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Henderson, Paul, Ed.; Francis, David, Ed. – 1993
This book contains 10 case studies of rural community development in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Catalonia, as seen from the perspective of community-work practitioners. Development projects encompassed such activities as promotion of tourism, establishment of community centers, vocational training for school dropouts, adult community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Development
Gonzalez, Quintin Garcia – 1994
This chapter reports on the activities of the Rural Continuing Education Centre (CREPA), a nongovernmental organization run by volunteers from small agricultural villages in the Las Villas area of Salamanca, Spain. The organization was founded in 1983 with the goal of improving living conditions and community life for villagers through social…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Community Development, Consciousness Raising
Chacon, Antonio; Polo, Angel – 1994
This chapter describes a community development project in Siete Pilas (Spain), a village whose economy is based primarily on small family farms and unskilled labor. The project grew out of the Sierra Education Program, which in 1980 sent adult-education teachers to five villages in the Sierra de Ronda region. The goal was to stimulate a socially…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Cooperatives, Education Work Relationship