TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Administrative Communication and Public Participation on Public
Empowerment in Maren Program in Tual City Maluku Province
AU - Simangunsong, Fernandes AU - Habibi, Hasrul 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SP  - 846
EP  - 858
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2018.846.858
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.846.858
KW  - Administrative communication
KW  -public participation
KW  -public empowerment
KW  -Maren Program
KW  -local government
KW  -monitoring
KW  -quantitative
AB  - Maren social empowerment program (Program Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Maren (P2MM)) is
a pro-poor oriented policy that is implemented based on Decree of Tual Mayor No. 86 of 2013. In relation with
effectiveness and efficiency of implementation of the program, it is necessary to recognize the affecting factors.
Therefore, researchers were interested in two factors that take part in determining the success of the program,
i.e., administrative communication and public participation. Thus, this thesis is titled “Effect of Administrative
Communication and Public Participation on Public empowerment in Maren Program at Tual City, Maluku
Province.” This study was intended to determine whether there is effect and how significant is the effect of
administrative communication and public participation on public empowerment in Maren Program. This study
used explanatory method with quantitative approach. Data was collected by using questionnaire and document
study and processed by using inferential statistic analysis and parametric statistic analysis. The result shows
that administrative communication has positive and significant influence on public empowerment with
correlation coefficient by 0.572 and coefficient of determination by 0.2417 or significance by 24.2% public
participation has positive and significant influence on public empowerment with correlation coefficient by
0.516 and coefficient of determination by 0.164 or significance by 16.4% and administrative communication and
public participation simultaneously have positive and significant influence on public empowerment with
correlation coefficient by 0.637 and coefficient of determination by 0.406 or significance by 40.6%. From this
study, it is recommended to optimize administrative communication and public participation both partially and
simultaneously to improve the implementation of public empowerment programs, especially the P2MM.
Concerning administrative communication, it is necessary to be improved in terms of several weaknesses such
as ability of communicator (government) to convey messages and public ability to receive information. As for
public participation, it is necessary for public to be given more attention and more spaces to participate actively
in national development. Intensive and periodic monitoring and evaluation is also required for successful
implementation of program.
ER  -