Abstract. This research focused on the influence of both simultaneous and partial administrative reform towards the community's participation in rural development within the National Program of Rural Self-help Community Empowerment (NPR-SCE) in the Province of West Java. This study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. The findings of this research revealed that the community's participation increased inthe development of rural areas through four major activities included in the administrative reform. The results of this research aimed at increasing the participation of the community in rural development through administrative reform, which can be introduced and explained by good governance.Abstrak. Penelitian ini difokuskan pada pengaruh reformasi administrasi, baik secara simultan maupun parsial, terhadap partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembangunan pedesaan dalam program nasional pedesaan swadaya masyarakat pemberdayaan (npr-sce) di propinsi jawa barat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kombinasi penelitian, yaitu metode kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peningkatan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembangunan pedesaan melalui reformasi administrasi yang dilakukan terdapat dalam empat kegiatan utama. Hasil penelitian ini adalah meningkatkan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pembangunan pedesaan melalui reformasi administrasi, dapat dijelaskan melalui perkenalan pendekatan tata kelola pemerintahan yang baik.