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Law, W. -W. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2007
Globalisation has extended the competition between nation-states to that between metropolises of the same or different nations. Many studies have shown how nation-states respond to the challenge of globalisation by reconfiguring their citizenship education curriculum into a multileveled framework comprising personal, social, local, national and…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Community Development, Student Attitudes

Monroe, Margaret E. – Library Trends, 1976
Explains the process of community development and points out ways in which a librarian's knowledge of the community can be enhanced by this community planning process if librarians involve themselves in the identification of community problems and participate in their solution. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Study, Library Role, Library Surveys
Gray, S. L.; And Others – Rocky Mountain Social Science Journal, 1975
The purpose of this article is to analyze the impact of higher education on a contiguous three-county economy in Colorado. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Higher Education, Input Output Analysis
Beltran, Celestino M.; And Others – 1986
The Urban Mass Transportation Association promotes Commercial real estate development projects in and adjacent to transit facilities as a means of generating additional revenues to defray part of local transit agency operating cost. Transit-related real estate development, or joint development, provides unique financial benefits for investors and…
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Development, Disadvantaged
Kelsey, Craig; Gray, Howard – 1985
This document presents guidelines for creating a master plan for community parks and recreation programs. The master plan is a written document used by community decision makers to provide a consistent 5 to 10 year parks and recreation plan. Chapters provide information on: (1) definition and general description of master plans; (2) goals and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Guidelines, Master Plans, Parks
Dunsmore, George M. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1974
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Community Development, Community Planning, Rural Areas
McCullough, K. Owen – 1970
Two major concerns of American life are searching for community and determining the extent to which the citizenry of a community ought to be involved in the decision-making process. While they may disagree on how much citizen participation is desirable, almost every scholar of urban life believes that citizen participation is a good and viable…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Development
MORRIS, ROBERT – 1961
THE TASK FORCE ON ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION HAS BEEN CHARGED TO RECOMMEND THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR ASSESSING AND EVALUATING THE SHORT-TERM ACTIVITIES AND THE LONG-TERM ACHIEVEMENTS OF ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE TASK FORCE ARE--THE ANALYSIS OF DATA RELEVANT FOR EVALUATING DAY-BY-DAY DECISION-MAKING,…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Data Analysis, Program Evaluation
Nelson, Donald L. – 1972
Through its educational programs, extension is increasingly concerned with helping people know better how to live as well as how to make a living. Extension works with local people on problems calling for community consideration and group decision. The need for this type of education is particularly pressing in rural areas; hopeful signs are…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Programs, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Allen, LaVerda O.; And Others – 1973
An evaluation of the Title VIII community development training program was based on information collected through a survey of participants from nine selected States. The report evaluates program parameters that predispose a training program to succeed or fail, and the relative job success of a sample of trainees taken from the past two years.…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Programs, Factor Analysis, Questionnaires

Fletcher, Colin – Community Development Journal, 1988
The author presents an account of participatory research and argues for its relevance and development in Europe. He includes two illustrations showing that the knowledge that people themselves produce opposes abstract theories about them. The author concludes that the two main types of participatory research are those of professional intervention…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Foreign Countries
Roehlkepartain, Eugene C. – 2001
This booklet discusses the importance of a community-wide approach to asset building, exploring how individuals, organizations, and communities can collaborate to build developmental assets. Principles to guide community asset-building efforts include: strengths versus risks or deficits, relationships versus programs, engagement with youth versus…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Change, Community Development
Ferguson, Ronald F., Ed.; Dickens, William T., Ed. – 1999
The essays in this collection promote a conception of community development that entails building practical capacities to improve the quality of life among residents of targeted neighborhoods. The causes, consequences, and potential solutions of urban problems that lie both inside and outside neighborhood borders are emphasized. The chapters are:…
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Development, Neighborhood Improvement, Urban Problems
Calderwood, Patricia E. – 2000
This volume explores multiple layers of educational community and the conditions that contribute to their resilience and growth. Using a backdrop of the experiences of different schools, the discussion depicts community as a process rather than a commodity and illustrates how ideas of community develop. Issues of identity, leadership, voice, and…
Descriptors: Community, Community Development, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Monroe, Martha C., Ed. – 1999
This book focuses on strategies for educating professionals, local officials, activists, and the general public on ways to promote effective sustainability at all levels including local, regional, national, and international. This book highlights common threads, examples of strategies that work, and guidelines for developing projects in…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Higher Education