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Low Literacy and Associated Challenges for Sustainable Community Development in Igbo-Ora, an Agrarian Community in Nigeria
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Aderogba, Kofo A. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
Learning to read and write is a fundamental right. Yet official figures by the National Bureau of Statistics indicate that 38% of African adults are illiterate. This study ascertained the level of literacy of Igbo-Ora community and the effects on community development. Mixed methods of survey were applied. A questionnaire of 32 items was used to…
Descriptors: Literacy, Economic Development, Agricultural Occupations, Illiteracy
Learning Global Citizenship?: Exploring Connections between the Local and the Global
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Mayo, Marjorie; Gaventa, John; Rooke, Alison – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2009
This article identifies historical connections between adult learning, popular education and the emergence of the public sphere in Europe, exploring potential implications for adult learning and community development, drawing upon research evaluating programmes to promote community-based learning "for" active citizenship in UK. The…
Descriptors: Community Development, Popular Education, Citizenship, Adult Learning
The Lummi Indians - Economic Development and Social Continuity.
Stein, Barry – 1975
Focusing upon the developmental changes that have taken place among the Lummis of Washington between 1966 and the present, this case study of an American Indian tribe experiencing an economic renaissance emphasizes the fact that success can and does bring unintended risks. Specifically, this study presents information re: (1) the present (emphasis…
Descriptors: American Indians, Case Studies, Community Development, Cultural Background
Lightning Strikes the Press: The Impact of the Telegraph on Wisconsin Newspapers.
Scharlott, Bradford W. – 1980
The increase in the number of newspapers in Wisconsin's largest cities from 1840 to 1860 was analyzed to determine whether the coming of the telegraph (1848-1850) spurred newspaper growth significantly. Multiple regression analysis was used to control for the effects of population growth and price-level fluctuations. Even after accounting for the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, History, Information Networks
New Rulers in the Ghetto: The Community Development Corporation and Urban Poverty. Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies, Number 28.
Berndt, Harry Edward – 1977
The activities of the Community Development Corporation (CDC), founded in 1967 to alleviate urban poverty in the United States, are analyzed in this book. The overall strategies used by the CDC, including the acquisition of existing businesses, development of new businesses, investments in physical assets of the community, assistance through loans…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Community Control, Community Development
A Vision: The Warrior-Scholar-Community Activist, the End Product of Indian Studies.
Whiteman, Henrietta V. – 1974
American Indian Studies as developed in institutions of higher education should be designed to produce a new type of person--a warrior-scholar, community activist who not only understands the various worlds in which the Indian must live but is actively involved in improving these worlds via bicultural participation in a pluralistic society. The…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Art, Biculturalism