Communication Connectivity Research Articles

The Influence of the International Economy on the Development of Democratic Values in Modern Educational Practices

This article examines the urgent and crucial impact of the international economy he the development of democratic values in contemporary educational practices . The progressive development of the economy leads that changes in other spheres of society, in particular in education, where implementing democratic values becomes critical​ factor in a quality educational process. The role of value orientations and political trust in the context of the educational environment is considered, and theoretical approaches of renowned researchers such as John Dewey, Bruno Latour, Jürgen Habermas, and Anthony Giddens are analyzed. It is concluded that effective implementation of democratic values in education requires a comprehensive approach that considers the influence of the international economy, the interaction between structures and agents, and the importance of communication and network connections. Such an approach will contribute that forming a democratic, socially responsible, and economically developed society.

Types of organization of communicative management space in the context of the implementation of national projects: regional cross-section

. This article continues a series of studies on the organization of communicative space in the management of regions. The effectiveness of the implementation of certain management decisions may depend on many factors, including a qualitatively built dialogue between interested parties of social management representing the interests of various categories of citizens. The article presents the results of a search study on the identification of types of the communicative management space’ organization in the context of the implementation of national projects in regions with different levels of socio-cultural modernization. The main task was to determine the levels of constructive (balanced) and destructive (inconsistent) interaction between the subjects of three levels – managerial, resource and basic. With the help of secondary conceptualization of data from a mass survey of the population and mass expert surveys conducted in 12 regions of Russian Federation, it was possible to identify typical signs of organized communication between particular subjects in each of the studied areas by analyzing the opinion of experts. The validity of this group of respondents is confirmed by the presence of experience in management practice, education and professional competence. The authors studied the relations between the subjects of management (regional authorities, local self-government, business communities, public organizations, scientific organizations and the population) in each region. There were constructed the types of the communicative management space’ organization of the region by assessing the similarities and differences of communication connections: 1) balanced constructive, 2) with elements of mismatch, 3) inconsistent (unbalanced, destructive). During the analysis, it was revealed that assessment of the interaction of management subjects is related to the assessment of the management style in the region, the agreement with the managerial style of the regional authorities among representatives of the expert community is associated with an assessment of the nature of the constructiveness of relations between regional authorities and the population.

Building Confidence and Well-being: The Power of Coach Communication and Personal Connections in College Basketball

The relationship between coaches and athletes plays a critical role in shaping athletes' confidence, performance, and overall well-being. Effective communication and strong interpersonal connections between coaches and athletes are often key determinants of success in sports, particularly for student athletes who are balancing academic and athletic responsibilities. This research aims to identify and analyze the influence of coach communication skills and personal closeness on self-confidence and well-being of student basketball athletes at Universitas Negeri Jakarta and Riau Islamic University. The research used mixed methods with purposive sampling techniques to select participants who met the criteria, namely athletes and coaches with relevant experience in basketball teams. Data were collected through quantitative questionnaires to measure coach communication quality, personal closeness, confidence, and athlete well-being; as well as in-depth interviews and observations of interactions in training and matches to obtain more in-depth contextual data. Quantitative analysis was conducted using regression techniques, while qualitative data were thematically analyzed to identify key themes and patterns. The results showed that clear, open, and emotionally supportive coach communication had a significant effect on athletes' confidence and well-being. Athletes who perceived emotional support and effective communication from coaches were more motivated and confident in their abilities, which had a positive impact on their performance on the field. In addition, the personal closeness between coaches and athletes also increased athletes' confidence and emotional satisfaction. The implication of this research is the importance of communication skills and interpersonal relationships in the training process.

Addressing the Return Visit Challenge in Autonomous Flying Ad Hoc Networks Linked to a Central Station.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become essential tools across various sectors due to their versatility and advanced capabilities in autonomy, perception, and networking. Despite over a decade of experimental efforts in multi-UAV systems, substantial theoretical challenges concerning coordination mechanisms still need to be solved, particularly in maintaining network connectivity and optimizing routing. Current research has revealed the absence of an efficient algorithm tailored for the routing problem of multiple UAVs connected to a central station, especially under the constraints of maintaining constant network connectivity and minimizing the average goal revisit time. This paper proposes a heuristic routing algorithm for multiple UAV systems to address the return visit challenge in flying ad hoc networks (FANETs) linked to a central station. Our approach introduces a composite valuation function for target prioritization and a mathematical model for task assignment with relay allocation, allowing any UAV to visit various objectives and gain an advantage or incur a cost for each. We exclusively utilized a simulation environment to mimic UAV operations, assessing communication range, connectivity, and routing performance. Extensive simulations demonstrate that our routing algorithm remains efficient in the face of frequent topological alterations in the network, showing robustness against dynamic environments and superior performance compared to existing methods. This paper presents different approaches to efficiently directing UAVs and explains how heuristic algorithms can enhance our understanding and improve current methods for task assignments.

