Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia

Rural development researchers have identified a number of factors that affect sustainable development among the rural community. Nevertheless, mix results were reported in literature. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate on the constructs that affect sustainable development among members o...

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Main Authors: Abu Samah, Bahaman, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academic Journals 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58534/
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author Abu Samah, Bahaman
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
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description Rural development researchers have identified a number of factors that affect sustainable development among the rural community. Nevertheless, mix results were reported in literature. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate on the constructs that affect sustainable development among members of Village Development and Security Committee (VDSC) under the Vision Village Movement (VVM). A total of 235 respondents from 18 villages were involved encompassing three states in Malaysia. The final model derived from this study showed that four pertinent constructs that fit into the sustainable development model are spirituality, leadership, beautification, and education. It is believed that the findings of this study would add new perspective in understanding the complexities associated with sustainable development among the rural community.
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spelling upm-585342018-01-22T08:13:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58534/ Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia Abu Samah, Bahaman Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Rural development researchers have identified a number of factors that affect sustainable development among the rural community. Nevertheless, mix results were reported in literature. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate on the constructs that affect sustainable development among members of Village Development and Security Committee (VDSC) under the Vision Village Movement (VVM). A total of 235 respondents from 18 villages were involved encompassing three states in Malaysia. The final model derived from this study showed that four pertinent constructs that fit into the sustainable development model are spirituality, leadership, beautification, and education. It is believed that the findings of this study would add new perspective in understanding the complexities associated with sustainable development among the rural community. Academic Journals 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58534/1/58534.pdf Abu Samah, Bahaman and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2009) Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia. Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 1 (1). art. no. 5CCB2691107. pp. 18-26. ISSN 2141-2170 http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/JAERD/article-abstract/5CCB2691107
spellingShingle Abu Samah, Bahaman
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia
title Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia
title_full Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia
title_fullStr Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia
title_short Determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of Malaysia
title_sort determinants of sustainable development dimension among leaders of rural community: a case study of malaysia
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