Implication for rural community development practice and policy
In the past, rural community development models and strategies have been used as
vehicles for solving social and economic problems, thereby promoting well-being and
decision-making in communities. However, these problems remain formidable for many
rural communities. What the research reported here demonstrates is that community
leadership education programs in rural communities are successful in improving the personal
leadership skills and knowledge of participants. This contributes to building the
leadership capacity of the community as individuals become better prepared to engage
in a range of activities and initiatives that contribute in a generalized way to overall
community development goals. To strengthen this leadership capacity even more may
require additional program content that stresses the application of personal leadership
skills and knowledge to analyze community problems and issues, take on leadership
roles, and make decisions to tackle and solve local problems. By adding a community
development project to the program design, it would be possible to address a specific
Implication for rural community development practice and policy
In the past, rural community development models and strategies have been used as
vehicles for solving social and economic problems, thereby promoting well-being and
decision-making in communities. However, these problems remain formidable for many
rural communities. What the research reported here demonstrates is that community
leadership education programs in rural communities are successful in improving the personal
leadership skills and knowledge of participants. This contributes to building the
leadership capacity of the community as individuals become better prepared to engage
in a range of activities and initiatives that contribute in a generalized way to overall
community development goals. To strengthen this leadership capacity even more may
require additional program content that stresses the application of personal leadership
skills and knowledge to analyze community problems and issues, take on leadership
roles, and make decisions to tackle and solve local problems. By adding a community
development project to the program design, it would be possible to address a specific
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