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Community development

Index of SIL publications on Community development listed by country.

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General works

• Butler, Herbert W. 1997. "Developmental change and cultural rules."
• Dotse, Alex. 2001. Review of: Training for transformation: a handbook for community development workers, by Anne Hope and Sally Timmel.
• Fraiser, Douglas M. 1999. "In defense of four-legged chairs."
• Fraiser, Douglas M. 1999. "The cultural dimension of development."
• Gordon, Raymond G. 1995. "Building an ICW perspective into SIL field projects."
• Harris, A. Sue. 1998. "A comparison of leadership in four communities: Implications for community involvement in economic and language development programs."
• Klaassens, Anne. 1997. "Education and development: Is the relationship always positive?."
• Lauber, Edward. 1997. "The secret of leaving."
• Lynip, Karen G. 1993. "Fostering community involvement."
• Lynip, Stephen A. 1993. "Community involvement: the proving ground."
• Lynip, Stephen A. 1995. "Community involvement: The proving ground."
• Malone, Dennis and Susan Malone. 1999. "Thoughts on the REFLECT approach: literacy, and community development in ethnic minority language groups."
• Mann, Steve. 1995. "My role and training as an ICW specialist."  
• Merritt, Ann Elyse. 1999. Review of: Partners with the poor: an emerging approach to relief and development, by Jerry Aaker.
• Mowatt, Ian. 1996. "Literacy and development: Creating linkages for SIL programs."
• Mowatt, Ian. 2000. "Monitoring and evaluation (M&E): a brief overview."
• Olson, Dennis. 1995. "Community development through indigenous leadership."  
• Pence, Alan R. 1995. "The relevance of Intercultural Community Work to nontraditional thrusts of SIL."
• Pinney, Beth Ann. 1991. A study of geographic information systems: Applications for land planning and natural resource management in sub-Saharan West Africa—a rationale for a community based approach.
• Porter, Doris. 1993. "Area-centered promotion-distribution: The concept and some suggestions for guidelines."
• Porter, Doris. 1995. "Intercultural community work and program planning: Same or different?."
• Ray, Chesley W. 2007. Review of: Just and lasting change: when communities own their futures, by Daniel Taylor-Ide and Carl E. Taylor.  
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. [1997]. "Beyond programmes: Commitment, values and NGO’s."
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. 1990. "NGOs: What scope, what hope? A review of recent literature."
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. 1992. Language choice in rural development.
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. 1997. "Seamless integration: Towards sustainable impact."
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. 1998. "Planning for sustainability: a preliminary overview."
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. 1999. "Thread, web and tapestry-making: Processes of development and language."
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. and Elisabeth Gfeller. 1997. "A basic education programme in Africa: The people’s own?."
• Robinson, Clinton. 1999. "Potential through relationships: a view of development."
• Smith, John. 1995. "Working in country X."
• Spaeth, David H. 1993. Transactional economics: an alternative paradigm for policy and program planning.
• Tracy, Hugh. 1995. "Reflections on ‘The stranger’s eyes’ from the viewpoint of ICW/CD."  
• Tracy, Hugh. 1996. "How can we use indigenous knowledge systems?."
• Van Den Berg, Nelis. 1997. "SIL as a literacy NGO."
• Varley, Fiona. 1997. "The ethics of fieldwork."
• Walker, Roland. 1996. "Language assessment, development assessment: a community development approach."
• Walker, Roland. 1999. Review of: The cornerstones model: values-based planning and management, by Jerry Aaker and Jennifer Shumaker.
• Yost, Larry and Hugh Tracy. 1997. "A process to guide decision making for development activities in language programs."  

Works specific to particular countries

Africa

Burkina Faso

• Jackson, Robert A. 1997. "Gulmancema literacy: Combining development and literacy."
• Langdon, Margaret A. 1996. The place of mother-tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts.
• Langdon, Margaret A. 1997. "The place of mother tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts."
• Somé, Marcel and Noé Hien. 2001. Zi-lɩɛb yɛ sor bie (Des pas vers le développement: livre de thèmes de sensibilisation en langue dagara) (wule).