A versatile real-time vision-led runway localisation system for enhanced autonomy.

This paper proposes a solution to the challenging task of autonomously landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). An onboard computer vision module integrates the vision system with the ground control communication and video server connection. The vision platform performs feature extraction using the Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF), followed by fast Structured Forests edge detection and then smoothing with a Kalman filter for accurate runway sidelines prediction. A thorough evaluation is performed over real-world and simulation environments with respect to accuracy and processing time, in comparison with state-of-the-art edge detection approaches. The vision system is validated over videos with clear and difficult weather conditions, including with fog, varying lighting conditions and crosswind landing. The experiments are performed using data from the X-Plane 11 flight simulator and real flight data from the Uncrewed Low-cost TRAnsport (ULTRA) self-flying cargo UAV. The vision-led system can localise the runway sidelines with a Structured Forests approach with an accuracy approximately 84.4%, outperforming the state-of-the-art approaches and delivering real-time performance. The main contribution of this work consists of the developed vision-led system for runway detection to aid autonomous landing of UAVs using electro-optical cameras. Although implemented with the ULTRA UAV, the vision-led system is applicable to any other UAV.

Mixed‐Integer Motion Planning for Nonholonomic Robots Under Visible Light Communication Constraints

ABSTRACTThis work is concerned with the problem of motion planning for a group of nonholonomic robots under Visible Light Communication (VLC) connectivity requirements. Recently, multi‐robot systems operating with VLC networks have been demonstrated as an attractive solution for inspection tasks in pipelines and underground facilities. However, there are still no established methodologies to automate their operation. We address this problem with an optimization framework based on Mixed‐Integer Linear Programming (MILP) to design a motion planner that safely coordinates the robot team while jointly addressing the nonlinearity of the robots' dynamics, the directed line‐of‐sight requirement for VLC connections, and the connectivity maintenance of the ensuing directed networks. We propose a novel method to encode the nonlinear dynamics of nonholonomic robots into the MILP formulation and demonstrate through comparative trials that, although the resulting optimization search space is more restricted, the approach still outperforms mixed‐integer nonlinear programming in terms of optimization time and solution quality. The efficacy of the proposal is also demonstrated through realistic simulations of the Turtlebot3 robot platform.

Adaptive bipartite time-varying formation tracking control for heterogeneous multi-agent systems with DoS attacks.

Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and antagonistic interactions may exist in complex networks, which will destroy cooperative communication between agents and thus cannot realize collaborative tasks. Therefore, this paper studies time-varying formation tracking (TVFT) of heterogeneous multi-agent systems (HMASs) with DoS attacks and cooperative-antagonistic interactions. It aims to ensure system communication connectivity and allow followers to achieve distributed secure bipartite TVFT. To enable followers to successfully obtain unknown state of the leader, this paper designs a composite adaptive dynamic event-triggered (DET) bipartite compensator. Compared with existing compensators, it can resist DoS attacks; obtain information of a non-autonomous leader; increase the event triggering interval; and be independent of global information of signed digraph. Based on proposed compensator, a new distributed formation controller is designed for achieving TVFT. The results show that sufficient conditions for realizing secure bipartite TVFT of HMASs under DoS attacks and feasibility conditions for realizing time-varying formations are obtained. Meanwhile, simulations are performed to test validity of the compensator and controller.

Multidisciplinaire aanpak van obesitas bij kinderen in de eerste lijn: hoe doe je dat en waar kan het mislopen?

