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Radcliffe, Christopher – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1997
In 19th-century England, mutual improvement societies developed, through which working class men attempted to educate themselves and engage in political discussion. Many were associated with groups that did not conform to the Church of England. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Political Socialization, Self Help Programs
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Preskill, Stephen – Social Science Record, 1991
Discusses Tennessee's Highlander Folk School. Reports that the school helped organize labor unions and played a role in the civil rights movement of the 1950s. Explains that Highlander sought to bring about southern integration. Argues that successful civic education draws out the experiences and interests of participants and nurtures respect and…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Citizenship Education, Civil Rights
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Arnow, Pat, Ed. – Now and Then, 1988
This journal theme issue focuses on Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty in Appalachia, launched in 1964. Articles discuss the War on Poverty, the people involved, how it succeeded, and how it ultimately failed. One article examines the role of the Council of the Southern Mountains, established in 1913. Federal officials used the council's reputation…
Descriptors: Appalachian Studies, Community Action, Community Programs, Federal Programs
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Williams, Lillian S. – Journal of Negro Education, 1985
Contemporary Black communities can benefit from the self-help experiences of Blacks in Buffalo, New York, around the turn of the century. An historic examination of Black social, literary, political, and civil rights organizations indicates that education was a key element in all of their programs. (GC)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black History, Black Organizations, Community Education
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Neverdon-Morton, Cynthia – Journal of Negro Education, 1982
Describes self-help programs initiated by Black women between 1895 and 1925 in Tuskegee, Alabama; Hampton, Virginia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Baltimore, Maryland. Poor housing, health concerns, racial discrimination, inadequate schools, and the lack of economic opportunities were some of the barriers challenged by these programs. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Black Organizations, Economic Opportunities, Educational Opportunities, Females
Height, Dorothy – The Nation, 1989
Traces the tradition of self-help in the Black community from the slave era through the contemporary civil rights movement. Contrasts the nontraditional female-headed extended Black family with that of the traditional male-headed nuclear White family. Discusses community-based self-help programs for Black families developed by the National Council…
Descriptors: Black Family, Black Organizations, Community Programs, Family Structure
Boucouvalas, Marcie – 1986
Adult education in Greece dates back to the time of Homer. Poetry and Panhellenic festivals were the earliest forms of adult education in Greece. By classical times, however, an entire learning society of human and material resources had been developed. Greek society experienced periods of high levels of culture and learning only to be conquered…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Opportunities
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1936
Five million young people--1 out of every 4 in the country--are without constructive occupation at school, work, or home. An examination of 1930 United States Census and Federal Office of Education figures, brought up to date by sampling studies in various communities, discloses that--Of the 20,100 000, 16 to 24 years of age, inclusive, in the…
Descriptors: Youth, Employment Level, Community Resources, Unemployment
Arnold, John David – 1983
From its inception in 1967 to the end of fiscal 1981, Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc. (PPEP), grew from a 1-bus school on wheels to Arizona's largest multifunded non-profit service agency. The self-help organization serving Arizona's rural and migrant poor grew through three phases. During the 1967-1969 contact phase, PPEP staff…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Community Education, Delivery Systems
Kelly, Fred J.; Ratcliffe, Ella B. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
The depression of the past few years led colleges and universities to seek new ways in which to assist their financially needy students. In January 1937 the Office of Education requested all colleges and universities to send it descriptions of the projects they had devised. The responses to this request indicated a very cooperative spirit on the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Economic Climate, Higher Education, Student Financial Aid