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Past Activeness, Solidarity, and Local Development Efforts.

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Zekeri, Andrew A.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1994

Draws upon community field theory and human ecology and uses data from 120 rural Pennsylvania school districts to examine the relative contributions of past community actions, development of solidarity, and ecological variables (socioeconomic status, remoteness, previous industrialization, and percentage of residents commuting to work) to the…

Descriptors: Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Relations

A Vision of What Can Be.

McDaniel, Lynda – Appalachia, 2000

R. Benjamin Wiley has led the Greater Erie Community Action Committee (GECAC) in Erie, Pennsylvania, since 1969, creating a wide range of human services programs. His passion for education is reflected in the GECAC Learning Center, which offers numerous training and educational programs for residents of all ages, and in the GECAC Community Charter…

Descriptors: Charter Schools, Community Action, Community Centers, Community Development