scholarly journals Examining Extension-Supported Rural Community Coalitions During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Catherine Jones ◽  
Abigail Borron ◽  
Alexa Lamm ◽  
Catherine Dobbins ◽  
Ellen Farmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Extension Education ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Coalition ◽  
Community Capitals ◽  
Community Capitals Framework ◽  
Community Resiliency ◽  
The Face

Key informant interviews with extension-supported community coalition members in five rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic were used to examine the unique characteristics of rural community resiliency in the face of a crisis based on the community capitals framework. Using a thematic analysis, seven different human and material capitals were examined in community members’ reactions to a “black swan” event. Rural community coalition members shared their perspectives on the vitality of their community in the face of adversity which revealed obstacles extension professionals can support through community development efforts focused on building resiliency. The analysis identified three emergent themes: (1) juxtaposing restrictions and uncertainties with unexpected successes; (2) demonstrating resiliency through connectedness; and (3) correlating community health with changing perceptions of COVID-19. Additionally, each theme was juxtaposed with the interplay of community capitals as they related to coalition efforts in a pandemic that can assist if further developing health communication and extension education efforts within rural communities across the globe in times of crisis. Keywords: rural; resiliency; Community Capitals Framework; health communication; COVID-19

scholarly journals Working with community researchers to enhance rural community engagement around Private Water Supplies: an exploration of the benefits and challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. 146879412097888
Author(s):  
Rachel Creaney ◽  
Mags Currie ◽  
Paul Teedon ◽  
Karin Helwig
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Employment Opportunities

This project employed community researchers as a means of improving community engagement around their Private Water Supplies (PWS) in rural Scotland. In this paper, we reflect on working with community researchers in terms of the benefits and challenges of the approach for future rural research that seeks to improve community engagement. The paper (1) critiques the involvement of community researchers for rural community engagement, drawing on the experiences in this project and (2) provides suggestions for good practice for working with community researchers in rural communities’ research. We offer some context in terms of the role of community members in research, the importance of PWS, our approach to community researchers, followed by the methodological approach and findings and our conclusions to highlight that community researchers can be beneficial for enhancing community engagement, employability, and social capital. Future community researcher approaches need to be fully funded to ensure core researchers can fulfil their duty of care, which should not stop when data collection is finished. Community researchers need to be supported in two main ways: as continuing faces of the project after the official project end date and to transfer their newly acquired skills to future employment opportunities.

scholarly journals Frontline Extension Professionals & COVID-19: Supporting Household Food Security & Building Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Mary Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Community Capitals ◽  
Community Capitals Framework ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face

The world was not prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. It has tremendously impacted health and food systems around the world and the depth and breadth of its long-term effects are yet to be seen. The rates of those that will be in poverty and food insecure are significantly higher than the predictions pre-COVID. People are coping in any way that they can, at times in ways that will have lasting impacts on their households and communities. A community’s ability to absorb, adapt, and transform in the face of crisis can significantly impact how it is able to survive and thrive during those challenging times. A frontline extension professional can equitably build assets and thus capitals, ultimately increasing household and community resilience. Keywords: COVID-19; food security; resilience; coping; Community Capitals Framework

scholarly journals The Case of Cooperstown, New York: The Makings of a Perfect Village in an Urbanising World

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 13-32
Author(s):  
Gregory Fulkerson ◽  
Elizabeth Seale
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Community Capitals ◽  
Community Capitals Framework ◽  
The Impact

In this paper we examine the question of how rural communities adapt to global processes of urbanisation and economic restructuring. We do this through a visual and historical case study analysis of Cooperstown, New York. This location is selected because it is a self-proclaimed ‘perfect village’ and by many counts a successful tourist destination. The impact on this community is examined using theoretical concepts that include urbanormativity, rural representations, rural simulacra, and the community capitals framework. We conclude that rural communities may risk sacrificing local qualities in order to appeal to externally imposed urban expectations for a rural experience.

scholarly journals VOCATIONAL PURPOSEFULNESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIO-ENVIRONMENT FACTORS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina KOVALČIKIENĖ ◽  
Sonata MILUSAUSKIENE
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
School Senior ◽  
Implementation Of Innovations

The development of rural businesses and the implementation of innovations in rural areas depends on possibilities to realize individual’s potential, and the opportunities to develop initiative and creativity of young people. The aim of the study was to reveal the significance of socio-environment factors for the vocational decision making of senior pupils from secondary school in rural areas. The factors were analyzed from the viewpoint of senior pupils and members of rural community. The object of the research – the socio-environment factors of vocational purposefulness of young people in rural communities. The research tasks focus on the attitudes of rural community members and young people toward factors that influence the vocational purposefulness of youth in rural areas. Also, the differences between two groups were analyzed. The sample consisted of 280 respondents: 100 secondary school senior pupils (56% girls and 44% boys, the mean age – 16 years) and 180 rural community members (80% women and 20% men, 35 years old in average). Based on the works of researchers in the area of vocational orientation and purposefulness, the questionnaire was compiled. The results revealed that socio-environment factors are important for the purposeful decision making on the vocational choice of youth in rural areas. From the view point of rural community members, the main factors are: family traditions, the profession’s prestige in society, the influence of parents, friends and important others, and family conditions. According to the opinion of senior pupils from secondary school, the important factors are: family conditions and traditions, friends and other important people, as well as profession status in the rural community. Recommendations for development of young people’s vocational purposefulness in rural areas are presented.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Wind Turbines in Rural Communities A Case Study of Orono, Ontario

