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Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student workbook is for 8- to 11-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Getting To Know Your Community" program which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of community…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Study
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student guide is for 15- to 17-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Your Community, Help Develop It" project which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of community…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Study
Rindge School of Technical Arts, Cambridge, MA. – 1991
CityWorks is a course offered at the Rindge School of Technical Arts, open to all ninth-grade students in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the course, students investigate Cambridge's neighborhoods, services, and industries; they make maps, take photographs, draw blueprints, build models, make videotapes, and write oral histories. The focus is on…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Community Development, Community Resources, Education Work Relationship
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park. Dept. of Agricultural and Extension Education. – 1980
This student workbook is for 12- to 14-year-olds participating in the Pennsylvania 4-H "Opening the Doors of Your Community" project which is designed to involve youth in improving the quality of community life, learning about the role and functions of local government, understanding public issues, becoming involved in the process of…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Resources
Clouse, James; Cary, Lee – 1983
Part of an effort to implement the 15-year old Building Our American Communities Program in secondary schools, this student handbook provides detailed information for designing, implementing, and evaluating community development projects. Each chapter presents introductory and background information, student objectives, related activities, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Development, Experiential Learning, Improvement Programs
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 2003
This training guide provides Peace Corps volunteers (PCVs) with knowledge, tools, and techniques to work with a nongovernmental organization's (NGO's) staff, board of directors, clients, and donors to build its capacity. An introduction provides information on the trainer role, trainer's notes at the end of each module, and guidelines for placing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Role, Community Development, Cooperation


