Theoretical Perspectives on the Determinants of Effective Community Participation in Development Programs

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Daniel Wandera Clief Naku

Abstract

          The objective of this research is to highlight from the theoretical perspective the key determinants of effective community participation in development programs. Indeed, effective community participation in development programs is considered by many scholars and development practitioners as one of the ingredients for sustaining development programs. However, as a catalyst for programs sustainability, this paper makes a case that community participation can only serve its intended purpose of ensuring that development programs at the community level are sustainable only when a number of factors are well articulated and instituted or addressed. Based on this articulation, this paper employed a theoretical literature review approach to critically examine the determining factors for effective community participation in development programs from a theoretical point of view.


Keywords: Community Development, Community Participation, Development Programs, Participation

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NAKU, Daniel Wandera Clief. Theoretical Perspectives on the Determinants of Effective Community Participation in Development Programs. Journal of Community Development Research (Humanities and Social Sciences), [S.l.], v. 13, n. 4, p. 73-83, sep. 2020. ISSN 2985-0231. Available at: <https://www.journal.nu.ac.th/JCDR/article/view/Vol-13-No-4-2020-73-83>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.14456/jcdr-hs.2020.37.