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Peace Corps Rural Energy Survey: Senegal. Training for Development Series. Training Manual No. T-27.
Download full textPeace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1984
This survey was undertaken by the Peace Corps to assist Senegal in identifying energy needs in rural areas and in implementing alternative, renewable energy projects at the community level. This book describes the sample, energy use, energy needs, and resources. Fifteen villages of fewer than 5,000 people were selected for data collection. The…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Energy, Energy Management, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNettekoven, Linda; Sundberg, Norman – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1985
Describes community assessment component of four-part training model designed to prepare doctoral students to carry out mental health promotion projects in rural settings. Incorporates windshield survey, ratings of community impressions, archival data, community leadership analysis, key informant interviews, person along-the-street interviews,…
Descriptors: Community Study, Data Collection, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Peace Corps, Washington, DC. Information Collection and Exchange Div. – 1981
This manual is designed to provide communities and development workers in the developing world with information about some organizations that provide resources for use in rural developmental efforts. Discussed in the introductory section of the guide are the role of the development worker in Third World nations, types of resources, procedures for…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Education, Community Resources
Stoessiger, Rex – 1984
Concerned with the role of education in the development of rural areas, this report summarizes some of the major findings of the Australian Education and Local Development (ELD) projects combined with information collected from New Zealand rural areas during 1983. The five major studies contributing to the report are: (1) a case study of the…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Appell, G. N., Ed. – 1985
Many developing nations are engaged in efforts to transform the traditional agricultural sectors of their economies into modern forms that are more closely linked to the national economy and the export market. Almost universally, the traditional rights to land of the indigenous populations are ignored. The 12 essays in this book examine the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
Gentry, Curtis – 1982
This manual is designed to assist Peace Corps volunteers in the development and implementation of small-scale beekeeping programs as a tool for development. Addressed in the individual chapters are bees and humans; project planning; the types and habits of bees; the essence of beekeeping; bee space and beehives; intermediate technology beekeeping;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Gentry, Curtis – 1984
This Spanish-language manual is designed to assist Peace Corps volunteers in Spanish-speaking countries in the implementation of small-scale beekeeping programs as a tool for development. Addressed in the individual chapters are bees and humans; project planning; the types and habits of bees; the essence of beekeeping; bee space and beehives;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Beaulieu, Lionel J.; Bolton, Kenneth, Jr. – 2000
The Community Choices program is designed to engage communities in a systematic assessment of the linkages between their human resource attributes and their economic development opportunities. This document contains seven modules. Modules 1-3 lay the foundation for doing public policy education work by (1) defining public policy education and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Cultural Awareness, Economic Development
Gentry, Curtis – 1984
This French-language manual is designed to assist Peace Corps volunteers in French-speaking countries in the implementation of small-scale beekeeping programs as a tool for development. Addressed in the individual chapters are bees and humans; project planning; the types and habits of bees; the essence of beekeeping; bee space and beehives;…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Vaughan, Gary L. – 1986
Written in Spanish, this manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are the role of the SSE in Third World development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Administration, Case Studies, Check Lists
Vaughan, Gary L. – 1986
Written in French, this manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are the role of the SSE in Third World development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of management…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Administration, Case Studies, Check Lists
Watson, Peter R. – 1982
This manual is designed for use by Peace Corps volunteers and agricultural extension personnel working in animal traction development programs. While some of the information contained in the manual is specific to the extension of animal-powered agriculture in Africa, the principles covered are generally applicable wherever the method is being used…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Vaughan, Gary L. – 1981
This manual is designed to assist management consultants in working with small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries. Addressed in an overview of the small-scale enterprise (SSE) are: the role of the SSE in third world development, problems of SSEs, and target firms. The second chapter deals with various forms of management assistance to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business Administration, Case Studies, Check Lists
