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Evaluating Capacity Building for Policy Research Organizations
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Struyk, Raymond J.; Damon, Mawadda; Haddaway, Samuel R. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2011
The international community has identified a positive link between good governance and economic development. There is an increasing appreciation of the effective role that local policy research organizations (PROs) can play in providing evidence-based policy recommendations as the basis for sound legislation and in assessing the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Mentors, Program Evaluation, Construction Programs
Dialogic Global Studies for Multicultural Technology Assessment
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Durakovic, Emina; Feigl, Britta Marion; Fischer, Bettina Marion; Fleck, Christopher; Galler, Lisa-Maria; Heinrich, Johannes; Kulmer, Karin; Kurzweil, Birgitta; Scholze, Markus; Sperl, Raphael Stefan; Unterkofler, Rene; Remele, Kurt; Matzenberger, Julian; Ahamer, Gilbert – Multicultural Education & Technology Journal, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show a practical case of dialogic web-based learning that has provided a set of questions analysing two complex technological projects in "southern" countries with effects on multicultural equity. Design/methodology/approach: Structured online review processes in multicultural and systems science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Power Technology, Multicultural Education
The Arcadia Commons Partnership: The Community College and Economic Redevelopment.
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Schlack, Marilyn – 1993
The Arcadia Commons (AC), in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a business-education park developed through the combined efforts of Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), area business and financial institutions, and the Kalamazoo Public Museum, who together formed Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated (DKI). KVCC's involvement resulted from the need to find…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Construction Programs, Economic Development
Progress Report of the Tasmanian Education and Local Development Project.
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Stoessiger, Rex – 1982
As part of Australia's Education and Local Development project, Tasmanian researchers investigated whether the upgrading of district schools to district high schools had contributed to the social, economic, and cultural development of the local areas. For three selected areas (Glenora, Sheffield, and Ouse), researchers gathered financial and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Leaders, Construction Programs, Cultural Context
The Impact of Malaspina College on the Local Economy.
Jeacock, Robert L. – 1977
For the purpose of the study, the local economy of Malaspina College in Nanaimo, British Columbia was defined as the school district. The variables used to assess the college's impact were: (1) income injected into the local economy as a result of the expenditures of the college, its employees, and its students; (2) college-related revenues…
Descriptors: Business, College Students, Colleges, Community Benefits
A Report to Congress on the Continuation of the Applachian Regional Commission.
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Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1979
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), established by Congress in 1965, is a unique partnership of federal, state, and local government action attempting to provide every person living in the region with the health and skills needed to compete in everyday life and to attract new industry to the region, thus providing more jobs and a more…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Services, Construction Programs, Economic Development