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Shrestha, Sanjana; Krolak, Lisa – International Review of Education, 2015
This article shows how community libraries can create and support literate environments, which are essential for building and sustaining literacy skills in local communities. The paper begins with a subject analysis reviewing available background materials and literature on the topic. Next, relevant issues are considered based on experiences and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Libraries, Literacy, Rural Education
Malek, Jalaluddin Abdul; Razaq Ahmad, Abdul; Mahzan Awang, Mohd; Alfitri – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
Telecentres in the 21st century may be able to improve standard of living, quality of life, and stability of knowledge for the rural population. The role of telecentres is widely increasing in developing political and management awareness, economic, socio-culture, technology, education and regulation awareness in rural communities. Telecentres in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Rural Development, Community Development
Love, Thomas; Garwood, Anna – Rural Society, 2011
Drawing on recent research with NGO-driven projects in rural Cajamarca, Peru, we examine the paradoxes of relying on wind, solar and micro-hydro generation of electricity for rural community development. In spite of cost, vagaries of these energy resources and limited material benefits, especially with wind and solar systems, villagers are eagerly…
Descriptors: Community Development, Energy, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
Slevin, Amanda – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2009
The familiar advertising slogan, "Up here it's different," used to attract visitors to the rugged beauty of County Donegal, was correct in highlighting that things are different in Donegal, although not for the reasons one might connect with tourism. For many, Donegal evokes nostalgic images of old, rural Ireland such as close community…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, School Community Relationship, Foreign Countries
Apaliyah, Godwin Tayese – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined community leadership education programs employed in rural communities and organizations of several states to empower both local leaders and residents. In particular, the study investigated the relationships between community leadership education program design and structure (contact hours and content) and six outcome indices of…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Field Trips, Community Development, Program Design
Davies, Amanda – Rural Society, 2007
Over the last decade, rural leadership policies and programmes have attracted substantial support from all tiers of government. These policies are promulgated as a support mechanism for enhancing the internal capacity of rural communities to adjust to changes in the social and political-economic landscape. Leadership training programmes have been…
Descriptors: Community Development, Leadership Training, Leadership Effectiveness, Rural Areas
Schuytema, Paul – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2007
This paper explores how rural communities with limited financial resources and technical expertise can have a useful Web page along with the ability for community and business leaders to maintain this presence. The tools to be employed are not new to the Web, but they may be considered "cutting edge" when it comes to a rural community's…
Descriptors: Internet, Community Development, Rural Education, Web Sites
Albaladejo, Christophe; Couix, Nathalie; Barthe, Laurence – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
This paper is an interpretation by researchers of oral and written accounts of ten development agents who have participated in various seminars and discussions since 2001, organized by researchers of INRA and of the University of Toulouse. According to the transcripts of lectures, discussions and articles written by development agents, it seems…
Descriptors: Socialization, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Rural Development

Wolf, John – Community Development Journal, 1992
Development agents need to examine their assumptions, motivations, neutrality, and terminology, which is often imprecise and misleading. The combined cooperativist and constructivist approach has proved successful in overcoming these problems. (SK)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Cooperation, Foreign Countries

Hope, Kempe R. – Community Development Journal, 1980
Examines the perspectives and dimensions of social change and community development in rural United States. Argues that the causes of poverty must be reconceptualized, and emphasis placed on long-range institutionalized programs of community services, training, and citizen participation. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Dropouts, Long Range Planning, Poverty
Ministerio 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
Hornik, Rboert; And Others – 1974
As educators and politicians have become aware of the need to provide more educational opportunities to rural areas, mass media has become more important. Focusing upon the developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, this article discusses the past and continuing use of mass media in rural education. Topics are: an overview of mass…
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Media
Stierman, Jeanne Koekkoek – 1999
This guide presents basic information on searching the World Wide Web and lists selected Web sites and links to resources that contain information on rural development. The guide describes and differentiates among search engines, Web directories, metacrawlers, and mutations. Searching tips include: using quotation marks around phrases; using plus…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Information Services, Health Services, Online Searching
REAL Enterprises, Inc., Athens, GA. – 1989
This document describes REAL Enterprises, an economic education consortium working to assist young people to research, plan, set up, own, and operate economically viable small businesses in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The program was developed with the following goals: (1) to help rural schools become effective business incubators…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Opportunities
Singh, Surendra P.; Comer, Sammy – 1988
Vocational and technical training programs for less developed countries offer little in the way of training the intermediate cadres, technicians, and village level workers necessary for modernizing the primary sector on which developing economies depend. Training is vital because it secures cost reduction and maximum use of organization, enables…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Developing Nations, Job Training