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Hamilton-Smith, Elery; And Others – 1964
In a report of seminar proceedings, papers are presented on the formation, aims, structure, and organizational relationships of community youth clubs in rural areas of Victoria, Australia; and on the origins, structure, staffing, and overall characteristics and problems of Australian rural youth clubs. An interim group report also defines the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Development, Educational Objectives, Extension Education
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Karunaratne, Garvin – Community Development Journal, 1976
The community development program, initiated in 1952, failed, in the author's opinion, because no sustained attempt was made to involve the people in the development process. Discussed are: program objectives, implementation, administrative structure, an evaluation of 15 program aspects, a community development strategy, and the failure of the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Involvement, Failure
Monaghan, Peter – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Alberta's University of Lethbridge is developing a degree program in human and community development to train native-education professionals and community-health workers to find solutions to problems in Indian communities that interfere with the attainment and use of education. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indian Education, Community Development, Drug Abuse
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Nappi, Andrew T. – Journal of Education for Business, 1986
Describes the Onarga Project, in which a group of business students worked with the people of Onarga, Illinois, to revitalize a dying community, and how business teachers can incorporate some of the ideas to improve students' understanding of small business. Discusses preliminary planning, project activities, and specific learning activities to…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Responsibility, Community Development, Experiential Learning
Smith, L. L. – NUEA Spectator, 1973
The most exciting educational experiences in America are those in which busy adults are lifted out of the humdrum of daily preoccupations and routines and introduced to new ideas, challenges and perspectives. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Development, Continuing Education, Educational Responsibility, Extension Education
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Morris, Roger; Van, Brian – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1981
Describes and explains the process adopted by one community group in its attempt to conceptualize, design, and implement training programs for the preparation and development of community workers. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Development, Curriculum Development, Health Education, Health Programs
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Bach, Victor – Social Policy, 1977
Suggests that what is needed is a more balanced federalism which will increase local community development under special revenue sharing with a new generation of comprehensive and more responsive categorical programs. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Federal Aid, Government Role
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Glenn, Robert K.; Keith, Edwin M. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2002
Asserts that the Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler should be used as a foundational theory for student affairs work. The success of community building programs is explained and the concepts of Individual Psychology are summarized. Also asserts that the current drive to develop programs to develop community on college campuses is firmly rooted…
Descriptors: College Environment, Community Development, Higher Education, Individual Psychology
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Lowe, Seana S. – Education and Urban Society, 2001
Examines the ritualistic nature of community art, distinguishing elements and qualities essential for it to effectively generate private, organic relationships in settings where public independent relationships prevail. Research on two community art projects indicates that community art provides a ritual framework for social interaction by…
Descriptors: Art, Community Change, Community Development, Community Programs
Dean, Gary J.; Murk, Peter J. – 1998
The Process Model of Experiential Learning, expanded from Dean (1993), is based on stages adapted from Pfeiffer and Jones (1983) and assumes a group of learners working together under the guidance of a group leader or facilitator. The model consists of seven stages, each composed of four different functions: leader's role regarding the content of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Development, Educational Needs
Arizona State Univ., Tempe. Morrison Inst. for Public Policy. – 1998
This report presents a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) grant that enabled Arizona State University (ASU) to form a partnership where ASU applied university research and expertise to some of Phoenix's most difficult urban problems. COPC activities were designed to address needs…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Economic Impact, Higher Education
Lackey, Alvin S. – 1987
Although this paper identifies the various reasons for project failure, it also highlights the principles and practices related to project success. The paper attempts to strike a positive note concerning steps to take to increase the probability of successful project implementation and to suggest more realistic attitudes and expectations toward…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Databases, Developmental Programs
Morency, Marc-A. – 1968
To promote popular participation as a means and goal of community development, the Bureau d'Amenagement de l'Est du Quebec (BAEQ) had to work within a milieu that favored traditional power structures over social participation in decision making. Phase 1 (May-September 1963) of this project was mainly a time for recruiting and training change…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Committees, Community Development, Intervention
CARPENTER, WILLIAM L.; KAPOOR, SUDARSHAN – 1966
IN THIS COMPILATION OF ABSTRACTS OF 78 DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS AND MASTER'S THESES PREPARED AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY IN ADULT EDUCATION AND RELATED FIELDS, 48 PERCENT COME FROM THE FIELD OF EDUCATION (EDUCATION, HOME AND FAMILY LIFE, AND SOCIAL WELFARE), 6 PERCENT FROM PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY, AND THE REMAINDER FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS. RESEARCH…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies
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Shuttleworth, Dale E. – Community Services Catalyst, 1986
Describes the integrated model of action research/planning/development employed in the City of York to provide adult and continuing education opportunities through: (1) the Adult Day School; (2) community and continuing education classes initiated by the Board of Education; and (3) cooperative relationships between community organizations and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Continuing Education, Cooperative Programs
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