Multidisciplinary approach to childhood obesity in primary care: how do you do it and where can it go wrong? The prevalence of childhood obesity and the recently launched care pathway for children living with obesity in Belgium should prompt reflection on the role of the general practitioner (GP) in tackling childhood obesity. There is a need for research on the perspective of parents and multidisciplinary care providers in primary care concerning the facilitating and hindering factors of a constructively feasible multidisciplinary counselling program to treat obesity in children aged 2 to 17 years within primary care. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews conducted through 5 separate focus groups (FGs). These included 2 FGs consisting of 8 parents, 2 FGs with 17 primary care providers from 1 GP region and 1 FG with 8 secondary care providers from 1 pediatric multidisciplinary obesity center (PMOC). The data were thematically analyzed following the COREQ method (consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies). Caregivers and parents identified barriers and facilitating factors, and provided possible solutions on several themes. Not only organizational factors were cited, but also factors intrinsic or specific to the child and its environment. The importance of practical and communicative connections between care providers on the one hand and children and their environment on the other hand were emphasized. Finally, influencing social factors were also highlighted. By addressing the identified facilitating and impeding factors, a multidisciplinary approach for children with obesity in primary care could be threshold-reducing and more efficient, both for GPs as well as for professional and supportive primary care providers and parents.

Boosting vehicular connectivity through resource allocation algorithm based on Heterogeneous Agent Proximal Policy Optimization

Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication can not only provide unrestricted inter-vehicle information transmission, but also improve spectrum utilization efficiency. However, it also brings uncontrollable co-channel interference, which can not guarantee the quality of service of V2V communication. In this paper, we propose an intelligent resource allocation scheme for V2V communication to improve vehicle connectivity. To enhance cooperation among vehicles and avoid excessive co-channel interference between them, we propose an asynchronous resource allocation method where vehicles choose to send or not to send data based on observed environmental information to ensure stable overall performance. Furthermore, we present a novel resource allocation algorithm based on Heterogeneous Agent Proximal Policy Optimization (HAPPO) to solve the resource allocation problem in asynchronous vehicular networks. The HAPPO algorithm calculates the global advantage function when each agent makes an action during the training process to ensure that the action taken contributes to the overall performance improvement. Our proposed approach improves the robustness of V2V communication by reducing co-channel interference while maintaining stable overall performance. Simulation results show that the proposed approach can effectively improve the V2V communication connectivity and reduce the packet loss rate compared with the existing methods.

Enhancing Language and Linguistic Proficiency Through Project-Based Learning: A Study from South India

Mastering language and linguistics, the foundations of human expression and understanding, is being revolutionized through project-based learning, enabling individuals to unlock their full potential in communication, cultural insight, and global connection. Although the significance of project-based learning (PBL) is increasing in the contemporary scenario, the prominence given to this mode of study is comparatively negligible. Many universities have failed to update their curriculum according to the ever-changing needs of the industry. Researches exploring the necessity of incorporating project-based learning in the field of language and linguistics are scarce. Interdisciplinary approach is the need of the time and incorporating project-based learning in language and linguistics can transform and revamp the talents of EFL students. This research helps to comprehend these perspectives in a wide manner and fills the existing gap. The responses were collected from 50 EFL faculty members and 165 EFL students. In order to collect the data, a structured survey questionnaire is prepared and distributed in higher education institutions in two south Indian states, namely, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Purposive sampling technique was employed at this stage. A five-point Likert scale, graphical analysis, percentage analysis, descriptive analysis and flowchart method were used to analyze, interpret and represent the collected data. This study explicates the necessity to have a curriculum that focuses on PBL from the early stage of higher education and its role in developing excellent research and critical thinking skills. The study finds that PBL increases the language acquisition skills and employability skills of the students.

“Tepresh” – Tatar custom of commemorating the dead

This article examines Tepresh, a custom of commemorating the dead among the Tatars living in North-Eastern Bulgaria. Based on field research conducted among the Tatar population of Dobrudzha in the period 1990–2005, the author introduces us to a spring funeral custom not mentioned in the scientific literature, which is not practiced by the rest of the Muslim population living in the region. The brief analysis carried out gives reason to assume that this commemoral custom, considered by its bearers to be theirs from time immemorial, has a very complex and veiled characteristic, going back to the distant past even before the resettlement of this people to the territory of Dobrudzha, which was transferred to Bulgaria after the Crimean War of 1853–1856 gg. Through practical ritual actions in the cemetery space, the descendants of the settlers preserve the tradition of maintaining a unique communicative connection with their ancestors and the afterlife in which they find themselves. Due to the fact that this custom is still not registered in the Islamic religious canons, the author makes some comparisons with the bearers of a similar custom among the Christian population of the region called Sofinden, which is also not included in the calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It is generally accepted that these two commemoral customs exist independently of legislative and religious canons and are exclusively of a folk nature.

