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Lassey, William R.; Hagood, Richard A. – 1977
Reporting on a rural planning and development program that proposes to develop, install, and evaluate alternative models for more effective collaboration and integration of the complex bureaucracies with responsibility for rural regions, this paper describes "Partnership for Rural Improvement" (PRI). Focusing on 11 counties in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Colleges, Community Development
Tyner, Fred H. – 1974
Evaluating current rural development research, the paper covers 6 major areas: (1) the nature and purpose of research; (2) circumstances related to rural development that require careful attention; (3) observations on rural development "disorganization" as an "outsider" might view the situation; (4) an opinion about the focus…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agriculture, Community Development, Concept Formation
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
Hanumanthappa, H. S.; And Others – 1972
A study was conducted to identify some generally accepted principles and procedures found to be effective and useful in county and area resource development planning. Review of available published and unpublished literature and involvement of a six-member panel of judges permitted identification of nine principles concerning resource development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Community Development, Community Programs
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1999
A significant theme in the literature on rural education is the extreme interdependence between rural schools and rural communities. Belief in this interdependence has led to a number of initiatives focused on strengthening both student learning and the local community's economic and social resources. Most of these initiatives involve some degree…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Cooperation
Swick, Kevin J.; Henley, Lawrence J. – 1975
A review of research on rural/small schools' problems, prospects, and possible alternatives indicates that these schools find themselves in a cycle of financial trouble, community disintegration, and dwindling population; they face problems such as low tax base, lack of financial support by state and federal government, inadequate facilities and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Employment Opportunities, Facilities, Federal Government