Author/Authors :
Aazami، Musa نويسنده Agricultural Extension and Education Dept., Faculty of Agriculture; Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran. , , Pouya، Mehrdad نويسنده Agricultural Extension and Education Dept., Nahavand Higher Education Complex, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran , , SorushMehr، Homa نويسنده Agricultural Extension and Education Dept., Faculty of Agriculture; Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran. , , Charkhtabian، Tahereh نويسنده Agricultural Extension and Education Dept., Faculty of Agriculture; Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran. ,
Abstract :
The main purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing immigration from rural to urban
areas in Varkaneh , a famous village and tourist destination located in western part of Iran- Hamedan. A
questionnaire was designed and validated by a panel of experts from Extension Education Dept. of Bu-
Ali Sina University and Hamadan Jihad of Agriculture. Its reliability was secured by Cronbach’s Alpha
that reached 0.72. Through a non- probabilistic sampling approach, seventy-eight Varkaneh residents
who admitted to participate in our study were interviewed. Migration promoting factors were labeled as
economic, family solidarity and rural infrastructure ; While inhibiting factors were named aesthetic,
developmental, supra-structural and social solidarity.
