Njoku, Jude E. (author / Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06439
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Morrilton, AR : Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, 1990. 17 p. (African Rural Social Science Series, Research Report Number 10)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08092
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, RB #401 Development Training and Communication Planning, UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 6 pages. English version.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06820
Notes:
Pages 118-133 in Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert (eds.), The digital divide: the internet and social inequalities in international perspective. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxon, UK. 324 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06823
Notes:
Pages 297-308 in Massimo Ragnedda and Glenn W. Muschert (eds.), The digital divide: the internet and social inequalities in international perspective. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxon, UK. 324 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.
