NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Gebeyehu, Bogale; Regasa, Guta – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Modern universities are facing challenges due to the increasing number of young people attending higher education. The sheer number of students raises the question of how to organize teaching-learning activities that allow the students to become active learners and engaged participants in academic discussions within their disciplines rather than…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Peer Teaching, Academic Achievement, Rural Development
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Brinkman, Dine; Westendorp, Annemarie M. B.; Wals, Arjen E. J.; Mulder, Martin – Compare: A Journal of Comparative Education, 2007
The impact of HIV/AIDS on food security and rural livelihoods is still insufficiently understood. It is evident, however, that rural development professionals need to respond to the changes that have taken place in rural areas due to the pandemic. This article explores competencies that they need in order to deal with the complex HIV/AIDS issues…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Rural Development, Professional Personnel
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Castella, Jean-Christophe; Slaats, Joep; Quang, Dang Dinh; Geay, Francois; Van Linh, Nguyen; Tho, Pham Thi Hanh – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2006
In Vietnam, agricultural extension has contributed to rural development and poverty alleviation over the past two decades of agricultural decollectivization, but it was not very effective in reducing disparities within farmer communities. The study examined how better interactions of extension services with other agencies and information sources…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Information Sources, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, University Park, PA. – 1986
Designed for extension personnel who are involved in community leadership (CL) programs, this publication summarizes recent national efforts that could be useful in developing and conducting CL programs, and current leadership theory and literature. Part 1 reports the results of the national survey, initiated in April 1985, of extension staff…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Leaders, Directories, Educational Development