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Wynn, Eddie D.; Jacob, Nelson L. – 1976
Examining the role of Clemson University's Cooperative Extension Service in the planning stages of a Title V Community and Resource Development (CRD) program in South Carolina's rural Williamsburg County, this paper describes the Extension's 14-month involvement. The following specifics are addressed: (1) South Carolina's Title V program (staffed…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Wetherill, G. Richard – 1976
Program evaluation can be used for both program improvement and program justification, and it can aid in program planning and policy making. In evaluation, we must be concerned with the components which not only make up the program but also the evaluation such as program objectives or goals, program personnel interaction, program processes,…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Criteria, Decision Making, Definitions
Woods, Mike D.; Doeksen, Gerald A. – 1982
Using the Oklahoma State University (OSU) computerized community simulation model, extension professionals can provide local decision makers with information derived from an impact model that is dynamic, community specific, and easy to adapt to different communities. The four main sections of the OSU model are an economic account, a capital…
Descriptors: Community Planning, Community Services, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Simulation
Wetherill, G. Richard; Buttram, Joan L. – 1976
In order to "cut through the jargon of the multifaceted field of evaluative research", 21 evaluation models representing a range of possibilities were identified (via literature review) and compared in terms of purpose and five basic phases applicable to rural development. Evaluation was defined as "the systematic examination of a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Inayatullah, C., Ed. – 1976
A 10-day seminar for senior government officials concerned with making rural development policies in selected Asian countries focused on programs adopted by various Asian governments to tackle rural development problems. To compare various approaches, seven indicators of rural development were used: agricultural productivity; rural employment;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation
Carter, Keith A.; And Others – 1977
Project 2142 was a multi-phase effort to discover and mobilize for dissemination to rural decision-makers various information and findings pertaining to the quality of life experienced by rural people. The initial research phases involved design of a conceptual framework that placed some parameters on the variety of social phenomena studied.…
Descriptors: County Programs, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Education