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Project

RTC6: R2: HARGROVE: The Ecology of Rural Community Participation

Center:

MT-University of Montana Rural Institute, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2020

Contact Information:

Tannis Hargrove
[email protected]
406-243-5719

Project Description:

This project will being to shed light on the person and environment factors that are most salient for predicting and potentially improving rural community participation. There is a great need to understand rural community participation in order to inform development of interventions and public policy. The goal of this project is to advance the understanding of how the biopsycho-ecological characteristics of people in the rural context are related to community participation. The objectives include identification of representative rural communities through analysis of ACS data and direct consultation with APRIL and CILs serving the rural communities, recruit a representative sample, collect longitudinal survey data, identify features of rural people with disabilities and their environments that contribute to community participation, and disseminate result to policy makers, CILs and consumers.

Keyword(s):

Logitudinal study; person-evironmental fit; rural

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National