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Download full textThomas, Margaret G. – 1988
This guidebook presents 64 profiles of successful economic development initiatives in the small towns and rural areas of 37 states. Intended for use by rural and small town leaders and rural economic development specialists, the guide provides ideas, encouragement, and an "insider perspective" on alternative rural development strategies.…
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Demonstration Programs, Economic Development
Hone, Karen A. – 1984
This inventory of model programs in rural postsecondary education is part of a larger project to provide current research and resource information to rural educators and policy makers. The inventory is illustrative--not comprehensive or exhaustive--and results from mailing 805 survey instruments which elicited 251 responses and 183 candidates for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Proscio, Tony – 2002
Despite its high employment rate, the Near Northside Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, has a median income more than 40% below the citywide level. In 1999, the Near Northside Partners' Council (NNPC) became one of five centers for the national Neighborhood Jobs Initiative Demonstration. After extensive planning, the Neighborhood Jobs Initiative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Organizations
Wilson, Kathleen K. – 2002
This document is designed to help literacy practitioners and others establish civic literacy programs to help learners in South Carolina develop general literacy skills applied to the everyday tasks of being a citizen and active community member. The rationale for promoting civic literacy and the challenges for adult civic literacy system…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Activism, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1981
This manual, developed for use by Peace Corps volunteers, attempts to help development counselors to understand the needs of remote-area groups and to provide for those needs through effective self-help projects. The projects covered are those that can solve most effectively, on the village level, the most pressing problems. The manual is written…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production
Totten, Leah; Dodson, David; Thomasson, Julie – 2000
This report profiles 12 programs conducted as part of the Hitachi Foundation's Partnerships in Economic and Educational Opportunity Initiative. The introduction and overview explain the goals of the initiative, which was undertaken to improve the economic and career options available to young people who have traditionally been underserved by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Career Education, Change Strategies
