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Britton, Marcus; Ocasio, William – Social Forces, 2007
What factors affect where organizations locate facilities in local communities? This paper examines how urban development influenced the neighborhood location of two very different types of facilities, general hospitals and orphanages, over the 70-year period during which Chicago emerged as an urban metropolis. Our results suggest that the human…
Descriptors: Ecology, Hospitals, Children, Child Welfare
Crawford, Anne; Nettle, Ruth; Paine, Mark; Kabore, Carolyn – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2007
Managing the competing interests of productivity growth, environmental concerns, landscape change and societal expectations presents challenges for agricultural industries. Innovation projects supporting knowledge development to address these challenges often involve partnerships with commercial farms, a methodology which promises much but has…
Descriptors: Productivity, Community Development, Industry, Innovation
Bailey, Natasha – AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2009
This research was commissioned by AONTAS-the National Adult Learning Organisation, in partnership with Irish Aid, the Irish Government's programme of assistance to developing countries. To date, a strategic focus on the integration of development education into adult learning has been missing at both State level and across the development…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Adult Learning, Community Education, Foreign Countries
Kallaway, Peter – History of Education, 2009
Mission schools in Africa in the first half of the twentieth century were in many ways microcosms of the great educational debates of the times. The objectives of policies regarding access, governance and curriculum were part of a historical evolution of mission education but they were also increasingly a reflection of significant new trends that…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Community Development, Educational Research, Democracy

Lengrand, Lucienne – Convergence, 1969
Text in French. Abstracts in English, Spanish, and Russian.
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Leadership Training, Professional Personnel
REISER, EMANUEL – 1964
TO COMBAT POVERTY IN THE OZARKS, A TOTAL COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED. IT INVOLVES A COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECTION SETTING UP A CURRICULUM INVOLVING PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMUNITY, WELFARE, RECREATION, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. KEY LEADERS SHOULD CONFER OFTEN ABOUT PROBLEMS IN THEIR COUNTIES. A REVITALIZED…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Compensatory Education, Guidance

Fisher, Dennis U.; Woods, Mike D. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1987
The authors discuss a consumer opinion survey that analyzes local service and retail business activity. The survey identifies where consumers shop and why. Findings provide community development practitioners with information to develop educational programs involving local business management. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Consumer Economics, Inservice Education

Gondolf, Edward W. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1986
Presents a model developed from seven interrelated social factors to help diagnose various kinds of community conflicts. To verify the model and illustrate its utility, the standoff over the Berm Highway routing in Alton, Illinois, is analyzed. Findings suggest the importance of broadening the participants' definition of the situation through more…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Land Use, Models

Chavis, Benjamin F., Jr. – Urban League Review, 1985
Reviews "The Black Leadership Family Plan for the Unity, Survival and Progress of Black People," published by the National Black Leadership Roundtable. The plan calls for Black people to contribute to their own community financially and morally, fight crime, register and vote, hold elected officials accountable, and excel in education.…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Leadership, Community Development, Group Unity
Borgen, Joseph A.; Shade, William B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Examines the basic principles of economic development and provides a case study of the Communitywide Work Force Development Project, which was designed to involve the community in solving the economic development and work force problems of Terre Haute, Indiana. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Economic Development, Labor Force Development

Harris, Obadiah – Journal of Thought, 1976
It has been said that we live today in a spiritual vacuum where the old values have been discarded and no new values have been discovered to take their place. That is a critical situation that community could help to alleviate. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Involvement, Educational Needs
Arant, Michelle P.; Coleman, Amy M.; Daniel, Bonnie V. – 2002
This paper describes a 2-hour training session that presented current research on the efficacy of online teaching, as well as practical steps in converting traditional classroom materials in education for asynchronous learning. The presentation focused on three areas in particular: (1) recent research on the efficacy of online courses; (2) the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Higher Education, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
Coulton, Claudia J. – 1998
This paper examines trends that have contributed to the changing awareness and understanding of poverty and community in the United States. It also describes and comments on the recent amalgam of place-based and people-based approaches known as comprehensive community initiatives (CCIs) and community building that have grown up as a result of the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Neighborhood Improvement, Poverty, Program Development
Robbins, James G. – Training and Development Journal, 1973
The article describes in the first person how obstacles were overcome to accomplish the development of a leadership training program for low income people (mostly minority groups) in a city of 40,000. Course content, time and location of course, and training methods were important factors in the course design. The support of minority-group leaders…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Leadership Training, Minority Groups
Green, Robert L.; Lezotte, Lawrence W. – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1973
This article concerns unresolved issues in community based research with suggestions given for strategies to resolve the conflicts involved and realities to be faced in effectively conducting research. (JC)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Problems, Research, Social Problems