Meta-Heart Team: enhancing multidisciplinary heart teams through virtual reality in the metaverse

Abstract Introduction Cardiovascular Multidisciplinary Heart Teams (MDHTs) are integral for patient management, but persistent challenges, including limited subspecialty expertise and time constraints, necessitate innovative approaches. This study explores the viability of conducting international Meta-Heart Team sessions utilizing virtual reality (VR) within the metaverse, aiming to address these challenges. Methods The Meta-Heart Team, comprising participants from diverse medical specialties and countries, engaged in VR sessions facilitated by VR headsets and web browsers. The immersive Aimedis metaverse platform recreated a three-dimensional hospital setting, complete with a dedicated Meta-Heart Team room featuring large screens displaying patient data such as coronary angiograms and echocardiograms. A 0-10 scale questionnaire evaluated participant experiences, covering technical quality, immersion, willingness to participate again, and overall satisfaction. Results The virtual environment effectively facilitated discussions on valvular heart disease cases among 10 participants, dedicating 15 minutes to each case. Technical stability was robust (90%), with only one participant experiencing internet disconnection. Positive participant feedback highlighted high ratings for technical quality (8.0±1.8) and engagement, a good immersive experience (8.0±1.3), willingness to participate again (9.2±0.8), and confidence in treatment decisions (80%). Despite a sense of digital fatigue reported by a few participants, the majority expressed that the VR session saved time compared to traditional meetings. Privacy concerns were acknowledged by 80% of participants. Discussion The virtual environment demonstrated potential in augmenting MDHT collaboration, providing advantages in global accessibility, multidimensional analysis, and adaptability. Participants recognized limitations in non-verbal communication and interpersonal connections but underscored the adaptability and effectiveness of the virtual setting. Technical challenges, including a single internet disconnection, emphasized the importance of a robust technical infrastructure. Privacy issues, digital fatigue, and potential exclusions were highlighted, prompting consideration of ethical guidelines and ongoing technological advancements. Conclusion Leveraging VR in the metaverse for MDHT sessions is feasible and offers substantial benefits. Despite challenges such as technical issues and privacy concerns, the Meta-Heart Team complements traditional interactions, ushering in a new era in collaborative decision-making while demanding ongoing attention to technological and ethical considerations.Two presenters explaining the processThe Metaverse-based Heart Team room

Implementation and Evaluation of a Virtual Skills-Based Dementia Caregiver Group Intervention within a VA Setting: A Pilot Study.

This study sought to design, implement, and evaluate a 6-week skills-based telehealth group for dementia caregivers within a VA setting. The protocol was designed based on a CBT skill-building approach and was evaluated using the four levels of evaluation developed by Kirkpatrick (1998). Eight spousal caregivers of individuals with MCI or dementia participated in the pilot group within a VA geriatric clinic. Methods included comparison of pre- and post-intervention outcome measures (caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, flourishing) and inductive narrative analysis of qualitative feedback from participants. Qualitatively, the intervention was well received and participants identified several areas of subjective learning and skill implementation including increased behavioral and communication skills, knowledge, and connection with resources. However, paired-sample t-tests of group outcomes revealed no significant differences on measures of caregiver burden, depression, anxiety, and flourishing pre- and post-intervention. Based on Kirkpatrick's levels of evaluation, this study revealed positive reception of a group-based intervention for dementia caregivers within a VA setting, but further investigation of intervention effectiveness is needed given the lack of significant change found on outcome measures. A virtual skills-based group may be a feasible option for dementia caregiver intervention within VA settings that warrants further investigation.

The Experiences and Views of Employees on Hybrid Ways of Working

The contemporary post-COVID-19 corporate environment of instant response and hybrid work settings motivates employees to learn to adjust their expectations. This new corporate working model incorporates flex locations and flex schedules by working at home 1–2 days per week and staying connected for non-urgent requests, even outside business hours. This work setting empowers employees to prioritize work accordingly and to accommodate the fluid schedules of their coworkers. As a result, this new hybrid workplace requires leaders and their teams to face new challenges in terms of communication, coordination, and team connection to remain effective. This research examines the experiences of employees in an SME that applied a hybrid work policy following the post-pandemic crisis, bringing additional complexity to their modern work system. This study investigates employees’ views on the changing work environment as important evidence for HR management to incorporate into future organizational practices. To understand the various principles at play and provide more granular results, this paper includes a business case study (N = 25) where semi-structured interviews were used to identify the views and concerns of employees regarding hybrid work settings. The scope of this case study was to collect empirical data regarding this new agile way of working while understanding participant thinking. The findings suggest that while there are clear benefits in terms of efficiency and flexibility in hybrid work settings, there are also challenges related to social interactions and non-verbal clues. This study enhances conceptual and empirical understanding and supports contemporary research on the future of work.

