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Direct linkEdelman, Mark A. – Journal of Extension, 2015
An institutional innovation process led by Extension created a statewide microfinance intermediary. The intermediary provides business technical assistance and microloans to entrepreneurs having difficulty securing conventional credit but having workable business plans. The process included (1) gathering indicators of a problem; (2) formation of a…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Case Studies, Innovation, Cooperative Planning
Cliburn, Jill K. – Rural Electrification Magazine, 1997
Northwest Iowa Power Co-op, Northwest Iowa Telephone, and MCI formed Pioneer Holdings to bring the latest telecommunications services to residents, schools, and businesses in rural Iowa. A half-dozen towns and co-ops have joined Pioneer, which gives customers access to all telecom services offered by MCI, as well as technical, regulatory, and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cooperative Programs, Cooperatives, Elementary Secondary Education
Seltzer, Dianne A.; Himley, Oliver T. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
A professional development model implemented in rural Iowa schools involves participation of school teams in school improvement, technical assistance based on needs assessment, focus on teaching and learning strategies that promote meaningful connections, extended planning time, recognition that change requires long-term support, networking of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Agents, Collegiality, Cooperative Planning
