Rural Economic Development Conference Summary Presented by: David Terrell Senior advisor to Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann The State of Indiana is known for intelligent and aggressive economic development. In recent years‚ under the leadership of the Lt. Governor‚ the state has fashioned a philosophy and an array of programs designed especially for the small cities and towns of rural Indiana. In eight years Indiana has implemented statewide community and economic development across its rural regions
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Community When I hear community I think of a collective group of individuals who share common values‚ this can be through living in close proximity or through social interactions and interests such as sporting groups. Community is about a sense of belonging for all involved‚ and generally includes some sort of social order. Community can be perceived by individuals in many ways and as a result there is no clear definition or meaning as such. Community in the past has been concerned with the division
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Empowering Women in Malaysia Achieving gender equality and empowering women are necessary to achieve social‚ economic and political development. Today‚ girls and women continue to benefit from health and education services with women surpassing men in enrolment and academic achievements in many situations. Women in Malaysia are also more actively involved today in politics and numerous other national initiatives. Malaysia’s commitment and dedication to the advancement of women is evident in many
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Community Development Planning Lecture 1: Understanding the key concepts of Community‚ Community Development & Economic Development Course Learning Outcomes • Explain the key concepts of social infrastructure in spatial planning • Analyze social infrastructure issues in spatial planning • Identify the various challenges of social infrastructure in spatial planning practices Community • Various definitions: People who live within a geographically defined area and who have social and
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parents‚ teachers and youth alike. These behaviors disrupt the learning environment and lead to serious social and economic problems. Some experts have argued that rather than trying to prevent individual problem behaviors‚ parents‚ schools and communities should work towards building a youth’s ability to resist the lure of problem behaviors (Dryfoos‚ 1990; Werner & Smith‚ 1992). As youth develop‚ they need positive settings that offer the opportunity to build these important internal resources
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management of personal affairs. They are a set of human skills acquired via teaching or direct experience that are used to handle problems and questions commonly encountered in daily human life. The subject varies greatly depending on societal norms and community expectations. b. The Social skill is any skill facilitating interaction and communication with others. Social rules and relations are created‚ communicated‚ and changed in verbal and nonverbal ways. The process of learning such skills is called socialization
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT 4th June -31st July BY NAMAYANJA SAIDAT 11/U/543 Field Attachment Report submitted to the College of Business and Management Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree in bachelor of Development Economics of Makerere University Kampala MS. NAMAYANJA SAIDAT ……………………………………….. MR. TUMWEBAZE ALEX ……………………………………… MR. ……………………………………………..
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September 2014 QUESTION Analyse the debate around the concepts “community” and “community development”. READING: Study guide‚ study unit 1 de Beer & Swanepoel‚ 1998: chapter 1 Community development: a reader‚ 2009: contributions by Cornwell (entitled "Community development: a phoenix too frequent"); Brent; Shaw; Kumar. Assessment evidence shows that you can: • critically discuss the meaning of the concepts “community” and “community development” • discuss some of the difficulties encountered when explaining
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Rural development generally refers to the process of improving the quality of life and economic well-being of people living in relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas.[1] Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of land-intensive natural resources such as agriculture and forestry. However‚ changes in global production networks and increased urbanization have changed the character of rural areas. Increasingly tourism‚ niche manufacturers‚ and recreation have replaced
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THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY Week 1 Experience of family in the Jamaican context and impact of family structures and patterns on community development WHAT IS A FAMILY? A Family is: “a kinship unit‚ essentially of primary kin of the household head‚ but it allows for extension‚ either patrilineal or matrilineal.” (UNESCO‚ 1992) There are times when they do not share the same residence but the family still exists as a Unit WHAT IS A HOUSEHOLD? A household is: “a commensal (share the same food
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