New approaches to the implementation of supervisory powers in capital markets and organized commodity markets

The article analyzes new mechanisms and measures of influence on supervisory entities in capital markets and organized commodity markets. A general positive assessment is given to the innovations related to the introduction of more flexible tools for adjusting the state of stock and organized commodity markets, as well as the expansion of the powers of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), while simultaneously strengthening the legal guarantees of the rights of supervised entities. Attention is paid to changes regarding the inclusion of individuals as subjects of responsibility under this law, clearer delineation of the scope of supervised entities, and significant expansion of the rights of supervised entities by utilizing the best practices of regulating procedural relations between the supervisory body and the supervised entity. The article also explores the deepening regulation of communicative connections between these entities and the procedures for implementing supervisory measures. Attention is given to preventive measures for violations, such as «recommendations by inspectors» and «requests for the adoption of measures.» The article analyzes new forms of implementing supervisory powers and measures of influence on supervised entities, as well as new mechanisms for their implementation that were not previously known in domestic practice. The legal significance of «public warnings» is highlighted, and a legal evaluation of «settlement agreements regarding the consequences of violating sectoral legislation» is provided as an alternative to administrative enforcement measures. According to the authors, concluding such an agreement cannot be considered as a discretionary power of the NSSMC but rather a right of the supervised entity. Conclusions are made regarding the compliance of the introduction of «controlled services» with the IOSCO principle. Taking into account the guarantees of the rights of supervised entities, as stipulated in Article 35 of the Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine ‘On State Regulation of Capital Markets and Organized Commodity Markets’ and Some Other Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving State Regulation and Supervision in Capital Markets and Organized Commodity Markets» of February 22, 2024, No. 3585-IX (hereinafter referred to as Law No. 3585-IX). The article defines the functional purpose of legislative restrictions on financial sanctions against supervised entities - legal entities, which, in the authors’ view, aim to prevent their economic destruction and the disruption of economic ties in the respective market. In conclusion, the changes introduced as a result of the adoption of Law No. 3585-IX are expected to positively impact the relationship between the regulator and market participants. The innovations in the practice of legal regulation of relations between the regulator and supervised entities deserve to be extended to other similar areas of state control and supervision.

Adaptive Output Formation Tracking for Nonlinear Multiagent Systems With Double Semi-Markovian Switching Topologies and Time-Varying Actuator Faults.

This article investigates adaptive output formation tracking control of nonlinear multiagent systems with time-varying actuator faults and unknown nonidentical control directions under double semi-Markovian switching topologies. Considering the dynamic changes of communication connections in uncertain environments, a double semi-Markov process is first introduced into the leader-follower structure to describe the random switching of communication topologies. Then, a novel adaptive distributed fault-tolerant output formation tracking control framework is established using the backstepping and Nussbaum gain technique to address matched/mismatched uncertainties and disturbances, time-varying actuator faults, and unknown nonidentical control directions. In this control framework, the independent variable of the Nussbaum function is designed as a non-negative function that monotonically increases with respect to time, thereby overcoming the presence of the absolute value of its derivative in the integration process. Based on the distributed structure, an adaptive fault-tolerant controller is further proposed to achieve the asymptotic output formation tracking in mean-square sense. The stability of the closed-loop nonlinear multiagent systems is analysed through the contradiction argument and Lyapunov theorem. The simulation example verifies the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.

