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Quinn, Bernard – 1967
Protestant approaches to church problems in rural areas are presented in this study guide for Catholics. The Protestant "town and country" movement is described in terms of the beginnings of the movement, early leaders, denominational programs, early theory and practice, the movement today, changes in rural America, dissatisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Planning, Protestants, Religious Organizations
Carter, Michael V. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1988
Looks at Commission on Religion in Appalachia (CORA) programs uniting 23 church denominations behind social and volunteer projects designed to improve quality of rural life. Describes CORA and its projects. (TES)
Descriptors: Church Programs, Community Action, Community Development, Quality of Life
Download full textSmith, G. A. – 1970
In Seki Tribal Trust Land in Rhodesia, during June and July, 1970, full-time literacy courses attended by 65 participants were held for members of three savings clubs. The first objective was to replicate the literacy teaching developed for the Chiduku literacy project (see AC 008 361), which included teaching the Shona primer and then teaching…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Arithmetic, Church Programs, Cooperatives
American Country Life Association, Sioux Falls, SD. – 1963
The future of the disadvantaged is discussed in these proceedings of a 1963 conference of the American Country Life Association. Papers presented at 3 panel discussions give detailed information on the disadvantaged. The panel discussion on the types of disadvantaged people covered American Indians, Appalachian whites, migrants, and Negroes. The…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Blacks, Church Programs
Newlin, Larry, Ed.; And Others – 1978
The guide's major target audiences are local officials and leaders of community organizations; the major purposes are to introduce rural leaders to a wide range of assistance possibilities, to inform leaders of the processes involved in obtaining assistance from these various resources, and to encourage greater involvement on the part of rural…
Descriptors: Agencies, Church Programs, Consultants, Educational Resources
1977
Historical causes of rural poverty and general recommendations for work among rural youth in India, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are presented in this summary of national reports given before the Rural Youth Study Group in 1976. In addition to study papers on each country, the volume contains an introduction on rural youth and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Church Programs, Church Role, Community Action
Mensing, Friedhelm – In Press, 1988
It is estimated that there are over 10,000 non-governmental groups and initiatives in West Germany devoted to improving the quality of life of people in the developing countries. Many of these projects consist of churches helping churches, such as Misereor, the charity organization of German Catholics, or Brot fur die Welt (Bread for the World),…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Church Programs, Community Development
