Effectiveness Of Council Operations And Particiaption Of Inhabitants In Council Activities In Rural Mirabad, Isfahan Province Of Iran

Abstract

This paper discusses council operation, public expectations of people from councils, public participation and coordination of people with councils also factors which affect this kind of participation. Public participation and coordination has been studied in Mirabad village of Tiran and Krun, 2 cities of Esfahan from Iran. This village is located 43 kilometers far from the west of Isfahan, Iran. Its population is more than 70 thousand persons and its climate is cold. The major occupation of its people is agriculture and animal husbandry in this region. The village\'s council members belong to the average class of community their educational range varies between having elementary school certificate to having licentiate\'s degree. Data gathered via questionnaire, interview and observation. 30 questionnaires were distributed among Mirabad\'s people and filled out. Most of the time, along with filling out the questionnaire, an interview was also accomplished and some observation were also made, The results show that council operations such as
communicating with people, unanimity, sympathy and getting public trust were effective in
receiving public participation and cooperation and also help the councils to do their tasks well. People have good participation in many fields like security maintenance, providing environmental hygiene and maintenance of public installations. The council\'s members also have good participation in agricultural affairs, providing security and hygiene and pursuing constructional plans.

Keywords: participation, participation factors, councils operation

Journal of Agriculture and Social Research Vol. 8 (1) 2008: pp. 106-113