Title
Past Activeness, Solidarity, and Local Development Efforts 1
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Rural Sociology
Publication Date
1994
Date Added
2022-06-03
Abstract
Actions by local groups and leaders constitute an essential but poorly understood element of many rural development strategies. Previous studies suggest that local development efforts can influence community change, but questions remain about why localities differ in mobilization to achieve development goals. Drawing upon community field theory and human ecology, this study uses data for rural school districts in Pennsylvania to examine the argument that activeness in the past and development of solidarity can contribute to a higher probability of local mobilization than would be predicted by ecological characteristics alone. Hierarchical regressions support this argument for some local actions, while canonical correlations show a generalized pattern strongly associated with past activeness and solidarity.
Disciplines
Public Health
Recommended Citation
Zekeri, Andrew A.; Wilkinson, Kenneth P.; and Humphrey, Craig R., "Past Activeness, Solidarity, and Local Development Efforts 1" (1994). Public Health. 1.
https://research.paynecenter.org/tuskegee_public_health/1
Publisher
Wiley Online Library