In the last decade, the "Reflect" approach--an alternative to the "great divide" theory of literacy--has gained wider currency in developing countries because of its ability to deal with social, cultural and political issues by placing the identification and solution of local problems in the hands of local people. In Ghana,…

The Alberta SuperNet, a very high speed, broadband network, was built to bring high-speed connectivity to every school, library, and municipal office in Alberta. This CDN $294 million investment was made based on the perceived need for high-speed connectivity to stimulate economic and community development and to enhance government services,…

The recent hype and ascendancy in the discourse of community capacity-building has generated a lot of heated debate among development and policy experts on its applicability in various contexts. In particular, questions have been raised on the presuppositions inherent in the discourse and, more so, the tension that exists between theory and…

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…

This report on a three-year study of the Social Well-Being in Mackay Schools (SWIMS) project includes a survey of the literature, a discussion of aspects of the program's implementation and examples of new and innovative means of successful interagency collaboration in educational and child protection contexts. These examples also highlight the…

In many areas of community development, project management, and instruction in non-school settings, a significant contribution can be made by educators from either schools or universities. (Authors/JA)

This exploratory study seeks to analyze and compare the practice of community work in The Netherlands and Israel, and the key variables shaping its character, role, and influence. The two countries are small, highly urbanized welfare democracies relying on central government financing of community and social work, and are characterized by…

A report on the Fifteenth Lake Okoboji Educational Media Leadership Conference, whose theme was "Curricula-Media Dialogue for Meeting Changing Community Needs. (LS)

The function of government departments of community development should be restricted to training personnel in understanding communities and the use of the Problem-solving" approach, and to supplying staff highly trained in social relations for work on special development schemes. The lone missionary" complex is not useful for the community…

This paper explores how to obtain community development goals while operating under the constraints of citizen participation in Federal Programs. Five references. (Author/LY)

A variety of views as to what the objectives of the newly formed Community Development Society should be is expressed in this article. Included are discussions of: (1) a viable professional organization, (2) "a mutual-benefit" association in which the primary beneficiaries are the members, (3) a motivator of learning, (4) a means of…

Summarizes the principles of asset-based community development and indicates that it is more relevant than traditional methods. Explains its characteristics and requirements and identifies critical barriers. Encourages volunteer administrators to apply current knowledge and practices to asset-based community development. (Author/JOW)