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Dzierlenga, Donna Wells, Comp. – Community Services Catalyst, 1981
Cites and provides abstracts for six documents from the ERIC junior colleges collection dealing with community development. Articles deal with both rural and urban development. (AYC)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development
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Palmer, Jim – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Reviews ERIC documents dealing with community services functions, community education, community development, and the involvement of the community with community colleges. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Education, Community Services
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Palmer, Jim – Community Services Catalyst, 1982
Cites ERIC documents describing the community education and development programs of two-year colleges. Documents cover building a neighborhood coalition, an approach to marketing vocational programs, community education and development, and educational alternatives. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Lee, Lucy – 1997
At a time of widespread public cynicism about social institutions, America's community colleges are striving to reconnect with the communities they serve and function as catalysts for community renewal. In a recent national survey, about a third of the colleges questioned had formalized service learning in their course work, and nearly half…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Citizenship Education, College Role, Community Colleges
Deegan, William L. – 1986
Community colleges have been at the forefront in providing contract training programs for clients such as businesses, health care organizations, and government agencies. Many state governments are beginning to provide resources for these programs as an incentive to attract or retain business and industry. One of the consequences of the demand for…
Descriptors: Community Development, Contract Training, Economic Development, Job Training
Miller, Bruce A. – 1995
Rural schools traditionally have played a central role in their communities. Now, as rural communities face declining quality of life and threats to their viability, collaborative partnerships between communities and schools offer a promising approach to community revitalization and survival. Researchers have identified three distinct, yet related…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Schools, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Hanna, Sharron; Dornan, Lisa – 1995
There is evidence that those who seek employment during difficult times, but are not successful, will continue to experience ongoing hardships throughout their working lives, often developing an ongoing dependency on the social safety net. This digest describes two federal programs on the youth employment front: (1) Youth Service Canada (YSC),…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Community Development, Community Services
Carter, Carolyn S. – 1999
More than 30 years after the Great Society initiatives, poverty continues to put large numbers of students at risk of school failure. The challenges to education and life success are most severe for children in the nation's poorest rural counties, the 535 rural persistent poverty (RPP) counties. This digest provides background on RPP counties and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Community Development, Educational Needs
Holub, Jonathan D. – 1996
Rural community colleges have an important role to play in the economic development of their communities and in preparing community members for technological, economic, and societal changes. Community-based programming (CBP) is one tool utilized by colleges to become aware of local problems by collaborating with citizens, leaders, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Community Development
Webb, Michael, Comp.; Chapin, Georganne, Comp. – 1983
This bibliography, the fifth in the Urban Schools Bibliography series, provides urban school personnel, researchers, and policymakers with information on important issues, programs, and practices in urban education. Topics covered in the bibliography include equal education, school policy, school administration, curriculum, testing and evaluation,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Community Development, Community Involvement
Hirose-Wong, Shannon M. – 1999
This digest, drawn from a larger study, looks at six community colleges and community college systems in regard to how they are attempting to serve their urban communities. The author defines urban community colleges as being in or close to major cities, and serving large numbers of economically and educationally disadvantaged students from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, Citizenship, Community Colleges
Kerka, Sandra – 2003
Asset mapping involves documenting tangible and intangible resources of a community viewed as a place with assets to be preserved and enhanced, not deficits to be remedied. Kretzmann and McKnight (1993) are credited with developing the concept of asset-based community development (ABCD) that draws on appreciative inquiry; recognition of social…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizen Participation
Miller, Bruce A.; Hahn, Karen J. – 1997
This book documents community-based educational practices that hold promise for rural communities struggling to survive in difficult times. Rural schools can benefit from closer ties to community by providing opportunities for community-based learning through community service and career exploration. On the other hand, community development groups…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Community Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation
Alfred, Richard L. – 1980
The concept of socioeconomic impact, as it relates to two-year colleges, is examined in terms of studies that have been conducted. Measures of socioeconomic impact, such as personal income, occupational status, levels of education, are discussed and studies focusing on these measures are cited. Additional studies are pointed to which define…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Community Development, Cost Effectiveness
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
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