The concept of territorial and spatial organization of regional networks of architectural and urban heritage focuses in the territory of Ukraine

The article proposes a structural-logical and territorial-spatial model as part of the concept of formation and sustainable development of a network of focuses and areas’ of architectural and urban heritage, which are located in small provincial cities in 12 ethnic regions of Ukraine. Separate cells, united in the shortest way into areas and regions, are the structural elements of these models. They form a single network on the territory of Ukraine due to corporate inter-unit connections, communication connections between areas, cooperative perimeter connections of areas within the ethnic region, and switching inter-regional connections. In this network, there are points in villages mostly without historical heritage focuses, where information and tourist offices, small hotels and summer campuses, local libraries, and museums can be located to serve the area. The number of motels, roadside cafes, car service stations, parking lots, and other public service facilities can be increased in communication and switching focuses through which connections between areas and regions are made. The inclusion of historical sites in the creative economy of the region should also be based on the organization of traditional festive events, such as fairs in Velikie Sorochyntsi, derun festivals in Korosten, vyshyvanka, and borscht in Borshchev, etc. An important addition to the concept should be the formation of research focuses, holding master classes and art events, similar to Opishne in Poltava region, as well as in open-air museums. The concept involves the use of these network models in the study and stimulation of the processes of self-organization, sustainable development, and creative economy at the level of individual focuses, their areas, and ethnic regions. The processes of self-organization orient the sustainable development of the network towards the restoration of the historical environment of provincial cities, their inclusion in the tourism industry, in the museum, exhibition, and fair business, in the restoration of local craft production and, ultimately, in the revival of national culture and its self-identity in ethnic regions of Ukraine.

To Reduce Channel Interference in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks through LSTM and GRU Prediction Algorithms

The demand for the applications that mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) can provide is rising along with their popularity. Two important features of MANETs are communication interference and connection. In MANET environments, the movement of mobile nodes has been rising. Co-channel or adjacent interference congestion is especially common due to the increasing mobility of mobile nodes. Due to the severe degradation in MANET performance caused by these interference events, they are becoming critical difficulties. There is a lack of accuracy in MANET's capacity to predict the resources that are required and accessible to prevent disrupting traffic patterns. The flow of traffic is one of its main drawbacks. One kind of deep learning is called the "deep channel," which learns sequentially using encoders and decoders. This model predicts variability in wireless signal quality based on past signal intensity. Two Deep channel versions share a core cell structure: long short-term memory (LSTM) and gated recurrent unit (GRU). A brief description of MANETs and their applications is given in this work. This study also presents the application of machine learning and deep learning in MANETs. The study demonstrated how signal interference issues may be resolved by using neural networks.

A novel sum-rate maximization scheme for NOMA-VLC systems via the black widow enhanced Kepler optimization algorithm

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) is a forthcoming method to address the challenges posed by increasing device connectivity and diverse communication requirements of visible light communication (VLC) systems in the sixth generation (6G) networks. This paper integrates NOMA and VLC systems (NOMA-VLC) and concentrates on studying the problem of maximizing the sum rate in downlink systems using NOMA, considering the existence of channel state information (CSI) errors. Taking power distribution and the user's quality of service (QoS) requirement as constraints, the purpose is to maximize the total sum rate. However, because this problem is usually a nonconvex NP-hard problem, it is challenging to obtain the best solution. In this paper, a combination of the improved Kepler optimization algorithm and the black widow optimization algorithm (BWO-KOA) is provided as a solution to solve this optimization problem and get an effective solution. By comparing the properties of BWO-KOA with other existing algorithms, the simulation results demonstrate that BWO-KOA outperforms these methods in the sum rate characteristics of the NOMA-VLC system.

From Rural Sociology to Integrated Rural Development: Re-Establishing Valuable Antecedents and Connections of Rural Communication

The growing concern for food security, the environment, and the need to strategize on rural development continues to arise in today’s globalized world. This is more so because a sizeable number of the world’s population resides in the rural areas in addition to the reality that rural areas remain the food baskets and the repository of usable knowledge of all growing economies. This paper is based on findings from a systematic literature review of related literature and concludes that while the need to focus on the rural area and develop its potential is ever increasing, it is becoming imperative to return to the root of the rural phenomenon with the hope that such a return may offer the needed wisdom and perspectives to navigate the recurring issues of strategic communication plans for rural development. It is believed that this return to the classic foundations may offer a sense of contact with the basics from which clearer ideas may emerge to steer the ship of rural communication to the promised land of sustained development. Through a review of related literature, the paper brings insights from antecedents and attempts to present a clearer view of issues and concerns that will form the thrust of more effective planning and implementation of communication strategies geared toward rural development. By establishing links between rural sociology, rural studies, rural development and communication for rural development, the study also attempts to confirm the authenticity of the recurrent theme of inter-disciplinarity in the search for a usable past.