Strategies for Increasing Community Participation in the Kotaku Program In Banjarbaru Selatan District

Abstract

In development, today's society is not only an object but also a subject that must be actively involved. The community participates and is actively involved by increasing the acceleration of development. The purpose of this study was to determine how the level of community participation in the KOTAKU program in South Banjarbaru District and its improvement strategy. The descriptive method used is interview, observation, and data analysis. The results of the research are data regarding the category of the level of community participation in the research area which is at the third class level, namely decision making together (deciding together). To determine the factors that influence the level of participation used Spearman rank correlation test.From hThe results of the analysis show that there is a relationship and influence between factors of age, education, length of stay and income on the level of participation. Age and income factors are the dominant factors that affect the level of community participation. Strategies to increase participation include:increasing the role of government and facilitators to embrace people of all ages and increasing community capacity (HR) with non-formal training. The results of this study can be used as input for further research that examines programs with construction management planning that involve resources and non-governmental organizations in their implementation. Further studies to develop this research can be done by examining other factors other than internal factors that are thought to have an effect, with a more complex sample.