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Diaz, Roberto Perez – Agenda, 1977
The article, written in Spanish, gives examples of the Barrio Education Project's work in San Antonio and poses some serious questions about the importance of Spanish for the Hispanic community. Illiteracy, or "functional illiteracy" is a growing problem in the U.S. among all sectors of the population--English- and Spanish-speaking.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Programs, Educational Programs
Crowe, Ann H.; And Others – 1981
This paper describes the Elder Program, a 3 year Model Demonstration Program designed to strengthen neighborhood support systems for older persons through an educational program emphasizing information, resources, and skill development. A discussion of basic assumptions and the theoretical background of the model focuses on the principles of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Action, Community Programs
Pierce, Steven D. – Grassroots Development, 1995
The Fundacion Social, a grassroots organization in Colombia, uses profits from its 14 companies to fund community self-help initiatives aimed at eliminating poverty. Social programs focus on community integration, microbusinesses, recycling, education, and communication. The organization seeks to eliminate structural poverty and is currently…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Clark, Ralph J., Ed.; Rooth, S. John, Ed. – 1988
This publication contains the following 24 case studies of adult education in Australia: "NSW Department of Agriculture Home Study Programme" (O'Neill); "Self-Help Adult Education: The University of the Third Age at the Brisbane CAE" (Swindell); "Marriage Enrichment Programme" (D. Kerr, C. Kerr); "Carringbush…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Citizenship Education
Selman, Gordon R. – 1976
During the 1930s in Canada, the senior levels of government and local agencies initiated educational programs to help people cope with the distress and demoralization resulting from the depression. Programs originated in eleven major areas: technical-vocational education, night schools, relief camps, educational relief measures outside camps, self…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Organizations, Community Programs