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Download full textYerka, Bettie Lee – 1975
The study evaluates the educational effectiveness of indigenous paraprofessionals engaged in Cooperative Extension's nutrition education program for low income families n an inner city community of New York City. Of the 20 paraprofessionals, all but one black or Spanish-speaking women, nearly all gained in knowledge and understanding of teaching…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Community Education
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
The problems of industry, government, and life in the modern industrial and commercial city are numerous, large, and complex. For their solution a larger amount of scientific knowledge and higher standards of intelligence among citizens are needed. All the city's agencies for good and progress need to be united and vitalized for more effective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Urban Universities, Urban Environment
