Civic and Community Engagement among Poor Rural Women in Bihar: A Pilot Study

Kirk Leach; Mirivel Julien; Tusty ten Bensel; Avinash Thombre

doi:10.29173/cjnser688

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Kirk Leach Old Dominion University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8170-447X
Mirivel Julien University of Arkansas at Little Rock https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5514-9644
Tusty ten Bensel University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Avinash Thombre University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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https://doi.org/10.29173/cjnser688

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engagement civique, engagement communautaire, groupes d’entraide, autonomisation des femmes

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L’engagement civique et communautaire est souvent crucial pour le développement de zones rurales tout en étant un catalyseur de transformation personnelle. Cet article examine les changements dans l’engagement civique et communautaire parmi des femmes en milieu rural dans l’État du Bihar en Inde. Au moyen d’une analyse factorielle exploratoire de données provenant de n = 815 répondantes ayant participé à une formation au développement communautaire holistique fondé sur des valeurs éthiques créée par Heifer, cette étude identifie trois facteurs sous tendant l’engagement civique et communautaire. Ensuite, elle évalue l’impact de la formation suivie par les participantes sur leur engagement civique et communautaire relatif au temps passé à suivre la formation et au type de groupe d’entraide. Les résultats indiquent que les groupes ayant suivi cette formation jouent un plus grand rôle civique dans leurs communautés que les groupes originaux. Cependant, plus les participantes passent de temps dans l’intervention de Heifer, plus leur engagement civique et communautaire s’amoindrit.

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