The rural development program described here works toward integrating education with problems of the masses in Maharashtra, India. Seventeen graduates from six universities and a rural institute live in the villages and work in agricultural development and extension (providing supervision and demonstration) and in social education and…

Discusses the Middle Path Approach to development, a recognized trait in the Buddhist culture of Sri Lanka and one that has traditionally emphasized adult education, and (2) the Sarvodaya Shramadana, a nongovernmental voluntary movement which integrates Buddhist values into contemporary direct action programs for self-reliant and cooperative rural…

This booklet presents 12 examples of innovative initiatives to skill shortages nationwide. The description of each one provides this information: the challenge, partners, the story, and contacts with addresses and telephone numbers. The initiatives are Communications Workers of America and Cisco Systems: Military to Work Project; Knowbility and…