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Watts, E. R. – Ceres, 1971
Various programs describe how rural development in underdeveloped nations is effectively increased by close cooperation between the extension agents and the farmers. (JB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agricultural Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts
Hand, Diane T. – Extension Service Review, 1972
A new 4-H program, developed and tested in Virginia, aims at teaching youth about their communities and how they function, and also seeks to involve them as part of that function. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Community Involvement

Gillette, Robert – Science, 1972
Summarizes the argument between the advocates of stream straightening for flood control, drainage, and navigation, and those concerned with the maintenance of ecological communities and the aesthetic values of natural" streams. (AL)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Environmental Influences, Floods, Natural Resources

Science, 1972
Describes the effects of one particular case of stream channelization. (AL)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Environmental Influences, Floods, Natural Resources

Vaughn, Gerald F. – Journal of Extension, 1971
Author presents a case-study showing how Delaware Extension Service launched an effort to reach the goal of better planned communities through making land-use controls become guidelines for zoning ordinances. He discusses how segments of the community were approached and the positive results of fifteen years of work. (Editor/LF)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Development, Dropouts, Extension Education
Lotz, Jim – Northian, 1970
Descriptors: American Indians, Conference Reports, Dropouts, Eskimos

Christensen, David E. – Journal of Geography, 1981
Focuses on how India's economic planning and development efforts since 1950 have affected rural areas and small towns, which comprise nearly 80% of India's population. Presents several case studies of rural development and concludes that the major keys to the stability of India as a democracy are population control, a unifying language, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Dropouts
Hai, Dorothy M. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1980
Describes a public health program designed to improve the standard of living of Latin American farmers. Outlines a training course for veterinarian-instructors who are sent to rural areas to teach farmers principles of animal health and disease control. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Animal Husbandry, Disease Control, Dropouts

Hobbs, Mary Kay – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1980
The author draws upon her field observations in China during 1976 to describe how the People's Republic is trying to provide a broader base for popular participation in development. Discusses the changing nature of schooling, the importance placed on learning, and specific examples of changes in education. (CT)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Dropouts, Educational Innovation, Nonformal Education
Dall, Frank – Educational Broadcasting International, 1980
Describes a workshop held in Zambia in August 1979, to disseminate among performing artists and rural development workers skills for using the performing arts to communicate information on problems related to agriculture, health, and community development. Over 70 participants from the U.S., Canada, Botswana, Lesotho, Tanzania, Kenya, and Zambia…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Developing Nations, Drama Workshops, Dropouts
Magel, Don; Price, Cheryl – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1979
Describes an Arizona State School of Social Work training program which utilizes "Teaching Learning Centers" in four rural communities as places where students, community residents, agency personnel, and university faculty are working together to develop social service delivery systems responsive to the expressed needs and desires of…
Descriptors: College Students, Delivery Systems, Dropouts, Educational Programs
Breiter, Toni – Agenda, 1977
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, American History, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged

Koshy, T. A. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1977
The importance of nonformal education in integrated rural development is examined in light of the differences between formal, informal, and nonformal education, with the conclusion that the objectives of nonformal education and their relationship to the rural poor support the argument for a curriculum for nonformal education in the arena. (LAS)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Dropouts, Educational Development, Educational Methods
Hills, Larry; Meaders, O. Donald – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1976
The article is an account of the experiences of a missionary "enabler" helping with the settlement of families, the development of farming and community activities, and the general improvement of conditions in Nega Nega, Zambia. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Technicians, Change Agents, Clergy
Abolfotooh, Mahin – Adult Leadership, 1976
Male and female high school graduates are being enlisted as Educational Corpsmen for a two year period of military training and educational services in rural Iran. (LH)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries, Illiteracy