities of individual and community transformation and promote new, life-enhancing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives
Deavers, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1983
A paper examining recent changes in the social and economic development of rural America--with comments by a different author--and a paper discussing rural policy comprise this workshop collection. Placing the changes of the 1970s in a broader historical perspective and developing a general framework within which to consider the influence of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Definitions, Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Change
Paz, Ruth – 1985
The progress of a foundation-supported community intervention in Israel is traced from the moment of its conceptualization in 1976 to its final adoption in 1983 by the community in which it grew and developed. Part 1, "The Story of a Project," is divided into ten sections, of which the first three describe the project setting, its…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Education
Cohen, John M.; Marshall, Terry – 1976
One of a series designed to aid community leaders, cooperative extension agents, local government officials, and others in their efforts to gain external resources needed to support local efforts in rural development, this handbook addresses three basic problem areas: gathering information on rural development needs of a community; locating…
Descriptors: Community Development, Data Collection, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Morris, Lynne Clemmons; Morris, Judson Henry, Jr. – 1981
A strategy to assist in community development can help rural schools in rapidly growing areas meet the changing educational needs of their communities. Such a strategy should include gathering information about anticipated changes in the size and composition of the school population in order to plan for adequate staff and facilities. Planning for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Involvement
Kay, Steve; And Others – 1981
Schools in two neighboring rural Kentucky counties ("West" and "East") were studied to determine the effect of differing school organization on school functioning and community-school relations. Data gathered from public sources, attendance at faculty, staff and school board meetings, interviews, and faculty questionnaires…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Involvement
Gessaman, Paul H. – 1978
Intended for agency field personnel who assist in local community development (CD) efforts, this publication is the second of three making up an intensive training manual for community development. Using an inservice training approach, this part of the manual contains four instructional units: rationale for CD training, what CD is (CD as process,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Change Agents, Change Strategies
PDF pending restorationLilley, Stephen C.; McLean, Edward L. – 1979
Careful long-range planning and slow, deliberate growth have benefitted Kershaw County's 500,000 pleasantly varied acres near the state capitol. The county, famous for its equestrian activity, boasts prestige stables, riding clubs, and trails. In addition there are lakes and numerous parks. Leaders want to maintain this aesthetic appeal while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Development, Community Leaders, Community Planning
PDF pending restorationFazio, Ernest J., Jr.; Kelly, Patricia F. – 1978
Field study and analysis of program documents were undertaken in the first phase of a multi-phased research effort to improve and strengthen the relationships between CETA programs and economic development activities on Indian reservations. Exploratory in nature, the study examined the approaches developed by 24 Indian reservations and Native…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alaska Natives, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
AHMED, FIROZA – 1963
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE ANALYZED IN THIS STUDY TO CLARIFY THEIR DEMOCRATIC PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATION, TO IDENTIFY PROGRAMS IN INDIA, EGYPT, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, THE PHILIPPINES, AND BURMA HAVING POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR PAKISTAN, AND TO SUGGEST SOCIAL SERVICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT SHOULD BE EXPANDED OR INAUGURATED IN…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Development, Community Leaders, Cooperative Programs
