Asserts social workers will be called on to respond to the continued dismantling of the federal social programs that sustain and support families and communities. Presents ideas to strengthen and expand community practice and community building, connects community practice and social development, describes the relationship between community…

Building strong ties between Appalachian schools and communities was the topic of the Appalachian Regional Commission's October 2002 annual conference (Maryville, Tennessee). Main speakers focused on maintaining a long-term perspective on investments in education, creating rural "places of opportunity" that can retain educated people,…

Interprets international influences in Greek education policy with special reference to the technological sector of higher education related to Greece's semi-periphery in the world. Points out that higher technological education was upgraded to promote modernization and economic development; however, these reforms were incompatible with the nature…

Examines a new approach to university economic impact research that views institutional expenditures as a means to increase the state's skill base, and finds that while the approach yields favorable results for higher education it fails to consider fully the effects of migration. Advises researchers to avoid this approach and use the traditional,…

Describes successful university-corporate partnerships for economic development and outlines characteristics of such efforts: mutual understanding of capabilities, expectations, and interests; value-added incentives and outcomes; single point of contact between partners; investment in learning about the participants' organizational cultures;…

Recounts the history of some of the earliest tribal colleges and poses questions regarding the current state of American Indian higher education institutions. Argues that, though the colleges are expanding, the larger goals of nurturing sustainable communities remain unfulfilled. Compares tribal colleges to Maori schools in New Zealand. (NB)

Until recently, many students channeled concern for social and environmental issues into extracurricular and volunteer activities. More are now transforming these interests into full-time academic pursuits, majoring in environmental studies, international development, urban studies, and other community-service-oriented disciplines. (MSE)

This article examines where the American economy is heading, where it should be heading, and what education can contribute. It recommends that the country increase the value of labor, involving teaching basic numeracy, literacy, and collaborative skills, and encouraging young people to take responsibility for their own learning. (SM)

Suggests strategies for reviving small rural communities. Discusses community development meetings, developing effective leadership, and involving youth and women. Discusses importance of development programs, effective media, good educational systems, and other community institutions. Emphasizes important role of local youth programs, schools,…

Describes Tennessee Technology Foundation, a government-sponsored linking agent designed to assist new high-technology businesses. Describes foundation projects offering new high-tech businesses entrepreneurial assistance, administrative support, funding assistance, job networking, and institutional coordination services. Tells foundation…

Retention of literacy skills can best be achieved through a range of continuing education opportunities geared to diverse needs and circumstances of different categories of neo-literates. To create such a "learning society" requires commitment to human resource development as the core of national development, provided by a knowledge delivery…

A brief history of the Japanese higher education system chronicles its two principal phases since the mid-nineteenth century. In the first, "window-shopping" mode, many Western models were explored and some partially adopted. In the "involvement" mode, specific Western models were adopted. The uniqueness of the Japanese…

Canada's policy of increasing support for university research on the condition that the private sector also contribute, and the policy's results, are discussed. Trends in the awarding of federal grants and the national priorities in research directions are outlined. (MSE)

Criticizes the slow rate of responsiveness of the community college bureaucracy to the needs of the local business constituency. Highlights trends toward off-campus, on-site specialized job training programs; and the establishment of economic development centers and other special mechanisms for vocational training. (DMM)

Characterizes changes in literacy's "standard picture" since World War II. Literacy no longer perceived as obtainable skill correlated with economic development, but as valuable for its own sake. Suggests implications of educational change for developed and underdeveloped countries. Emphasizes continuing importance of literacy campaigns.…