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Peer reviewedJones, Adele – Community Development Journal, 1992
Profiles community development training in Australia, Sri Lanka, and Fiji--formal accredited courses as well as nonformal training, methods, and venues. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Ekanayake, S. B. – Prospects, 1987
Reports a case study of the village of Illukwewa, Sri Lanka, which examined traditional technologies, life skills and the feasibility of implementing formal learning programs based on these methods. Makes recommendations on focusing the learning process toward formal education. (KO)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developing Nations, Educational Anthropology, Foreign Countries
World Education Reports, 1985
Describes a project in Sri Lanka that used nonformal training to prepare development workers to help women's groups organize income-generating projects. The nonformal, participant-centered program reinforces individual and group consciousness and activities within a flexible framework. (CT)
Descriptors: Females, Group Activities, Income, Nonformal Education
Peer reviewedColletta, N.J.; And Others – Comparative Education Review, 1982
Reports results of a study of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka. Sarvodaya is a nonprofit, nongovernment community education-cum-development movement working in nearly 3,000 villages in Sri Lanka. "Sarvodaya" means universal awakening and "Shramadana" means sharing of one's time, energy, and thought for the good of…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Development, Community Involvement, Comparative Education
