THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR FUNCTIONAL, SEQUENTIAL PROGRAMS OF LITERACY, VOCATIONAL, LIBERAL, POLITICAL, AND HUMAN RELATIONS EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS OF PAKISTAN. PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES ARE SEEN IN THE OCCUPATIONAL CASTE SYSTEM, FAMILY STRUCTURES, ATTITUDES TOWARD THE EDUCATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS, POOR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND…

Communities Alive For Living and Learning (Project CALL), designed at Kishwaukee College to help three local, rural communities develop educational, recreational, and cultural programs, is described in this report. The first sections of the report consider the need for and purposes of the project. The Project Coordinator's report presents an…

Selected concepts and theoretical orientations were identified and applied to the Guelph Rural Development Outreach Project, formed in 1976 to give leadership in the evolvement of a more comprehensive and integrated approach to rural development in Ontario. Huron County (a traditional rural agricultural area), Halton Region (an area characterized…

The FFHC/AD (Freedom From Hunger Campaign/Action for Development) is the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) link with peoples' organizations in the world's poor and rich countries. During its 18 years of activities, FFHC/AD has channelled additional funds collected by private financing agencies in the industrialized countries to rural…

Small towns and rural places face numerous barriers to development. In response, the four Regional Rural Development Centers serve as regional and national networks to catalyze, initiate, facilitate, and evaluate research and educational programs that have potential to improve rural economic and social well-being. Such programs focus on developing…

This report proposes a training framework for community development and extension education in support of Integrated Rural Development Programmes in the Northern Region of Ghana. The first chapter clarifies the basic concepts of the Northern Region Rural Integrated Programme (NORRIP) and discusses the role of community development and extension…

The more than 500 items listed in this bibliography of the publications of the Cornell University Department of Rural Sociology for the period July 1, 1967 through October 30, 1979 consist of those published works of present and former staff members which appeared during their affiliations with the Department or were the result of research done…

AN OUTGROWTH OF MISSIONARY AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, THE INDIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HAS FOUR OBJECTIVES--(1) TO ASSIST EACH VILLAGE IN PLANNING AND CARRYING OUT INTEGRATED MULTI-PHASED FAMILY AND VILLAGE PLANS DIRECTED TOWARDS INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, (2) TO IMPROVE HEALTH PRACTICES, (3) TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL…

This annual report of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) presents statements from the leadership and papers on issues of prominent importance in the state higher education systems. Following a display of photographs of board of director members, brief greetings from the board's chair, Eugene M. Hughes, and the…

A LIST OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT PERIODICALS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, WHICH ARE IN THE COLLECTION AT THE ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, ARE INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT. AMONG THE PUBLICATION TOPICS ARE--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL, MANAGEMENT, AND LABOR EDUCATION, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, ADULT…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 44 INDEXED ENTRIES, ALMOST ALL WITH ABSTRACTS, ON TRAINING METHODS, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, ATTITUDES, LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND FUNCTIONS, ROLE PERCEPTION, JOB SATISFACTION, PERSONNEL POLICY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AS RELATED TO THE TRAINING OF ADULT EDUCATION PERSONNEL. AMONG THE FIELDS OF ENDEAVOR DEALT…

Among 8 French and 54 English papers in this report are the following: "Marks on Paper" (Andruske); "A Multifaceted Approach to Program Evaluation" (Barabash-Pope et al.); "Marine Incidents and their Prevention through Education" (Boshier); "Exploring Needs of Adult Students in Postsecondary Institutions"…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS 30 INDEXED AND ABSTRACTED ENTRIES ON NUMEROUS ASPECTS AND CONCERNS OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOR ADULTS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATION NEEDS, DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE, COMMUNITY PLANNING AND…

This seventh volume of the bibliography contains 891 items. An introduction discusses previous volumes in the series, countries covered, and organization of the bibliography. Periodicals searched and the 20 categories used throughout the bibliography are listed. Selected items represent the broadest possible concept of adult education. The…

This manual, developed for use by Peace Corps volunteers, attempts to help development counselors to understand the needs of remote-area groups and to provide for those needs through effective self-help projects. The projects covered are those that can solve most effectively, on the village level, the most pressing problems. The manual is written…