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Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2002
These two publications fill the need of newly posted Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) for self-directed learning activities to aid the community entry process. A volunteer's guide provides a way to learn about biophysical, economic, and social aspects of the host community during the first few months of service. It has ideas and activities for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Resources, Cross Cultural Training
Peer reviewedWinstone, Paul – International Social Science Journal, 1996
Profiles the English Midlands city of Leicester, an industrial center with a growing immigrant and minority population. Discusses the city government's response to problems concerning jobs, housing, and a racist backlash. The outlook is optimistic as the minority citizens assume new roles in the social and economic community. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Development, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Employment
College Board, New York, NY. – 1989
The National Forum on Effective Urban and Metropolitan Schooling met to discuss building communities and curriculum as part of a larger effort to support an agenda of achievement, competency, and success for urban education. This report of that 1989 meeting is divided into two parts. The first part lists and defines the following 10 themes for the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agenda Setting, Community Development, Conferences
Vella, Jane – 1995
This book, which is designed for trainers responsible for training other trainers, outlines and illustrates the principles of a program in which trainers are prepared to promote adult learning and change. Part 1: "Training That Respects the Learner," presents insights from popular education and a model for training trainers in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Download full textTopsfield Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1998
This facilitator's guide explains how to lead a series of five sessions (study circles) designed to foster public dialogue and problem solving among citizens interested in meeting the challenges of community growth and development. The document begins with an introduction to the concept of study circles that examines the following: definition of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation
Lipka, Jerry; Willer, Cristy – 1985
This combined teacher guide and student text is written with the broad goal of involving high school students in Bristol Bay, Alaska, in the planning and design of their region's future. Unit I introduces changes occurring on village and regional levels, discusses planning strategies for community development, and presents village profiles for…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Business
Clavaud, Donna; And Others – 1982
Based on experience in the field, this training program was developed to help Peace Corps trainers teach appropriate community technology to Peace Corps volunteers and community workers. The 8-week, 104-session training program is organized in six phases that cover the following topics: introduction to training; earthen construction and…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Community Development, Community Resources, Competence
Vella, Jane – 2002
This book, based on the work of a teacher and community development expert with many years of teaching adult education in numerous developing countries all over the world, provides a process for teaching and learning with adults. The book is illustrated with stories from the author's experience and examples that show how to begin, set up, carry…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, 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
