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Direct linkBrennan, M. A.; Luloff, A. E. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2007
The role of community agency in the rural community and economic development processes needs to be better understood in America and other advanced, industrialized nations. Community agency is vital to protecting, retaining, and maintaining rural communities. A comparative study was designed to explore the role of community agency in contributing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Public Agencies, Economic Development
Peer reviewedBourke, Lisa; Luloff, A. E. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1998
Community surveys in rural Pennsylvania (393 responses) investigated how residents view women in their local community. Results suggest that women are as involved as men and perceive similar characteristics as important to being influential, but their underrepresentation as leaders has resulted in perceptions that women are not very influential.…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Females
Peer reviewedBourke, Lisa; Luloff, A. E. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1995
Data from nearly 50 community leaders in 4 nonmetropolitan Pennsylvania counties show that both positive and negative impacts from tourism development were expected; local support was essential. Some feared that tourism was a threat to the rural atmosphere. (SK)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Economic Impact
Download full textMartin, Kenneth E.; Luloff, A. E. – 1987
The diminishing role of the federal government in rural development has created an opportunity for new initiatives in this area. One potentially useful response is the creation of a state-rural policy center. Such centers can combine the efforts of land grant institutions, extension services, and state universities in the development and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Federal State Relationship, Government Role
