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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Roles of Some Antecedents of Broadband User Behavioural Intention among Students in the Rural Areas through PLS-SEMIshola D. Muraina, Wan Rozaini Bt Sheik Osman, Azizah AhmadThe insufficient broadband enabled-services in the rural areas have been identified among the reasons that prolong the behaviour of rural dwellers on the use of low-band internet while government agencies have started initiations to increase the use of broadband in the rural area. However, previous studies have failed to identify the roles played by antecedents of broadband user behavioural intention … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 11 · 11 Nov 2015 · 6,721 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRural and Urban Attitudes toward Immigrants in the U.S. Midwest and Great PlainsMiguel Ceballos, Oksana Yakushko, Courtney LyonsRecent immigration has transformed much of the Midwest and Great Plains regions of the United States, affecting its rural and urban areas through dramatic increases in the foreign-born population and in particular Latino immigrant populations. This study examines three theories of prejudice: Perceptions of threat, contact with immigrants and a cosmopolitanism outlook, in predicting rural and urban attitudes toward immigrants … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 7 Jan 2015 · 8,287 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleANALYTICAL PROBLEMS AND APPROACHES TOWARDS IMPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN NIGERIAShilni Alfred PukumaUtilization of healthcare services for the most vulnerable and underprivileged populations have been recommended by the World Health Organization as a basic primary healthcare concept. It has been suggested that healthcare should be universally accessible without barriers based on affordability, physical accessibility, or acceptability of services Access to quality health is a basic civic right of all Nigerian citizens. While … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 22 Jul 2014 · 7,307 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleTHE RURAL TOURISM AS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY OR FARMS. THE CASE OF DIRECT SALES IN SICILYFilippo Sgroi, Anna Maria Di Trapani, Riccardo Testa, Salvatore TudiscaTourism has an important role modifying rural communities in their environmental, economic, social and cultural structures, processes and dynamics. In this context rural tourism plays a primary role because it is not the rural product that reaches the consumer in the purchase point, but it is the consumer (tourist) that has to move towards tourist destination to enjoy the product. … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 21 Jun 2014 · 8,164 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRural Population Density Effect on Socio-economic Characteristics: A ReviewAyoob K. Ismael, Ibrahim NgahProblem statement: Rural population density has a very significant independent influence over important demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the world rural communities. Thus, the understanding of rural population density becomes an important issue to be studied. Approach: Using the rural settled areas of Shaqlawa District as a case study, this study seeks to reveal the specific importance of rural population … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 24 Oct 2011 · 8,088 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleRural Students’ Skills and Attitudes Towards Information and Communication TechnologyHairulliza M. Judi, Hazilah M. Amin, Nor A.M. Zin, Rodziah LatihProblem statement: Despite various initiatives and programmes by the government to incorporate ICT in education, not much research has been done to evaluate the achievement of these initiatives and programmes, including ICT proficiency among students. This study fills in the gap of lack of current information pertaining to the Malaysian secondary school students’ ICT competencies, knowledge on internet and attitudes … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 21 Oct 2011 · 7,962 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleReceiving the Agriculture Information through Mass Media and Interpersonal Sources among the Rural CommunityMd. Salleh Hassan, Sulaiman Md. Yassin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril et al.Problem statement: Developing agriculture by disseminating the right information to the right groups has proven to be an effective strategy. In Malaysia, there are a number of sources; either mass media or personal sources that disseminate the agriculture information. The rural community, a group which are highly related to agriculture certainly have a pivotal need for agriculture information. Besides the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 1 Oct 2011 · 8,459 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleImpact of Grameen Bank Microcrdit Programme on Changing Livelihood Status of the Rural Women in Panchagarh District of BangladeshFerdoushi Ahmed, Chamhuri Siwar, Nor Aini Hj. Idris, Rawshan Ara BegumProblem statement: Rural women in Bangladesh are the most deprived part of the society and majority of them are extremely poor. They have very limited access to income generating activities and consequently less opportunity to improve their livelihood status. Microcredit programme contributes to improve the livelihood status of rural women in Bangladesh. Approach: This study examines the extent of changes … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 10 · 20 Aug 2011 · 7,650 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePredictor Factors of Telecentres Outcome from the Users Perspectives in Rural CommunitiesMohammad Badsar, Bahaman Abu Samah, Musa Abu Hassan et al.Problem statement: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in developing countries is considered as a fundamental strategy of community development. In this regard, the government of Malaysia and developing agencies considered telecentres as a tool for providing the potential and benefits of ICTs for rural and remote community in order to make value and offer equal ICT access to all Malaysians … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 7,441 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleDeterminants of Attitude towards Information and Communication Technology Usage among Rural Administrators in using Structural Equation ModelingJeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Bahaman Abu Samah, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril et al.Problem statement: Village Development and Security Committee members play a vital role in enhancing the village development programs in Malaysia and ICT is deemed as an important mechanism to further boost rural development. But do the rural community in Malaysia especially their leaders have a positive attitude towards it? Hence, this study is designed to identify the constructs that significantly … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 5 · 17 May 2011 · 7,504 accessesView PDFCite