A Comparative Study on Rural Integrated Development Planning in the Perspective of Learning Organization: A Focus on the Saemaul Undong of Korea and Rural Integrated Development Planning of Sri Lanka

The purpose of this research is to compare integrated rural development models of Saemaul Undong and Rural Centric Integrated development initiatives of Sri Lanka and offer an application of a system model for Senge s five disciplines of Learning Organization in Integrated rural development initiatives. The study utilizes a conceptual framework for the analysis of antecedents and outcomes of Senge s five disciplines of learning organization, focusing on specific factors unique to rural community development organizations. The explication of the model manifests its relevance and applicability for Saemaul Undong: it represent how Saemaul Undong operate as a learning organization and posits the anticipated interactions among specific constructs associated with Senge s five disciplines within Saemaul Undong community organization.