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Lúcio, Joana; Ferreira, Fernando – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2017
"À Descoberta do Mundo Rural" [Discovering the Rural World] was a 15-month-long project, based on a partnership between the Institute of Educational Communities (ICE) and the Portuguese Association for Local Development (ANIMAR), both Portuguese NGOs, and financed by national and European funds. Its purpose was to identify and give…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Community Development, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education
Gillespie, Tim – American Education, 1978
That preservation and recycling of unused school buildings to other community uses is both economically and socially sound is illustrated by several examples. Information on federal grants for conversion of unused school buildings to community education and activities centers is included. (MF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Centers
Liebenstein, Ann M. – Rural Research Report, 1998
The possibility of converting a vacated school building into a useful resource presents a community with an interesting situation. During a 5-year period ending in 1997, over 100 rural Illinois communities encountered this situation. This report explores what happens to vacant school buildings and offers case studies of various re-uses, new…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Case Studies, Community Development, Community Involvement