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Magel, Don; Price, Cheryl – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1979
Describes an Arizona State School of Social Work training program which utilizes "Teaching Learning Centers" in four rural communities as places where students, community residents, agency personnel, and university faculty are working together to develop social service delivery systems responsive to the expressed needs and desires of…
Descriptors: College Students, Delivery Systems, Dropouts, Educational Programs
Dutton, Edward P.; Shelley, Scott – 1978
Aurora, a village of 147 residents in north central Kansas, was the focus of a 1978 investigation of the community development potential for Kansas rural villages. Students and staff from the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare worked with community residents to identify three programs the village wanted (a recreation program, a…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Development, Community Involvement
And Others; Whitehead, Donald W. – Appalachia, 1975
The testimony of ARC (Appalachian Regional Commission) officials and the Governors of Appalachian states at Congressional hearings constitutes a report on ARC's current status and program plans. (JC)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Dropouts, Federal Legislation, Futures (of Society)
Download full textMinisterio de Educacion Nacional, Bogota (Colombia). Centro Nacional de Documentacion e Informacion Pedagogica. – 1972
In fulfillment of the Colombian National Government's educational policy aimed toward improving the rural population's level of living, two fundamental projects have been implemented. These projects have led to the creation of schools, the continuous extension of grades, and the creation of "Concentraciones de Desarrollo Rural." They…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Educational Planning, Educational Programs
Okamoto, Carl – Agenda, 1977
The Home Education Livelihood Program, Inc. (HELP) has been involved in the creation of new mechanisms designed to improve the quality of life in the rural towns, villages, and small cities of New Mexico. HELP assists in the physical, human, and economic development, and provides a multitude of socioeconomic services to such rural residents as…
Descriptors: Community Development, Dropouts, Human Development, Migrant Workers
Coverdale, G. M. – Biology and Human Affairs, 1973
Discusses the importance of biological education in the rural development of under-developed countries. Argues that if the peasant farmer possessed even the most basic rudiments of biological knowledge he would be much more adaptable and amenable to technological innovation. Also describes how such an educational program might be implemented. (JR)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Biology
Peer reviewedLowdermilk, Max; Laitos, W. Robert – Rural Sociology, 1981
Details essential elements of any rural development program, describes a seven-stage project development strategy which has proved successful in water management projects in Pakistan and Egypt, delineates the key concepts in each of the seven stages, and recommends integration of the client system into rural development programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Future Farmers of America, Alexandria, VA. – 1985
Achievements of the Building Our American Communities Program (BOAC), initiated in 1971 to provide a vehicle for Future Farmers of America members to make direct contributions to their communities and to practice good citizenship and develop leadership skills, are summarized in this 1985 annual report. the report begins with messages from…
Descriptors: Awards, Citizenship Education, Community Action, Community Development
Appalachia, 1975
Citizens' groups in 4 small Mississippi communities banded together to form a water association in anticipation of future development in the area. (JC)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Problems, Dropouts, Financial Support
Warner, Paul D.; Korsching, Peter F. – 1975
By virtue of the Title V Rural Development Program, 10 paraprofessional workers were assigned, via Extension Services, to 10 counties in Appalachian Kentucky to engage in both action and research phases of community development. Extension specialists were provided to train and support the paraprofessionals in surveying local leadership,…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation
Divita, Charles, Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1973
The Rural Community Assistance Consortium (RCAC) was established to increase member schools' ability to attract and maintain funded programs and qualified resource personnel to upgrade human and community resources in rural areas. The RCAC consists of 15 predominantly black land-grant colleges and Tuskegee Institute in 15 southern and border…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Community Resources, Community Services, Consortia
New Frontiers in Education, 1976
The rural development program described here works toward integrating education with problems of the masses in Maharashtra, India. Seventeen graduates from six universities and a rural institute live in the villages and work in agricultural development and extension (providing supervision and demonstration) and in social education and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Graduates, Community Development, Developing Nations
Appalachia, 1986
Appalachian Regional Commission accomplishments from 1983-1985 included education projects focusing on basic skills, vocational education, and school dropout reduction serving some 100,000 people for $11.5 million and health projects placing 350 physicians in underserved areas. Future proposals and resources may focus on special areas within…
Descriptors: Activities, Budgets, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOrata, Pedro T. – International Review of Education, 1979
The Barrio (now Barangay) High School movement was started in 1964 to contribute to rural development by helping unemployed primary school leavers to continue their education. This article gives some details on tbe original Barangay High School at Bactad and discusses the benefits of this community-sponsored educational movement. (SJL)
Descriptors: Community Action, Continuation Education, Curriculum, Dropout Programs
Chaboux, Collette – Academy for Educational Development, 2006
This case study describes the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), which was formed to explore ways to help children from its rural development program gain access to improved education. Working mainly in rural areas, BRAC focused on improved quality through improved education service delivery, management detail, and finance. While…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Rural Areas, Rural Development
