کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
92827 160019 2007 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Exploring rural community agency differences in Ireland and Pennsylvania
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک جنگلداری
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Exploring rural community agency differences in Ireland and Pennsylvania
چکیده انگلیسی

The role of community agency in the rural community and economic development processes needs to be better understood in America and other advanced, industrialized nations. Community agency is vital to protecting, retaining, and maintaining rural communities. A comparative study was designed to explore the role of community agency in contributing to local well-being in Ireland and America. This role was evaluated through the use of a multiple method framework based on extensive key informant interviews, focus groups, and analysis of household survey data.Overall, the findings indicate social interaction was the most important explanation of community agency, followed by community attachment, social ties/networks, and sociodemographics. Important differences were noted between Irish and Pennsylvania respondents. In both nations, regression models indicated social interaction was the most important factor associated with community agency. Applied policy implications of these findings are advanced.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Rural Studies - Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2007, Pages 52–61
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