جغرافیا و توسعه (May 2016)
Performance Valuation of Responsible Institutions in the Development of Rural Settlements by Using the Structural Equation Modeling Approach Case study: Javanrood Township
Abstract
Based on the studies, the villagers assessment about the function of the authorities of rural affairs, was limited to the evaluation of the performance of village administrators and councils. While, some institutions such as agriculture Jihad , housing foundation, natural resources, etc. are deeply involved in rural issues and the impact on rural communities with different methods. The purpose of this study, Which is made by descriptive- analytical method, is the assessment of rural communities regarding the performance of authorized institutions (Council, village administrator, governor, Agriculture Jihad, governorate, Housing foundation, natural resources, etc) and study the effects of such institutions on various indicators of rural development in the villages of the Javanrood Township.The statistical society of the study are 4811 rural households residing in 89 Villages of Javanrood Township, which by using statistical formulas, 356 households were estimated as the sample.The main research tool was researcher's made questionnaire, which confirmed its validity and reliability respectively with opinions of academics and Experts and also, Pre-test and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. SPSS and Amos software were used for the analysis of the collected data .Results of the study indicated that 12.4 percent of villagers had a great satisfaction about the performance of rural authorities , 39 percent had average satisfaction and 48.6 percent had poor satisfaction. Despite the Poor satisfaction of Javanrood villagers about the rural authorities, the results of the final accessed model of structural equations showed that the said institutions with the total impact of 0421 and 0.324 respectively have had maximum effects on the two indicators of physical - infrastructure development and Quality of Life and their impact on the environmental protection index with total effect of -0.234 was Negative.
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