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Yang, Jin, Ed.; Valdes-Cotera, Raul, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (NJ1), 2011
In recognition of the status of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai as a platform for exchange of ideas and experience in lifelong learning, UNESCO, the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy and the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO joined forces to co-organise the Shanghai International…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Manufacturing Industry, Foreign Countries, Distance Education
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Aarts, Noelle; Leeuwis, Cees – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2010
Purpose: To examine the role of power in interactive policymaking settings. Design/Methodology/Approach: A literature study is combined with four case studies relating to citizen participation in natural resource management and rural development in the Netherlands. Findings: Many of the identified problems and dilemmas of interactive policymaking…
Descriptors: Land Use, Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
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Nkomo, Mokubung; Sehoole, Chika – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on how two rural-based universities in South Africa can contribute towards sustainable development especially in their immediate rural communities. It addresses the following questions what conditions or policy frameworks exist that can engender a sustainable development trajectory? How can…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development
Appalachia, 1986
Panelists discuss a ground-breaking study of new Pennsylvania firms; examine patterns/needs of small businesses during phases of start-up, growth, maturity, and decline; describe untapped markets in the federal government and through export trade; and review how states can support small business growth by legislative and regulatory change. (NEC)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Government Role, Marketing, Needs
Newman, Mike – Appalachia, 1987
Reports study of auto supply, apparel/textile, chemicals, tourism, instruments/telecommunications equipment industries, showing how Appalachia's ability to compete with other regions lies in access to capital, technology, and a skilled workforce. Concludes capitalizing on existing strengths will require action by all levels of government and the…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Needs Assessment, Regional Characteristics, Rural Areas
Kavaliunas, John C. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1987
Lists addresses, telephone numbers, and contact persons for each state data center plus those in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Describes available rural data and services (mostly free): informational assistance, computer tapes and printouts, maps, assistance using data, and information on new products. (NEC)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Information Services, Information Sources, Rural Areas
Appalachia, 1985
Outlines activities planned by the 69 local development districts in the 11 member states to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Summarizes the results of a questionnaire sent to all local development districts to determine the commission's most important accomplishments and remaining needs. (NEC)
Descriptors: Activities, Needs Assessment, Program Development, Program Implementation
Bhola, Jacqueline; Daberkow, Stan – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Profiles personal characteristics and employment of 1,131 long-term Kentucky residents (71%), early migrants (12%), and late migrants (17%) in 1979. Indicates early migrants, with 5-10 years residence, earned more, despite similar characteristics, than long-term residents and recent migrants. Identifies factors influencing wages for each group in…
Descriptors: Employment, Income, Individual Characteristics, Rural Development
Appalachia, 1985
The Appalachian Regional Commission celebrated its 20th anniversary by honoring commission pioneers and founders at a Washington, DC, gathering. A new program aimed at lowering the region's school dropout rate was announced at the banquet. State plans and investment programs and a finish-up program accomplishments were approved at a business…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Proposals
Appalachia, 1986
Four small business development experts examine ways of encouraging/helping entrepreneurs: market identification; management education; improved capital access; emphasis on business and producer services; import substitution; local purchasing; local business expansion; adaptation of good ideas; response to problems/trends in lifestyle changes,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Opportunities, Economic Progress, Entrepreneurship
Glasgow, Nina – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
Telephone interviews with 501 immigrants to 75 nonmetropolitan midwestern counties revealed that they favor development as long as it does not raise taxes. Older and less satisfied inmigrants supported expansion significantly more than did other newcomers. Younger, better educated individuals and women seemed more willing to assume added tax…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Services, Economic Development, Rural Areas
Miller, James P. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1985
New data show small local firms create less than a third of new jobs in rural areas and are unreliable employment sources because many fail within their first 5 years of business. Local planners should consider mix of corporate affiliates offering potential of many jobs and small independent firms. (NEC)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Job Development
Appalachia, 1986
Aimed at stimulating new jobs in Appalachia, especially through creation/expansion of small businesses, the 1986 workshop attracted 200 participants from throughout the region, including state and local officials and community and business leaders. Workshops addressed new developments in capital opportunities, market development strategies,…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Innovation, Job Development, Marketing
Appalachia, 1986
Plenary session opening remarks by Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chairman Winnifred Pizzano inform participants that the Region's future success depends on their ability to meet the challenge of change. Excerpts from four panelists' speeches address rapid social and economic changes in economic development activities at state and local…
Descriptors: Change, Conferences, Economic Development, Futures (of Society)
Dobbs, Thomas L. – 1984
Prepared to provide background for groups concerned with rural development in South Dakota, this paper addresses the nature, extent, and causes of South Dakota's unemployment and underemployment problems. Findings indicate that while South Dakota's unemployment rate (5.4% in 1983) has traditionally been lower and less volatile than the national…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Employment Statistics, Labor Force, Labor Market
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