ERIC Number: ED375313
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 290
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ISBN: ISBN-1-55077-061-6
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Community Economic Development: Perspectives on Research and Policy.
Galaway, Burt, Ed.; Hudson, Joe, Ed.
This book contains 27 papers that were originally developed for a research and policy symposium at which Canadian community economic development (CED) was examined in terms of research and policy requirements. The book contains the following papers: "Community Economic Development Practice in Canada" (Brodhead); "Community Economic Development: An Overview of the U.S. Experience" (Swack, Mason); "Neighbourhood Development in the European Community" (Jacquier); "Community Economic Development Organizations in Developing Countries" (Ichoya); "The Scope and Characteristics of Community Economic Development in Canada" (Lewis); "Regional, Local and Community-Based Economic Development" (O'Neill); "An Integrated Development Model for Building Sustainable Communities in Canada" (Nozick); "Scope and Characteristics of CED: Summary, Policy Implications, and Research Needs" (Nutter, McKnight); "Community Economic Development Revisited: The Preconditions for Success" (Polese); "Socio-Economic Policy: The Challenge of Global Trends" (Lockhart); "Making Communities Work: Women and Community Economic Development" (Alderson et al.); "Environments Conducive to Effective Community Economic Development: Themes, Policy Implications and Research Needs" (Asselin, Dumaine); "A Review of Four Evaluations of CED Programs: What Have We Learned in Two Decades?" (Watson); "Employability Approaches in CED Practice: Case Studies and Issues" (Fontan, Shragge); "The Innovative Profile of Community Economic Development in Quebec" (Favreau, Ninacs); "Evaluation of Community Economic Development: Summary and Research Agenda" (Hudson, MacDonald); "Governments as Partners in Community Economic Development" (MacNeil); "The Corporate and Voluntary Sectors as Partners in Community Economic Development" (Bryant); "Community-Based Social Service Organizations and the Development of an Ecologically Sound Model for Sustainable Community Economic Development" (Challen, McPherson); "Partnerships Conducive to Effective Community Economic Development: Summary, Policy Implications and Research Agenda" (Coady, Galaway); "Development Indicators and Development Planning: A Case Study" (Lamontagne); "Training Needs for Effective Community Economic Development" (Tremblay); "Training--An Urgent Community Economic Development Need" (Frank); "Promotion of Community Economic Development" (Pell); "Summary, Policy Implication and Research Needs" (Kemp, Coyle); and "Summary, Future Directions and the Research Agenda" (Brodhead Lamontagne). Contains 287 references. (MN)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Agents, Community Development, Community Education, Community Organizations, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Planning, Corporate Support, Economic Development, Employment Potential, Females, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Global Approach, Government Role, Labor Force Development, Models, Policy Formation, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Public Policy, Research Needs, Role of Education, Social Science Research, Social Services, Theory Practice Relationship, Volunteers
Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc., 240 Portage Road, Lewiston, NY 14092.
Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United States
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