Effects of Rural ICT's Services on Rural Social Capital Components (Case Study: Godin village, Kangavar county)
The main purpose of this study is to investigate effects of rural ICT office services on developing rural social capital. It’s a descriptive-conductive study using simple random sampling. The population society are peasants of Godin village in Kangavar county of Kermanshah province. The sample size...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | fas |
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University of Torbat Heydarieh
2014-06-01
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Series: | Rāhburdhā-yi tusi̒ah-i rūstāyī |
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Online Access: | http://rdsj.torbath.ac.ir/article_6001_d5d8ab681dac68219eaf60fe1e0310cb.pdf |
Summary: | The main purpose of this study is to investigate effects of rural ICT office services on developing rural social capital. It’s a descriptive-conductive study using simple random sampling. The population society are peasants of Godin village in Kangavar county of Kermanshah province. The sample size using Morgan and Krejcie table was determined 350 but the rate of return was 254 questionnaires. Results showed there was significant difference a bout level of social capital between user and non-user ICT's services. Access to ICT services in rural offices, including access to the Internet can lead to better acceptance of differences and these people were more involved in community and have more participatory in community. Based on these results it is proposed to develop the necessary infrastructure and encourage peasants in using this technology for the development of social capital and to success in rural development programs. |
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ISSN: | 2383-2657 2383-1995 |