This paper is concerned with the roles of adult educators and social workers in urban industrial society. (Author)

Describes the results of a study to determine the relationship of various social and personal factors to adjustment and to identify the attitudes, values and motivations which either facilitate or retard adjustment. Provides guidelines for planning adult education programs to revitalize the rural people in war affected areas. (RB)

Discusses the concept of public health education and its affinity with the development of the community. Presents the opinions of various authorities or the fundamental opinions of the development of the community. Underlines the importance of these principles for the direction and evaluation of programs. (RR)

In Liverpool, England, the University Institute of Extension Studies, the Workers Educational Association, and the Educational Priority Areas project are working together in primary education, adult education, and community development in a working class community. (EB)

Argues that those activities variously called community development, organization, action, or education involve the imposition of the values and beliefs of community workers or agencies upon their clientele and that community work has a strong, albeit unintentional, manipulative or exploitative aspect. (SK)

The author discusses the concepts of community most appropriate to adult education, integrating various theoretical perspectives. He presents a conceptual typology of three dimensions of community practice: adult education for the community, adult education in the community, and adult education of the community. (Author/SK)

Attempts to discover how and why community development has been used in the past, and to formulate some ideas on prospects for community development in the future. (CT)

Examines the perspectives and dimensions of social change and community development in rural United States. Argues that the causes of poverty must be reconceptualized, and emphasis placed on long-range institutionalized programs of community services, training, and citizen participation. (SK)

Describes a pilot project in 4-H Community Development which tested six different kinds of activities in which teenagers took responsible roles in their communities. A local government intern project and an extension sponsorship of Youth Conservation Corps were judged most promising based on learning opportunities provided. (Author/CT)

Cites and provides abstracts for six documents from the ERIC junior colleges collection dealing with community development. Articles deal with both rural and urban development. (AYC)

Considers the relationship of community development to the basic educational functions of the community college and outlines some of the institutional, national, and state policy questions and issues pertinent to the implementation of the community development function. (AYC)

Community development practitioners depend on research results as a theoretical foundation and for support in practice. To meet research needs, there must be clarification of the research concept by practitioners and social scientists. Research needs may be met in various ways including increasing communication/understanding between researchers…

Provides a catalogue of federal programs and gives the key sources of federal funds for child development, social services, nutrition, education, health, community development, etc. (MP)