Discusses the history and philosophy of the premise of rural localism from Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty to its present relationship to the New Federalism of the Reagan administration. Concludes that the concept and its consequences should be reexamined by those in the rural social work profession. (Author/BRR)

This paper explores the concepts of "community" and "community education," traces the growth of different models of community education in the United Kingdom, and highlights some of the issues, weaknesses, and problems arising from its development. Two separate movements, evolutionary and revolutionary, are…