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Peer reviewedApt, Nana Araba – Community Development Journal, 1992
Modernization and family change are affecting the traditional participatory role of older Africans. A survey in Ghana showed that elderly people still play an important role in existing community institutions and in community improvement. (SK)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Community Involvement, Family Structure, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAtampugre, Nicholas – Community Development Journal, 1998
Compares attempts at community development in Nigeria under English and French colonialism with postcolonial grass-roots efforts up to the post-cold war era. Suggests the need to rethink the structure and role of the state in society. (SK)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Community Development, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedBoeren, Ad – Community Development Journal, 1992
Communication activities in participatory development programs include (1) theater for development in Africa; (2) workshops on cultural identity and politics in Colombia; and (3) Project DELSILIFE, improving the quality of life in Manila. (SK)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Development, Cultural Background, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedOliver, Quintin; And Others – Community Development Journal, 1990
Includes "Community Development in Areas of Political and Social Conflict" (Oliver); "Women and Development in Peru" (Barrig); "Some Reflections on Community Development Experiences in Brazil" (O'Gorman); "Informal Networks for Pre-School Children in a Black Community in South Africa" (Lines); "The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Advocacy, Blacks, Community Development
