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Gore, Peter H.; And Others – 1975
The Crossroads Survey, an adaptation of the macrostructural accounting techniques, was employed for purposes of testing the community development theory that services are added to communities in the same sequence. Dividing services and amenities into 2 categories (commercial and public/professional), the Crossroads Survey was conducted in Clinton…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Services, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. and State Univ., Blacksburg. Extension Div. – 1973
The major concern of this handbook is one method designed to accomplish human as well as physical development in the community--the problem identification survey method. Other methods of community development are described briefly. The problem identification survey is a method used to identify citizens to serve on a community development committee…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Involvement
Oberle, Wayne H. – 1972
This paper, which is based on the assumption that conceptualization is a necessary first-order task of theory construction, discusses the utility of a particular explicit definition of "development." Previous definitions of development have been hampered by a variety of weaknesses, and most current definitions are not conducive to a comparative…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conceptual Schemes, Definitions, Economic Development
Frei, J. W. – 1969
Research efforts relating to community development, social action, and other forms of sociocultural development seem to focus on three lines of approach: exploratory and descriptive studies of the more or less classical type; evaluative and predictive research; and the measurement and evaluation of results. The second type of research emphasizing…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Development, Research Methodology, Research Reviews (Publications)
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, London (England). – 1970
This report highlights the main features of each talk and discussion given at the seminar and pinpoints conclusions reached. The seminar made a number of recommendations, which include: (1) that Unesco place greater emphasis in all future functional literacy projects on the importance of literacy as a factor in the civic and political education of…
Descriptors: Community Development, Females, Financial Support, Functional Literacy
CLIFFE, LIONEL – 1966
THIS REPORT OUTLINES A PLAN FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN TANZANIA FOR THE CITIZENS IN A NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE PRINCIPAL PROPOSALS ARE FOR VILLAGE AND DISTRICT TRAINING CENTERS, ADULT EDUCATION COLLEGES AT RUNGEMBA AND KIVUKONI AND A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTER AT TENGERU, AND THE EXTENSION OF EXTRAMURAL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Developing Nations, Educational Planning
Moon, Henry E., Jr. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Highway interchanges offer rural counties practically ready-made sites for development, but some interchanges offer better development opportunities than others. A study of a Kentucky interchange identified seven factors that make a difference in development, including traffic volume, distance to an urban area, ruggedness of terrain, and sale of…
Descriptors: Business, Community Development, Community Planning, Land Use
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Anyanwu, C. N. – Community Development Journal, 1988
Argues that community development is an appropriate arena for using participatory research techniques, since community development depends strongly on citizen involvement. Features a case study of use of the participatory research technique in a project aimed at attacking rural poverty in Nigeria. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Developing Nations
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Jones, Jerry; Wiggle, Ian – Community Development Journal, 1987
Explores the causes of the demise of community development and shows how a community development department could become the major agency for social and economic development. (JOW)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
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Setty, E. Desingu; Ross, E. Lamar – Community Development Journal, 1987
Discusses a program of the Gandhigram Rural Institute for Higher Education (Deemed University) that attempts to improve the socioeconomic condition of neighboring villages by developing educational awareness and providing training programs for children and adults. (JOW)
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education
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Madondo, B. B. S. – Community Development Journal, 1985
Because of the importance of community development in development strategies, both in Rhodesia and, more recently, Zimbabwe, this article looks at the concept in a historical perspective. In this perspective, three major phases can be identified: the period between 1890 and 1962; the period between 1962 and 1979; and 1980 to the present. (CT)
Descriptors: Community Development, Definitions, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
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Cawley, Richard – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1984
Three case studies (senior citizens center, senior citizens housing project, and a housing and employment project) are assessed against an operational definition of community development. Since only one of these fits the definition, the author concludes that projects designated as community development activity by agencies and workers often do not…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Community Development
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Music Educators Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Objectives, Guidelines, Music Activities
Lippitt, Gordon L. – Training and Development Journal, 1976
This article presents evaluative criteria guidelines for the process of human resource development. These guidelines discuss the importance of considering the following aspects: Relevant needs, clear objectives, accomplishment, uniqueness, flexibility, skill orientation, professional leadership, future perspective, a value system, evaluation of an…
Descriptors: Community Development, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 1997
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has developed its Community 2020 software to make it possible to depict graphically a community's housing resources, demographics, and level of economic development to use in community development activities and other planning processes. The combination of region- wide data and easy-to-use software…
Descriptors: Cartography, Community Development, Computer Software, Demography
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