Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD student of Iran's history after Islam, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
The Rural Youth Club was formed in 1338 AH with the help of the Development and Development Corps, in order to involve the rural youth in different cities. With various activities, these clubs played an important role in promoting social cohesion, empowering and educating rural youth, fostering a sense of belonging and creating opportunities for education among rural youth. Based on this, the main question of the research is: What role did the actions of the rural youth club play in empowering the rural youth? This research, with a descriptive-analytical approach and using new archival documents and library resources, evaluates the performance of the rural youth club from its formation to the end in the second Pahlavi period (1338-1357 AH). The findings of the research show that this club effectively helped in the improvement and modernization of the villages by providing information on new agricultural methods, increasing livestock production, expanding and improving rural industries and guiding the villagers, and was able to meet the needs of the villagers and play a constructive role. in the social and economic development of rural areas.
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