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Download full textFuture Farmers of America, Alexandria, VA. – 1984
Although useful for any community development planning team, this handbook is designed to assist Future Farmers of America chapter committees in coordinating Building Our American Communities (BOAC) projects. Ten steps for successful chapter participation in the BOAC program are outlined. These steps include selecting the BOAC committee and…
Descriptors: Committees, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Experiential Learning
Hill, Norbert S., Jr. – Winds of Change, 1995
This first of a series of essays on Indian leadership focuses on the role of American Indian leaders in community development, including their contributions of technological skills, humanism, and the energy and persistence needed to work toward a vision. Essential to rebuilding Indian communities is understanding how internalized oppression has…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Development, Community Leaders
Take Charge: Economic Development in Small Communities. Empowering Rural Communities for the 1990's.
Ayres, Janet; And Others – 1990
This manual describes an educational program for helping rural, small community leaders, decision-makers, and residents analyze their communities, think about alternatives, and plan economic development action strategies. The program is an effort to help communities explore short- and long-term development strategies, gain a vision of their…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Cooperation, Community Coordination
Luther, Vicki; Wall, Milan – 1994
In changing economies, local leaders need guidance in collaborative, multicommunity approaches to problem solving. This book is comprised of three sections organized around the steps necessary to develop and manage a comprehensive leadership program. The first section describes the mechanics of organization. A series of questions is presented to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Change, Community Development, Community Leaders
Kerns, Marilyn; Stanley, Martha – 1982
This booklet was created to help communities (especially in Minnesota) to build community partnerships through community education. Such partnerships are needed in order to identify and meet community needs that are no longer being addressed by the Federal Government. The booklet is organized in three sections. The first section outlines the need…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Herman, Marina Lachecki; Polich, Judith Y. – 1978
The 3-year Citizen Leadership Program was designed to develop citizen-directed planning in Wisconsin. The first year focused on citizen involvement in land use planning; the second year, on community goal setting; and the third year, on community development projects. A representative group of 30 citizens participated in the program's workshops…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apathy, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education