Cameroon

• Fluckiger, Cheryl. 1984. "Langues nationales et développement communautaire au Cameroun."
• Mbuagbaw, Tanyi E. 1996. "Extracts from a Literacy Awareness Day: An aspect of a village campaign for literacy."
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. 1991. "Language: The key to ITK, thoughts on the significance of language in understanding and developing ITK."
• Robinson, Clinton D. W. 1991. The use of languages in rural development: The case of the Ombessa region of Cameroon.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Bailey, Robert C. 1996. "Promoting biodiversity and empowering local people in Central African forests."
• Langdon, Margaret A. 1996. The place of mother-tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts.
• Langdon, Margaret A. 1997. "The place of mother tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts."

Ethiopia

• Unseth, Peter. 2003. "ALERT."

Ghana

• Langdon, Margaret A. 1996. The place of mother-tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts.
• Langdon, Margaret A. 1997. "The place of mother tongue literacy in social development in three African contexts."

Mali

• Carlson, Joyce. 1995. "The stranger’s eyes."  

Nigeria

• Van Dyken, Julia. 1988. "The role of literacy in development."

Senegal

• Fry, Joseph. 1995. "The ICW specialist role: Searching for a niche in Senegal."
• Groupement Artisanal de l’Arrondissement de Sindian. 1990. La pompe Sindian (Guide de fabrication et d’entretien).

Sudan

• Arensen, Jonathan E. 1999. "Literacy without schools: the Murle of Sudan."
• Duerksen, John L. 1981. "The application of community development principles to literacy: Do they work?."
• Kayanga, Samuel. 2006. Developing church economic capacity; New Sudan.
• Persson, Janet. 1986. "Trees, plants and a rural community in the southern Sudan."

Americas

Colombia

• Brussow, Mickey. 1981. "C.D. and composition."
• Kondo, Riena W. 1996. "Bridging between two worlds: a case history of the Cavasi Reservation."

Ecuador

• Waters, William. 1983. "Teaching basic accounting to Quichuas."
• Yost, James A. 1978. Community development and ethnic survival: the Wao case.
• Yost, James A. and Patricia M. Kelley. 1992. Consideraciones culturales del terreno: El caso huaorani.

Mexico

• Wendell, Margaret M. 1975. "An experimental project for production of reading material in a pre-literate society."

Peru

• Aguirre M., Braulio, Joy Congdon, and Wilma Lee. 1975. La salud en las comunidades nativas de la selva: Programa de Promotores de Salud, Informe.
• Eichenberger, Ralph W. 1966. "Una filosofía de salud pública para las tribus indígenas amazónicas."
• Mollhagen, Mary. 1970. Why community development?.
• Olson, Dennis. 2003. "Community development through indigenous leadership."

Asia

Afghanistan

• Yun, Ju-Hong. 2003. Pashai language development project: promoting Pashai language, literacy and community development.  

India

• Gustafsson, Uwe. 1991. Can literacy lead to development?: a case study in literacy, adult education, and economic development in India.  
• Gustafsson, Uwe. 2003. "Can literacy lead to development?: a case study in literacy, adult education, and economic development in India."
• Jackson. 1991. Review of: Can literacy lead to development? A case study in literacy, adult education, and economic development in India, by Uwe Gustafsson.
• Nagappa, T. R. 1970. "Preparation of a text-book (in Kannada) for functional literacy program for farmers in Gangavathy area."

Indonesia

• Brantley, Brent I. 1997. Brantley/Larsen test: a culture-specific alternative to the Witkin embedded figures test for measuring field-dependence.
• Markle, William H. 1989. "The incidence and distribution of malaria among westerners in Irian Jaya."
• Pikkert, Joost J. J. 1996. "Perception of Eastern Indonesian community leaders regarding vernacular reading needs for development."

