Civic and Community Engagement among Poor Rural Women in Bihar
A Pilot Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12969584 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirk A Leach (0000-0001-8170-447X, Dominion University College, corresponding author), Julien C Mirivel (0000-0001-5514-9644, University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Tusty Ten Bensel (0009-0003-5043-8991, University of Arkansas at Little Rock), Avinash Thombre (0000-0002-0594-222X, University of Arkansas at Little Rock) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian journal of nonprofit and social economy research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1920-9355 • E-ISSN: 1920-9355 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.29173/cjnser688 |
| OpenAlex | W4403093473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Civic and community engagement is often crucial for the successful development of rural areas and a catalyst of personal transformation. This article examines changes in civic and community engagement among women in rural Bihar, India. Using an exploratory factor analysis of survey data from n = 815 respondents who participated in Heifer’s Values-Based Holistic Community Development [VBHCD] training, the study identifies three factors that constitute civic and community engagement. Next, the study assesses the efficacy of VBHCD’s impact on participants’ civic and community engagement relative to participants’ duration in the program and type of self-help group. The results indicate that pass-on groups are more civically active in their community than original groups. However, civic and community engagement wanes over the course of participation in Heifer’s intervention
Civic engagement · Community development · Community engagement · Community organization · Economic growth · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Public engagement · Public relations · Rural area · Rural community · Social engagement · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |