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Kuswanto, Anderson I (2023) Structural Model of Community Participation in Rural Development in Jambi Province, Indonesia. Population and Economics 7(2): 115-141. https://doi.org/10.3897/popecon.7.e97189
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This study aims to examine the level of community participation and its enabling factors. The study covered 277 rural communities selected by the area sampling technique, at the district, sub-district, and village levels. The data were analyzed using the SEM-PLS method. The analysis results show that the level of community participation in Jambi Province in village development is influenced by internal community factors, such as socio-economic status and community culture, while community external factors, such as the role of mass media, village head leadership and public services hardly have any significant effect. Community culture variables mediate social media variables and socioeconomic status in determining community participation. Therefore, it is suggested that the government optimize the role of mass media as a medium of information, education and services to strengthen culture. The government must also provide feedback on the community participation in the development in the form of public facilities, economic stability, security and ease of access to education so that it will make it easier for the community to improve their socio-economic status, which in turn will create a good culture of social life. It is necessary to disseminate information within the community about various forms of services to the population that are easily accessible so that the community can feel their role and enjoy benefits of these services.
Structural Model, Community participation, Rural Development
The benchmark for successful development is improvement in the quality of human life. While indicators of the development itself are largely determined by the quality of human life. Thus, development and humans cannot be separated; on the one hand, humans function as subjects of the development and on the other hand become objects of the development. Based on this concept, it is emphasized that the development success or failure depend on the level of community participation in it. According to
The success of development in an area is also largely determined by the demographic and social economic factors that developed in the area. Jambi Province is one of the provinces in Indonesia which has a population of 3,604,200 or 1.34 percent of the total population of Indonesia. Jambi Province has 2 municipalities and 9 regencies, 141 sub-districts, 163 Urban Village, and 1,399 Villages. Jambi Province community per capita income is USD 3763.89 under a national per capita income of USD 386.36. The poverty rate in Jambi Province is generally centered in the city reaching 10.48 percent above the national poverty rate of 7.53 percent. Most of the people of Jambi Province work: 37.40 percent as laborers and 20.93 percent work alone as farmers and traders, while the rest work freely in the non-agricultural sector. Geographically, the area of Jambi Province is presented below (Figure
Map of Jambi Province. Source: Mapsofworld 2023. https://www.mapsofworld.com/indonesia/provinces/jambi.html
One of the measures used to determine the level of rural development in Indonesia is the Village Development Index (VDI). A higher VDI in an area indicates a higher level of the development, and a low VDI indicates an increasingly lagging behind one. This index indirectly reflects the level of community participation in village development (Direktorat Jenderal 2021). Jambi Province is one of the regions that have an VDI in the developing category, which is 0.69. In almost all districts the VDI is below 0.71 and there is only 1 district that is classified as independent, namely Sungai Penuh City and classified as advanced Batanghari Regency (Direktorat Jenderal 2021). This situation illustrates that the development carried out by the Jambi provincial government has not been maximized and shows a low level of community participation.
According to
Various previous studies have revealed several factors that influence community participation in village development, for instance, a research conducted by
These various studies examine the effect of independent variables on community participation in the development partially or simultaneously on several variables, so the results fail to describe a more comprehensive pattern of the relations. In this study, various independent variables were examined for their relationship based on the theory in the form of a structural model to produce a more comprehensive relationship pattern. The data were analyzed using the Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). This technique has not been widely used by researchers in producing studies on community participation in village development.
The study on community participation in the development in Jambi Province is very important because the development level of this province has not been maximized compared to other regions. Demographic and social-economic factors that are thought to be the cause need to be studied more deeply to produce a structural model that is very useful in formulating policies to increase the level of community participation in the development. Studies conducted by (
This study aims to examine various factors that influence community participation in village development both directly and indirectly to produce a structural model as the basis for policy formulation aimed at increasing the level of community participation in village development in Jambi Province.
Community participation describes an attitude that has the power to make changes in the creation and management of the community’s own living environment (
Each community has a different level of participation in the development, from the lowest to the highest. The level of community participation is determined based on the indicators that form it. Arfianto & Balahmar (
People want to participate in the development and their willingness is influenced by various factors. According to
Social media has an important role in the development. Social media is a page/application that allows users to create and share social networks (
Culture that develops in people’s lives gives its own style to the level of participation in the development. In meeting their daily needs, humans will take consistent and regular actions to bring up values and habits that become standards of behavior and are accepted as work. Work culture contains several values that can assist in the development implementation (
Socio-economic status of the community describes the condition of the community both socially and economically. Socio-economic status of the community can illustrate its capacity for the development. People who have higher education will be more responsive to development programs. Education is needed by every individual to know the science and determine potential quality and welfare in the future. Education can also influence a person’s social behavior patterns. Through education, there will be a systematic transformation of knowledge from one person to another so that changes in behavior occur leading to a level of maturity in both thinking and personality (Aspiyah & Martono
The level of poverty that occurs in the midst of the community life is a dilemma in the development. On the one hand, the development failure will have an impact on the development and on the other hand poverty will affect the development activities. Poverty is identical to the individual’s inability to meet the minimum basic needs to live a much more decent life (
Public services are government reparations to provide convenience for the community in terms of administration as well as goods and services. Government services perceived by the community will motivate them to participate in the development. According to
The leadership of the village head determines direction of the development through the policies he makes. The leadership type shown by the village head can affect community participation in village development. Authoritarian leaders usually tend to inhibit people’s creativity in the development. In addition, the leading figure of the village head has a very important meaning in people’s lives because it is considered a role model and references in acting as a form of paternalistic culture that is still developing a lot in the life of the Indonesian people (
To analyze community participation in village development and factors that influence it, this research was designed quantitatively. To obtain data on these variables, a survey of people sampled based on the focuses of this research was conducted. To determine the magnitude of the effect of each exogenous variable on the endogenous variables we used SEM (Structural Equation Model) in the form of PLS (Partial Least Square). The research was conducted from April to June 2022 in Bungo, Tanjung Jabung Barar and Tanjung Jabung Timur districts, Jambi Province. The variables in this study consisted of exogenous variables, namely community participation in village development and endogenous variables consisting of socioeconomic status, the role of social media, culture, public services and leadership.
The study population included villagers in Jambi Province with a breakdown on district and city levels. Because the populated area is very vast, we have sampled areas. The district sampling is based on the characteristic similarity of the region and the level of economic growth as a reflection of the level of community participation in the development, and is represented in the Table
No | District/city | Population (thousand)* | LPE* | CPI** |
1 | Kerinci | 250.3 | 3.69 | 0.64 |
2 | Merangin | 354.1 | 0.78 | 0.69 |
3 | Sarolangun | 290.1 | -0.26 | 0.67 |
4 | Batang Hari | 301.7 | -0.27 | 0.74 |
5 | Muaro Jambi | 402 | 0.27 | 0.70 |
6 | Tanjung Jabung Timur | 229.8 | -3.87 | 0.64 |
7 | Tanjung Jabung Barat | 317.5 | -0.64 | 0.67 |
8 | Tebo | 337.7 | -0.04 | 0.70 |
9 | Bungo | 362.4 | -0.4 | 0.69 |
10 | Kota Jambi | 606.2 | -3.28 | - |
11 | Kota Sungai Penuh | 96.6 | -0.14 | 0.84 |
Average | 322.58 | -0.38 | 0.70 |
Based on the data in Table
Where n is the number of samples; N is the number of populations; E is a tolerated margin of error. Based on this technique and using an error margin of 6 percent, the number of farmer samples adds up to 277 people taken proportionally from each district, as seen in the Table
To obtain data on the variable studied, we used a a questionnaire with a Likert scale consisting of 4 levels, namely: strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree. The SEM-PLS model is used to analyze the relationship between variables and their indicators and between variables in the model. Selection of the SEM-PLS model is based on the level of effectiveness in analyzing data that has formative constructs. In addition, according to
The first step in the SEM-PLS model is to determine the relationship between the first order construct with indicators on each variable and with the second order construct. The basis used to assess the resulting model relied on the criteria developed by
No | Regency | Subdistrict | Total population | Sample |
1 | Tanjung Jabung Timur | Nipah Panjang | 26,503 | 33 |
Rantau Rasau | 24,780 | 31 | ||
Sadu | 13,401 | 17 | ||
2 | Tanjung Jabung Barat | Tungkal Ilir | 72,795 | 90 |
Pengabuan | 25,514 | 32 | ||
Betara | 3,563 | 4 | ||
3 | Bungo | Tanah Sepenggal Lintas | 23,401 | 29 |
Tanah Sepenggal | 23,293 | 29 | ||
Rantau Pandan | 10,324 | 13 | ||
Total | 223,574 | 277 |
The SEM-PLS model has a formative construct that describes the relationship between variables and their constituent indicators. To produce a good model, each indicator must have a high level of validity and reliability in forming the variable (outer model). Latan & Ghozali (
Variable | Indicator | Code |
Work Culture | People’s mindset | BDM1 |
People’s attitude | BDM2 | |
Community work ethic | BDM3 | |
Leadership | Cooperative | KPP1 |
Proactive | KPP2 | |
Collaborative | KPP3 | |
Delegative | KPP4 | |
The Role of Social Media | Information Facility | MDS1 |
Aspiration Facility | MDS2 | |
Education facility | MDS3 | |
Public service | Service efficiency | PLP1 |
Service effectiveness | PLP2 | |
Service justice | PLP3 | |
Responsiveness | PLP4 | |
Society participation | Donate funds | PMD1 |
Donate goods | PMD2 | |
Donate energy | PMD3 | |
Contribute thoughts | PMD4 | |
Socio-Economic Status | Income | SOE1 |
Education | SOE2 | |
Work | SOE3 | |
Number of Family Dependents | SOE4 |
The level of relationship between the variables and their constituent indicators is determined based on the convergent validity obtained from the estimation results of the PLS program. According to
Based on the results of the first outer loading, there are several indicators that do not meet the convergent validity, namely community participation in the form of funds and education level and a number of family dependents. After the indicators were removed from the model and re-estimated, all indicators of each variable meet the convergent validity.
Variable | Indicator | Item | Loading Factor 1 | Note | Loading Factor 2 | Note |
Work Culture | People’s mindset | BDM1 | 0.83 | Valid | 0.83 | Valid |
People’s attitude | BDM2 | 0.87 | Valid | 0.87 | Valid | |
Community work ethic | BDM3 | 0.83 | Valid | 0.83 | Valid | |
Leadership | Cooperative | KPP1 | 0.83 | Valid | 0.83 | Valid |
Proactive | KPP2 | 0.87 | Valid | 0.87 | Valid | |
Collaborative | KPP3 | 0.89 | Valid | 0.89 | Valid | |
Delegative | KPP4 | 0.86 | Valid | 0.86 | Valid | |
The Role of Social Media | Information Facility | MDS1 | 0.87 | Valid | 0.87 | Valid |
Aspiration Facility | MDS2 | 0.92 | Valid | 0.92 | Valid | |
Education facility | MDS3 | 0.90 | Valid | 0.90 | Valid | |
Public service | Service efficiency | PLP1 | 0.87 | Valid | 0.87 | Valid |
Service effectiveness | PLP2 | 0.88 | Valid | 0.88 | Valid | |
Service justice | PLP3 | 0.89 | Valid | 0.89 | Valid | |
Responsiveness | PLP4 | 0.86 | Valid | 0.86 | Valid | |
Society participation | Donate funds | PMD1 | 0.65 | Invalid | ||
Donate goods | PMD2 | 0.70 | Valid | 0.72 | Valid | |
Donate energy | PMD3 | 0.79 | Valid | 0.82 | Valid | |
Contribute thoughts | PMD4 | 0.84 | Valid | 0.90 | Valid | |
Socio-Economic Status | Income | SOE1 | 0.74 | Valid | 0.72 | Valid |
Education | SOE2 | 0.69 | Invalid | 0.72 | Valid | |
Work | SOE3 | 0.76 | Valid | 0.74 | Valid | |
Number of Family Dependents | SOE4 | 0.20 | Invalid |
The value of discriminant validity shows the difference in the level of correlation between the latent variable and other variables. It is said to be valid if the correlation level of the latent variable is greater than the correlation level of other variables (Latan & Ghozali
In addition to using the cross-loading value, the level of discrimination validity can be determined using the average variance extracted (AVE) for each latent variable. If the value is greater than 0.50, then the variable has good discriminant validity (
According to the AVE values in Table
The model structure generated from the estimation of the PLS program can be evaluated based on the Coefficient of Determination (R2), Predictive Relevance (Q2) and Goodness of Fit (GoF).
The coefficient of determination shows the model’s ability to explain the effect of exogenous variables on endogenous variables.
Based on the R2 value as shown in Table
The Predictive Relevance value describes the level of prediction generated by the model and its parameter estimates. If the value is less than 0, then the model is considered less relevant as a predictive tool and if the value is greater than 0, then the model is considered relevant as a predictive tool (
From these calculations, a Q2 value of 0.899 is obtained, meaning that the resulting model has a good predictive relevance.
