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Carnoy, Martin – 1979
This methodological paper concentrates on the role of education in meeting employment objectives in developing cities. Section 1 reviews briefly main results of the significant amount of existing basic research on the issue of education and employment. The second section then briefly reviews policy-oriented documentation to answer the question,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
MCGRAW, EUGENE T. – 1967
STATISTICAL DATA AND PROJECTIONS ON POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME IN KANSAS, AS REPORTED IN 1966 BY THE KANSAS OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, UNDERLINE THE FACT THAT KANSAS IS CHANGING FROM A LARGELY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY TO A MANUFACTURING-CENTERED, URBAN-ORIENTED ECONOMY. HOWEVER, THE ANTICIPATED PATTERN OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IS…
Descriptors: Community Coordination, Community Development, Community Problems, Economic Development
Lusignan, Bruce B.; And Others – 1975
This report documents the development of educational television (ETV) and a satellite communication system designed to serve the educational and communication needs of Iran. An overview description of an ETV system for Iran and assessment of its importance for Iran's development is followed by estimates of the manpower needs of the country in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communications Satellites, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations
Passaris, Constantine – 1978
This two-part document written for secondary school Canadian students analyzes Canadian government immigration policies. The first and major part of the booklet discusses forces such as ethnic origins, the economics of immigration, humanitarian immigration, public attitudes toward immigration, and the impact of immigration on economic growth. The…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economics, Economics Education
Fuller, Theodore E. – 1968
The manufacturing industry's areal and structural growth trends were analyzed for insights into their possible future role in Appalachia's economy. Between 1950 and 1960, total manufacturing employment expanded in large-, medium-, and small-center population areas, in rates inverse to center size. However, absolute gains in employment were…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Factors, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
Safa-Isfahani, Manouchehr – 1967
An attempt was made to analyze the administrative problems of United States technical assistance to community development and agricultural extension programs in the Philippines, Pakistan, Iran, Thailand, and Nigeria, with emphasis on field problems and on the point of view of local administrators, field technicians, and local people. The concept…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Consultants, Developing Nations
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Purohit, Sally R.; Clonts, Howard A. – 1977
A total enumeration of elected and appointed officials, a 30% sample of business firms in each of 3 counties, and a 2% sample of the household residents (N=a total of 800 respondents living in a 3-county rural area of Alabama) were surveyed for purposes of comparing the attitudes of leaders and citizens toward public services and economic…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Census Figures, Community Leaders
Deloria, Vine, Jr., Ed. – 1974
As the third volume in a five volume series of position papers on American Indian education, this publication presents eleven position papers on special programs. Papers are titled as follows: (1) "A Vision: The Warrior-Scholar-Community Activist, The End Product of Indian Studies"; (2) "The Relation of Indian Studies to the University Structure";…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, American Indians, Community Involvement
Kleis, Russell J.; And Others – 1974
The three essays in this discussion paper present ways of structuring the concept of non-formal education. "Toward a Contextual Definition of Non-Formal Education" isolates three primary sub-systems: organizational, human, and curricular. Within these subsets non-formal education is differentiated from formal education by a more loosely…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Anthropology
Sacarto, Douglas – 1975
As part of a project which outlines the role that postsecondary education can and should take in a world approaching its growth limits, this resource directory indicates the nature of current efforts related to growth problems. From a broad range of persons contacted by mailed questionnaires, the directory includes information from 88…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Directories, Ecology, Economic Development
Karatygina, T. F. – 1974
The organization and development of scientific and technical libraries in the Soviet Union are natural results of the policy of the Communist Party and the Soviet Government for the intensive economic and cultural development of the country. Soon after the establishment of Soviet power, the libraries of the Supreme Economic Council were formed.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Centralization, Communism, Economic Development
Montana State Univ., Bozeman. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1974
Summarized in this brief report are proceedings of the Statewide Indian Land Use Policy Meeting, a meeting planned by American Indians in response to their perceptions of constraints on effective management of Indian lands and one which drew 135 people, including representatives from every reservation in Montana and Wyoming. This booklet outlines:…
Descriptors: Administration, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Conference Reports
Nelson, Glen T.; Nelson, Ray D. – 1974
This handbook of economics reviews current economic activities in the United States, encouraging thinking and further study for the reader, rather than providing answers. The book provides a basic framework of knowledge in economics for a better informed citizenry to think clearly and objectively about economic issues in an attempt to combat…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Capitalism, Consumer Education, Economic Change
North Dakota State Employment Security Bureau, Bismarck. Employment Service Div. – 1974
The North Dakota Employment Security Bureau provides equality of services in all programs administered by the Bureau to rural area residents throughout the State. It also provides services to agriculture, business, government, and workers in meeting their employment and manpower needs. The Supervisor of Rural Manpower Services provides supervision…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Annual Reports, Community Development, Economic Development
Phillips, R. A. J.; And Others – 1965
The focus of the conference, "The Development of Indian and Eskimo Art and Crafts in the Far North," was the creation of a market for reputable Indian and Eskimo art work on an economically sound basis which would benefit both the native artists and the Canadian economy. Two governmental reports, "Northern Arts and Crafts" and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Art Expression, Art Products
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