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Download full textLa Caille John, Patricia, Comp. – 1989
This bibliography contains 137 entries of English-language materials available from the National Agricultural Library's (NAL) AGRICOLA database. Each of the bibliography's 137 entries pertains to some aspect of transportation services in rural areas. Each entry, including books, reports, studies, and so forth, offers bibliographical information…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Motor Vehicles, Public Policy
Moore, Kim – 1987
This paper provides first-time grant writers with suggestions on how to approach a private funding source. While intended for rural health care advocates, the remarks are equally applicable for educators and others. The rural crisis has produced many heart-rending stories about medically indigent people, but there is a lack of reliable statistics…
Descriptors: Community Development, Grants, Grantsmanship, Health Programs
Summers, Gene F.; And Others – 1988
Intended for rural development practitioners and extension educators, this publication examines trends and issues in the revitalization of rural America. Chapter 1 defines community economic vitality as the capacity to ensure a flow of jobs and income over time; focuses attention on the realities of competition between communities and the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economic Research
Peace Corps Rural Energy Survey: Senegal. Training for Development Series. Training Manual No. T-27.
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1984
This survey was undertaken by the Peace Corps to assist Senegal in identifying energy needs in rural areas and in implementing alternative, renewable energy projects at the community level. This book describes the sample, energy use, energy needs, and resources. Fifteen villages of fewer than 5,000 people were selected for data collection. The…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Energy, Energy Management, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Clemente, Frank – Rural Sociology, 1974
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Characteristics, Community Role, Dropouts
Rogers, Everett M.; And Others – 1976
The purposes of this report are: to describe the main elements of the U.S. agricultural extension model and its effects on the agricultural revolution; to analyze attempts to extend this model to non-agricultural technology and/or to less developed countries; and to draw general conclusions about the diffusion of technological innovations, with…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agriculture, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
PDF pending restorationAxinn, George H.; And Others – 1976
Based on five working papers developed as part of the Program of Studies in Nonformal Education at Michigan State University, this monograph suggests a conceptual framework for analysis of rural development and nonformal education and the relationship which exists between them. The four sections of this monograph are titled and subtitled as…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Concept Formation, Definitions, Developing Nations
Wagner, James R. – Appalachia, 1975
The Congressional Rural Caucus, the Midwest Caucus of Democratic Senators, and a number of Republican Senators are all focusing their attention on rural issues and problems. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Dropouts, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Hansen, Niles M. – J Hum Resources, 1969
Descriptors: Economic Development, Federal Aid, Industrialization, Labor Force
Erdman, Ann – Development Communication Report, 1981
The keynote article in this issue summarizes some of the lessons learned after a decade of using satellites for public service, and after five years of experimentation with information technologies designed for specialized audiences. Community service programs in the Appalachian Mountain and Rocky Mountain regions and in the state of Alaska are…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Developing Nations, Educational Radio, Information Utilization
Kenny, Michael, Ed.; Bernard, H. Russell, Ed. – 1973
Thirteen papers by graduate students who participated in a 1971 summer field program in Hidalgo, Mexico, are presented. Twelve of the papers are presented in the English language and one is presented in Spanish. Research for seven of the papers was undertaken in established Otomi Indian villages or hamlets. Research for the remaining six papers…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anthropology, Area Studies, Environmental Influences
Dutton, Edward P.; Shelley, Scott – 1978
Aurora, a village of 147 residents in north central Kansas, was the focus of a 1978 investigation of the community development potential for Kansas rural villages. Students and staff from the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare worked with community residents to identify three programs the village wanted (a recreation program, a…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Development, Community Involvement
KERBRET, MAKONNEN – 1964
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA AND A REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD WAS MADE THROUGH INTENSIVE LIBRARY RESEARCH. GUIDELINES AND OBJECTIVES WERE BASED ON THE REVIEW SUBMITTED TO A JURY OF EXPERTS FOR VERIFICATION. REVISED GUIDELINES AND OBJECTIVES WERE THEN DEVELOPED FOR GUIDING AND IMPLEMENTING THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agricultural Education, College Role, Disadvantaged
Morency, Marc-A. – 1968
To promote popular participation as a means and goal of community development, the Bureau d'Amenagement de l'Est du Quebec (BAEQ) had to work within a milieu that favored traditional power structures over social participation in decision making. Phase 1 (May-September 1963) of this project was mainly a time for recruiting and training change…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Committees, Community Development, Intervention
Instructional Technology Report, 1974
The use of video taping as a technique to bring villagers into meaningful communication with each other and with government leaders is discussed. Three pilot projects are described: (1) a United Nations funded project in Rajasthan, India; (2) a Tanzanian project involving several villages; and (3) the Skyriver, Alaska project. As demonstrated by…
Descriptors: Communications, Community Development, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
