While active citizenship education programs are assumed to have positive benefits for the active citizenship practice of participants (UNESCO, 2009, p. 4), there is actually little evidence that programs do (de Weerd, Gemmeke, Rigter & van Riji, 2005, p. vii). This paper discusses a research project that aimed to determine and increase the…

It has been said that we live today in a spiritual vacuum where the old values have been discarded and no new values have been discovered to take their place. That is a critical situation that community could help to alleviate. (Author)

Article discusses the importance of the democratic process of involving people in thinking and making decisions about and in planning and playing an active part in the development and operation of services that affect their daily lives; and the value for personal fulfillment of belonging in groups. (WL)

Urban community development has often become indistinguishable from community organization; other-direction, bureaucratic control, and lack of real community have diluted the original emphasis on activity-learning and attitude-changing. Consideration of the authors' categories (out-of-school, formal, non-formal, and informal education) might help…

Two-hundred and seventy-five service providers in a rural location with a high concentration of older people (age 60+) were queried about types of needs, obstacles to learning, and program development. While instrumental needs are generally recognized, need perception is based on occupational orientation, though age and number of contact hours are…

Reflects upon the importance of education to community development, summarizing opportunities for informal and formal education. Poses questions about educational objectives and expectations vis-a-vis the responsibilities of learners, community college administrators, and the electorate. Discusses the changing financial needs and goals of…

This monograph offers perspectives that challenge the increasingly taken for granted assumptions about the renewed interest in experiential principles and methods. Chapter 1 identifies the different dimensions of experiential education. It describes contemporary examples to demonstrate the political, economic, and ideological differences in their…

Tanzania inherited a basically illiterate population that is largely rural. Hence, Tanzania is according top priority to rural development. Education is a vital input but its impact depends not only on the quality and relevance of the education given but also on its interaction with complementary inputs in agriculture, small-scale industry,…

The premises, platform, and strategies of the second phase of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) Putting America Back to Work campaign are outlined in this paper. The section outlining premises contends that the United States' economy is in trouble; that economic problems are bound up with international marketing;…

This bibliography contains 77 items relative to the problems of self-, community, and program development within community colleges and includes books, journal articles, dissertations, and ERIC materials from 1970 to the present as well as a few fundamental sources dated before 1970. The bibliography is divided into five sections: general…

This book presents the process of community education and shows how it can be used to meet real educational needs in any community--urban, rural, small town, or large town. The concept, as defined and explained in this volume, asserts that community education "dares to attempt to achieve a reasonable balance and effective use of all the…

Abstracts are presented of 33 research studies in adult education. An account of noncredit adult education program development at the University of Georgia, 1804 to 1968, is followed by summaries of papers in such areas as adult basic education, community development and education, management training and development, adult learning, attitudes and…

This report proposes a training framework for community development and extension education in support of Integrated Rural Development Programmes in the Northern Region of Ghana. The first chapter clarifies the basic concepts of the Northern Region Rural Integrated Programme (NORRIP) and discusses the role of community development and extension…

This document presents the findings of a comprehensive study of community organizations in Greater Cape Town from the 1960s to 1988 and the role of those organizations in the struggle for democracy in South Africa. It is divided into four sections. Section 1 presents background information on community organizations in South Africa, defines the…

Papers from national seminars in five countries documenting the literacy practices that have developed through time include: "Preface" (Medel-Anonuevo); "Introduction"; "Illiteracy Eradication in Vietnam; Past Achievements and Orientation for Development in the New Stage" (Mac); "Brief Situationer of Women's…