농촌 마을공동체사업 활성화를 위한 주민 인식 및 요구 탐색 - 체험마을 사례를 중심으로 -

The purpose of the study was to identify and analyze farming village residents’ perception and needs for revitalization of community cooperative projects. The participants were 19 residents of two farming villages in a small rural city in Korea. They took part in a government-funded community cooperative projects at least more than two years. The research instrument was half-structured questionnaire developed for qualitative research, which was proceeded from April, 2017 to May, 2017. The collected data through 1:1 interviews were analyzed by the constant comparison method. The results were as follows. First, the participants perceived that the projects were failed due to lack of preparation and residents’ selfishness. And they also felt that the village community broke down because the projects were led by small number of leaders and participants. Second, the participants perceived that the projects would be revitalized if the leaders and followers in the villages utilized the existing human and physical resources and provide new project strategies applicable for the villages. Finally, the needs for revitalization of the projects were 1) support for human resources in and outside of the villages, 2) internal unity through communication among the residents, 3) and strategic project design and implementation such as beginning with small business activities. In conclusion, the results of community cooperative projects would be directly related with communication among the village residents. The study suggested a research and development for systematization of conflict minimization and communication-based decision-making process among farming village people.