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Peer reviewedPigg, Kenneth E. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 2002
A literature review identified three perspectives on empowerment: self-efficacy derived from individual action and psychology; mutual empowerment through interpersonal relationships; and social empowerment, the removal of social, economic, and legal obstacles to individual influence. However, many community leadership education programs fall short…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Community Leaders, Empowerment
PDF pending restorationPigg, Kenneth E. – 1986
The difficulties presently being faced by rural communities in the North Central Extension Region are well known. Many of these communities have economies which are closely tied to farming and therefore suffer economic hardship in direct relationship to those encountered by farmers. However, a dominant characteristic of communities in the region…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Action, Community Development, Economic Factors
