• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.27-39
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• 2024

Community participation, community satisfaction and sense of community stand out as key factors that promote community development. This study aims to examine the structural equation model among sense of community, community participation, and community satisfaction in the Rural New Revitalization Plus Projects in Kongju. Data were collected from 411 structured questionnaires twenty-three rural communities, Kyeongnam and Chungnam province. Results showed that individuals with shared emotional connection were more likely to participate community development projects. And individuals with membership and fulfillment of needs are more like to be satisfied with their community. Additionally community participation has the fully moderating effect between shared emotional connection and satisfaction. Findings suggest that policy makers and community development practitioners consider community participation and sense of community for enhancing community development.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.137-151
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• 2021

The study aims to explore the success factors focus on the system for implementing the New Rural Vitalization Plus Project (NRVPP). It offers recommendations to bring the success of the community development projects and support the strategies in political and practical. Conclusions and recommendations for improving the practice of implementation are based on the results of the in-depth interview with 9 developers and experts joining the NRVPP. Findings show that the promotion team as the NGO for the community development project used the collaboration and cooperation network to progress for the success of the project although they suffered the political, legal, and institutional problems hindering the normal function of each promotion entity in municipalities. The implications of the study were presented in the conclusion section.