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Garrison, John W., II – Grassroots Development, 1993
Amid the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Brazil was the Global Forum, a gathering of representatives of more than 9,000 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Brazil's array of NGOs and grass-roots support organizations began developing in the early 1960s. The "pedagogy of the oppressed" developed by Paulo…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Action, Community Development, Conservation (Environment)
Moulin, Nelly; And Others – 1991
An exploratory study designed to analyze the evolution of neighborhood movements in Rio de Janeiro City (Brazil) focuses on actions related to the struggle for public schools. The effort seeks to determine the degree of political autonomy of the neighborhood associations and the nature of the educational demands and their relationship with the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Community Action, Community Attitudes, Community Change