GoF shows the overall model quality as a predictive tool. The GoF value is obtained from the square root of the multiplication of the average communalities index value and the R2 value. If the value ≥ 0.25, it indicates a low model quality, ≥ 0.36 – medium model quality and ≥ 0.36 – high model quality (
Based on these calculations, our GoF value equals to 0.454, so the overall model has a high quality as a predictive tool (Table
Variable | Original Sample | Sample Mean | Standard Deviation | T Statistics | P Values |
Community Culture → Village Community Participation | 0.570 | 0.576 | 0.049 | 11.550 | 0.000 |
Community Culture → Public Service | 0.149 | 0.150 | 0.042 | 3.518 | 0.000 |
Leadership → Village Community Participation | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.075 | 0.108 | 0.914 |
Leadership → Public Service | 0.475 | 0.473 | 0.073 | 6.482 | 0.000 |
Public Service → Village Community Participation | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.067 | 1.465 | 0.144 |
The Role of Social Media → Community Culture | 0.498 | 0.497 | 0.051 | 9.741 | 0.000 |
Social Media Roles → Leadership | 0.501 | 0.504 | 0.059 | 8.430 | 0.000 |
Role of Social Media → Village Community Participation | 0.046 | 0.044 | 0.070 | 0.648 | 0.517 |
Role of Social Media → Public Service | 0.230 | 0.231 | 0.060 | 3.813 | 0.000 |
Role of Social Media → Socio-Economic Status | 0.389 | 0.396 | 0.056 | 6.966 | 0.000 |
Socio-Economic Status → Community Culture | 0.150 | 0.152 | 0.053 | 2.826 | 0.005 |
Socio-Economic Status → Village Community Participation | 0.148 | 0.146 | 0.048 | 3.052 | 0.002 |
The Figure
Model of community participation in village development. Source: primary data processing, 2022
Community culture is a view, attitude and human behavior towards issues that arise, for example, village development issues. This pattern of attitudes and behavior characterizes community participation in village development. This is reflected in the pattern of knowledge and understanding of the development, openness, responsiveness and skills to be applied in the form of participation in every development process. The findings in this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between community culture and community participation in village development. This indicates that the elements contained in community culture such as cooperation, and caring attitudes contribute to the implementation of the development process. The results of this study are strengthened by findings of
Socio-economic status can be seen in work, education and income. The higher the level of welfare, the higher the level of participation in the development. The findings in this study indicate that the community socio-economic status, either directly or indirectly, has a significant effect on participation in village development. Indirectly, the socio-economic conditions of the community will shape the culture in social life. People who have a high socioeconomic status will show an objective and rational mindset to form a pattern or life behavior that reflects a good culture in social life. Thus, there will be encouragement from within the community to participate in village development. The study results are reinforced by findings of
When viewed from the work perspective, this factor has a significant impact on community participation in village development. Most of the people of Jambi work in the agricultural sector. Community work determines the level of participation in the development because the estimated working time of the community varies according to their expertise and type of work. Research by
In line with the rapid development of special technologies in social media, it has made a high impact on people’s ability to obtain and absorb information.
Leadership is an attempt to influence others to be able to carry out the programs that have been planned. If the government leadership is good, then the community tends to participate in village development. The findings of
Findings of our study indicate that leadership of the village head hardly has any direct or indirect impact on community participation in village development. Leadership of the village head has a direct impact on public services only. This condition shows that leadership of the village head is directly perceived only by the staff or employees of the village apparatus rather than village community. This condition also indicates that leadership failed to contribute to the increase in community participation in rural development. This is different from the findings of Rahmannuddin & Sumardjo (
Good quality public services are what a community needs to participate in every development movement in the village. Public services are basically present to answer the unrest experienced by the community due to the services provided by government officials. Quality public services will make it easier for the community to participate and realize their rights. Therefore, good management will directly affect the quality of service. Findings of this study indicate that public services provided to the community do not encourage their participation in village development. This is understandable because the services provided by the village government to the community are still very minimal, so these services have little effect on community participation in village development. Therefore, it is necessary to socialize with the community about various interests that must be fulfilled and supported by good services. As findings of
Community participation in village development is manifested in material (money and goods) and non-material (thoughts and energy) forms. The analysis results show that the level of community participation in Jambi Province in village development is influenced by internal community factors, such as socio-economic status and culture of the community, while community external factors, such as the role of mass media, village head leadership and public services hardly have any significant influence. Community culture variables mediate social media variables and socioeconomic status in determining community participation. Thus, although the mass media variable does not have a direct influence, it has an indirect impact through community culture on participation in village development. This condition shows that the role of mass media makes a positive contribution to the formation of community culture to encourage awareness to participate in village development.
Based on the analysis results, it is recommended that the government optimize the role of mass media as a medium of information, education and services to strengthen community culture. The government must also provide feedback on the community participation in the development making it easier for the community to improve their socio-economic status in order to create a good culture of social life. It is necessary to socialize with the public through various forms of services and the ease of accessing them so that people can feel the role and benefits of these services. To strengthen these findings, it is recommended for further researchers to examine more deeply the impact of village government performance on community welfare.
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Kuswanto – Lecturer and Researcher at Jambi University, Economic Education Study Program, Jambi, 36122, Indonesia. Email: kuswanto.fkip@unja.ac.id
Irzal Anderson – Lecturer and Researcher at Jambi University, Pancasila and Citizenship Education Study Program, Jambi, 36122, Indonesia. Email: irzal.anderson@unja.ac.id