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Nanes, Erika – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Describes the development of the Humanities Out There (HOT) program as a response to a reduction in government spending in both the sciences and humanities. Discusses how the program incorporates elements of two very different perspectives on humanities education. Describes the implementation of this outreach program and its crucial link in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Higher Education, Humanities, Outreach Programs
Schultz, Carol M., Ed.; Olson, Philip, Ed. – 1991
Developed for program facilitators in rural communities, Leadership Enhancement for the Active Retired (LEAR) is a training model that builds on the leadership skills and expertise of people who are retired from full-time employment, but are still willing to share their time and talent to benefit their community. Although other formats for the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Development, Community Involvement
Hakanson, John W. – 1980
Given that a community is defined by the common interests of a group of people and that community development involves the joint efforts of these people in addressing shared problems, the most important component of the community development process is instruction in the skills needed for effective political and social involvement. Yet society…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, College Role, Community Colleges
Batten, T.R.; Batten, Madge – 1967
This book assesses the nature, advantages, and limitations of the nondirective or community development approach to social betterment. Two advantages are claimed for this approach: people are more likely to act on what they have freely decided to do than on what others have tried to persuade them to do; through participation in the process of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Community Organizations, Group Discussion
Ryden, Einar R., Ed.; And Others – 1967
The handbook is available to assist small communities with limited resources in planning, initiating, and carrying out a beautification or community development program. Evidence is provided of results which can be obtained when individual citizens and groups are given opportunities to participate, use their special skills, and become involved in…
Descriptors: Committees, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Brown, Prudence; Butler, Benjamin; Hamilton, Ralph – 2001
This report documents results of Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood Transformation (NT) Initiative, focusing on key decisions that helped shape the initiative. NT was one of the first attempts to systematically bring together diverse strands of thinking about comprehensive community change to overcome conditions that undermine…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Change, Community Development, Elementary Education
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Anderson, Teresa E.; Melchior, Alan – Journal of Urban Technology, 1995
Investigates ways communities can assess their needs and plan ways to use telecommunications technologies to address those needs. Experiences from four urban communities are examined, as are barriers to access and issues regarding telephone service access. (GR)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Community Problems, Community Resources
Morris, Judson H., Jr. – 1988
This paper examines the organization, planning, development, and staging of foot races, bicycle races, or multi-event competitions as fund raisers for public or private groups in rural areas. Local businesses often assist in sponsoring such events in order to get free advertising and make money from newcomers drawn to the event. Organizers must be…
Descriptors: Athletics, Bicycling, Community Development, Community Recreation Programs
Forquer, Margaret J. – 1976
The paper focuses on training efforts resulting from a grant awarded to the Colorado Department of Health in 1976 by the Western Area Alcohol Education and Training Program. A tape on the physiological aspects of alcoholism developed during the grant year was used in conjunction with the paper, and both were very well received. The grant was a…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Attitudes, Community Development
Shermis, Mark D. – 1979
This paper uses the Engineering Industrial Support Program (EISP) as an example for suggesting methods to program evaluators of separating corporate interests from community interests. It also presents alternatives for dealing with organizational resistance. The problems involved in creating and implementing EISP in three Michigan school districts…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Community Coordination, Community Development, Educational Research
Canadian Council on Rural Development, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1967
The Canadian Council on Rural Development, established in December of 1965 as an advisory body to the Minister of Forestry and Rural Development, was created (1) to provide a means for exploration of new dimensions and concepts; (2) to stimulate public discussion on basic policy issues and problems; (3) to prepare and disseminate improved…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Haygood, Kenneth – 1962
This paper examines community programs sponsored by institutions of higher education; it attempts to define such programs, describe their elements, clarify inherent problems in their development and execution, and offer some observations on the advantages and disadvantages of the various types. Emphasis is on community service, social reform,…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Services, Educational Experiments
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Univ. Extension. – 1968
In the second of a series of statewide seminars sponsored by the Wisconsin Area Planning and Development Consortium Committee, 46 persons representing 23 institutions, agencies and commissions met to discuss the role of the state's colleges and universities in community and area resource development. The specific objectives of the meeting were:…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Services, Extension Education, Higher Education
Hardy, James M., Ed; Shultz, James, Ed. – 1973
Twenty-three interviews are compiled to assist the formulation of operational goals as part of the long-range planning of the YMCA. Basic assumptions about social relevance in YMCA planning and suggestions for YMCA planners in utilizing this monograph are provided in an introduction. A summary of each individual's interview is presented along with…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Development, Guidelines, Interviews
Kaplan, Michael H. – Rural Development Research and Education, 1978
The community education concept is defined in terms of increased school-community relations and use of facilities, integrated k-12 curriculum, community involvement, programs and services for all age groups, and interagency coordination. The possibilities for community education centers and programs in rural areas are discussed in this article.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Development, Community Education, Community Involvement
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