Malaysia

• Budhisantoso, S. and Larry B. Jones. 1998. "Linguistic challenges to rural community development."
• Malone, Susan E. and Dennis L. Malone. 2001. "Literacy for development in multilingual contexts: five characteristics of sustainable programs."

Philippines

• Fraiser, Douglas M. 1999. "In search of a place: analysis of a land conflict involving the Cotabato Manobo people."  
• Franklin, Joice A. 1988. Review of: The home health guide for better living, by Stephen A. Lynip and Karen G. Lynip.
• Galorport, Ryan C. and Diolia D. Galorport, compilers. 1997. Community health education and promotion manual.
• Headland, Thomas N. 1985. "Imposed values and aid rejection among Casiguran Agta."
• Headland, Thomas N. 1999. "The indigenous peoples’ rights act ’A triumph of political will’."  
• Lynip, Stephen A. 1986. "Community health, literacy, and church development."
• Lynip, Stephen A. 1988. Culture change among the Cotabato Manobo: Community health education and literacy programming in the milieu of social upheaval.
• Lynip, Stephen A. and Karen G. Lynip. 1988. The home health guide for better living.
• Malone, Susan E. and Dennis L. Malone. 2001. "Literacy for development in multilingual contexts: five characteristics of sustainable programs."
• Sayers, Keith. 1975. "Marketing principles for S.I.L. (selected excerpts)."
• Van Riezen, Karsten and others. 1997. "A serious attempt to setup a community-owned literacy project."
• Wallace, Ben J. 2002. "Helping farmers reclaim their land: sustainable development and the Philippine Good Roots project."
• Young, Catherine M. B. 2001. "The development of indigenized curricula."

Thailand

• Hoonpayont, Surassawadee. 1992. "Can literacy overcome developmental barriers in Thai rural communities?."
• Kosonen, Kimmo. 2002. "Vernacular literacy in community development: the Chong of Thailand."
• Srinarawat, Deeyu and Brian Migliazza, editors. 1992. Overcoming developmental barriers in rural communities: Literacy as a tool (Proceedings of the fifth TU-SIL-LRDP academic seminar at Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 18-19 November 1991).
• Thananant, Sukhumal. 1992. "Illiteracy and ignorance as barriers to rural development."

Pacific

Australia

• Doty, Phyllis. 1985. "The difference a community worker makes."

Papua New Guinea

• Barber, Brad. 1992. Review of: Development program planning: a process approach, by David H. Spaeth.
• Bolyanatz, Alexander H. 1998. "Economic cooperatives, development, and matriliny in Papua New Guinea."
• Dye, T. Wayne. 1985. "A missionary philosophy of development."
• Firchow, Irwin B. and Jacqueline Firchow. 2008. The Rotokas people of Bougainville Island.  
• Larsen, Bud. 1999. "Toward defining "sustainable development" in the SIL context."  
• Locnikar, Joanne, compiler. 1996. "Learning activities resource list."
• Lynip, Stephen A. and Karen G. Lynip. 1989. "Inoke literacy, community development and health training evaluation report."
• Malone, Susan E. and Dennis L. Malone. 2001. "Literacy for development in multilingual contexts: five characteristics of sustainable programs."
• Nagai, Yasuko. 1997. Educational change from within: Developing a vernacular elementary school in Papua New Guinea.
• Olson, Michael L. 1982. "From benefactor to facilitator."
• Spaeth, David H. 1991. Development program planning: a process approach.
• Spaeth, David. 1987. "A planning model to guide in program implementation."
• Spaulding, Craig. 1994. "Community directed development through literacy: Fact or myth?."
• Spaulding, Patricia. 1994. "Community directed curriculum development."
• Tietze, Reinhard. 1982. "Training village motivators."
• Waters, Glenys. 2000. "The impact of Melanesian cultures on education and development programmes."
• Whitby, Clyde M. 1987. "Aid and community responsibility."
• Whitby, Clyde M. 1987. "Some thoughts on community development and tokples literacy."