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenn Adams
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Local Wind ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Aesthetic Value

Wind energy in Ontario is gaining momentum as one of the most widely used renewable resources. Granted the opportunities and capacity for wind turbine production in Ontario, there is still resistance to implementation and development. This paper will examine rural community members perceptions based on a case study in Orono, Ontario. It will use the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) theory to examine which other factors such as health concerns, aesthetic value, and economic impacts influence members’ perceptions of wind energy. A survey was implemented through the Orono, ON Facebook group to gage displeasure, anxieties or support for the local wind turbines. Findings from this survey will help gage which factors are most important to community members. This paper will propose new policy adaptations to gain the most support from members living near wind farms in and outside of Orono.

scholarly journals Active social policy as a chance for endogenous rural development

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (No. 12) ◽  
pp. 554-558
Author(s):  
E. Kučerová
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Passive State ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Civic Society ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Social Events ◽  
One Year

Since 1990s, the discussion about the Czech social policy emphasizes more the necessity to change this policy from passive state social policy towards an active social policy. The latter includes the activities of people in the frames of formal (e.g. NGOs) and informal groups, and therefore also the concept of civic society is accentuated in this respect. Although this concept might be understood in different ways, its common characterization is a spontaneous non-political self-expression of individuals and their groups (the activity that was suppressed before 1989). Through the self-expression, the individuals realize their particular interests. When thinking about active social policy in the frames of civic society, we might assume that the conditions for its implementation are better for the actors in small rural communities. These more favourable conditions are assumed due to the traits of rural communities – e.g. personal, non-anonymous relations, good knowledge and familiarity with particular social problems, etc. However, the actors who try to contribute to active social policy are constrained/controlled in their activities by other community members. The level of these constrains depends on the configuration of social and cultural capital (Bourdieu). The author of the text is for more than one year involved in empirical research in one Czech village. Using qualitative methods she investigates various social events and actors who participate in active social policy (in relation to those who are supposed to participate in this policy as responsible agents). The author assumes that the participation in active social policy is one of the sources of integrated endogenous rural development, while passive social policy (institutionally backed by the state) is more related to exogenous rural development. However, there is a question how the very actors (active members of rural community) do approach this participation and how the other members of rural community evaluate their activities in the sphere of social policy.

Evaluating the Benefits of a SNAP-Ed-Funded Community Garden Intervention Using Ripple Effect Mapping

2021 ◽  
pp. 109019812110580
Author(s):  
Claire Sadeghzadeh ◽  
Brett Sheppard ◽  
Juliana de Groot ◽  
Molly De Marco
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Complex Interventions ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Ripple Effect ◽  
Community Capitals ◽  
Community Capitals Framework ◽  
Effective Community ◽  
The Impact

In North Carolina, rural communities experience high rates of chronic illness due to health inequities exacerbated by the decline of major industries. Community gardens increase access to fresh produce and opportunities for physical activity and may offer additional benefits. These benefits can be difficult to measure as they are often unplanned or unintended. This article describes how we utilized Ripple Effect Mapping (REM), a participatory approach for evaluating complex interventions, to understand the impact of a SNAP-Ed-funded program. We purposively selected six community gardens to participate in 2-hour, facilitated REM sessions. On average, 15 people participated in each session. Participants developed a map of benefits using Appreciative Inquiry, mind mapping, and consensus-building methods. The map organized benefits across three levels: first ripple (individual), second ripple (interpersonal), and third ripple (community). In addition, participants coded benefits using the Community Capitals Framework. After the sessions, the research team extracted identified impacts into a matrix, aligned them with the SNAP-Ed Evaluation Framework, and developed digitized maps. These data corroborated findings from previous evaluations and offered insight into community-identified benefits not previously documented, including other types of capital generated by community gardens in rural communities. In addition, REM was an effective approach to measure and report several SNAP-Ed evaluation indicators, including LT11: Unexpected Benefits. Ultimately, the research team found REM to be an effective community-engaged method for understanding a complex intervention’s benefits while centering participant community voices and transferring ownership of the data to community partners, a key principle in equitable evaluation.

scholarly journals Dari “Ya” Menjadi “Tidak” Studi tentang Persepsi dan Sikap Masyarakat Desa Idamdehe terhadap Rencana Pembangunan PLTP di Idamdehe dan Idamdehe Gamsungi

KRITIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Brian L Djumaty
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Geothermal Energy ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Development Plan ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Balanced Information

Idamdehe is a village in the province of North Maluku with the potential of geothermal energy to be used for electric power. The central (government) and local government plan to develop the geothermal energy. The preparation was conducted between 2009-2012. This study aimed to describe and analyze the perceptions and attitudes of rural community in Idamdehe to geothermal energy development plan. The method used is qualitative, using data collection techniques like interviews, observation and document study. This research shows that a number of community members agreed to this plan for some reason. Those are poverty, human factors and socio-cultural factors. At the beginning the majority of people agree on the implementation of geothermal energy development plan. However, a small group in the community did not agree while others didn’t have any opinion. After the community receive balanced information from this development, their perception are changed among the rural communities of Idamdehe. Those who first agree with the plan, became hesitant and refused the development of geothermal energy.

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