Investigating the Attitudes and Factors Affecting Fishermen's Participation in Cooperative Corporations of Guilan Province

The objective of this study was to investigate the attitudes and factors affecting participation of the fishermen's member of cooperative corporations in various activities and their practices in Guilan province. The research method implemented was ex post facto causal design. The statistical population was 6000 fisherman who were members of 75 cooperative corporations. The sample size (n=510) was calculated using Cochran formula from among 25 cooperative corporations. They were selected according to simple random and stratified sampling method. The survey questionnaire was used to collect the information. In order to analyze the data SPSS software was used. For reliability of the instrument a pilot- test was used. The Coronbach's alpha level gained was 0.85. The results showed there were significant correlations between personal, and social characteristics with the level of participation and among of knowledge, behavior and social attitudes with factors affecting participation. The level of attitude about the participation in the activities of cooperative corporations was at the medium level.