Education, Urban Development, and Local Initiatives

Download or read book Education, Urban Development, and Local Initiatives written by Centre for Educational Research and Innovation and published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ; [Washinton, D.C. : OECD Publications and Information Center. This book was released on 1983 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovative practices in education and local development in Western Europe, Australia, and the United States are described and analyzed in this report. Part One reviews urban problems, their impact on education, and the need for a new approach. Part Two explores how schools and institutes of adult education can provide information about the local community and in the process teach children and adults how to analyze the community's situation and needs. It also describes community service projects that both address the problems of local development and help individual students to choose careers. Examples given include involvement in social services programs and housing rehabilitation programs. Part Three discusses a variety of projects in which schools and colleges concern themselves with improving the local community's economic situation. Examples presented here are school-based youth enterprises, school-business consulting activities, employment training and skills training programs, and college contributions at the teaching, research, and service levels. Part Four stresses the need for an effective alliance between education and development and offers suggestions for aiding this alliance through changes in teaching methods and curricula. Finally, general issues for analysis and themes for further work are indicated. (CMG)