the purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze factors influencing farmers’ participation in irrigation networks management, with an approach to compare two groups of farmers (one in irrigation networks with wua (water users' association), and the other in networks lacking wua). the methodological approach was a descriptive-correlational and causal-comparative study of the survey...

abstract in this study , the relationship between investment components in sport and social capital is examined and the population in this research consists of 55 marketing consultant of iranian soccer league sports sponsors. the research tool is also a questionnaire and for data analysis the statistical software spss and structural equation modeling method graphics amos were used. in theoretic...

This study attempts to reveal the effect of family structure on social participation of  Payame Noor university students, it consists of 339 students. The theoretical framework of this investigation is based on two hypotheses. Hegen personality structure theory and Parsons action theory.  One hypotheses is on satisfactoriness in the family structure were based on personality structure theory an...

PURPOSE This study evaluated how levels of social participation change as a result of late-life widowhood. Social participation is a multidimensional construct incorporating both formal (e.g., meeting attendance, religious participation, and volunteer obligations) and informal (e.g., telephone contact and social interactions with friends) social roles. DESIGN AND METHODS Using data from the C...