Beilin, Ruth (author), Paine, Mark (author), Pryor, Rebekah (author), and Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australian Government, Barton, ACT.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2007-07
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27021
Notes:
Executive summary posted at www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/HCC/07-100sum.html; full report posted at www.rirdc.gov.au/reports/HCC/07-100.pdf, RIRDC Publication No. 07-100. 39 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14248
Notes:
Chapter 28 in William B. Gudykunst and Bella Mody (eds.), Handbook of international and intercultural communication, second edition. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. 606 pages.
Tuttle, Sabrina (author), Moore, Gerald (author), Livingston, Matthew (author), Masters, Linda (author), Long, Jonathan (author), Benally, Jeannie (author), Adolf, Melvina (author), and Hiller, Joseph (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2008-03-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27987
Notes:
Presented at the 24th annual conference of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education at EARTH University, Costa Rica, March 9-15, 2008. 12 pages.
Via online UI subscription, Recent research suggests that Internet usage can positively influence social capital in
rural communities by fostering avenues for voluntary participation and creating social
networks. Most of this research has examined whether Internet use is associated
with participation in local organizations and social networks but not the means by
which residents use the technology to learn about local activities. To address this
gap in the literature, the authors use a mixed-methods approach in an isolated rural
region of the western United States to evaluate how residents use their connections
to maintain local social networks and learn about local community events and
organizations. The authors show that Internet usage can play an important role in
building social capital in rural communities, thus extending the systemic model of rural
voluntary participation and community attachment. Implications for rural community
development are addressed.
