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Eat, Grow, Lead 4-H: An Innovative Approach To Deliver Campus-Based Field Experiences To Pre-Entry Extension Educators, Penny Pennington Weeks, William G. Weeks
Eat, Grow, Lead 4-H: An Innovative Approach To Deliver Campus-Based Field Experiences To Pre-Entry Extension Educators, Penny Pennington Weeks, William G. Weeks
The Journal of Extension
Eat, Grow, Lead 4-H Club was created as a pilot program for college students seeking to gain experience as non-formal youth educators, specifically serving pre-entry level Extension educators through a university-based 4-H club. Seventeen student volunteers contributed an estimated 630 hours of service to the club during spring 2011. The club served 23 children of students living in on-campus housing at Oklahoma State University. The primary purpose for sharing this "idea at work? is to encourage university faculty to create similar programs to serve college students seeking careers as Extension educators.
Flexible Training Program Builds Capacity For Diverse Challenges, Martha C. Monroe, Lauren Mcdonell
Flexible Training Program Builds Capacity For Diverse Challenges, Martha C. Monroe, Lauren Mcdonell
The Journal of Extension
Flexible training programs help participants build skills to solve problems in a variety of contexts. Programs that enable trainers to adapt materials create an additional type of useful flexibility. This case study explores how a program was designed to help natural resource managers address challenges and conflicts across the southeastern United States. Changing Roles: Wildland-Urban Interface Professional Development Program gives trainers maximum flexibility in creating a locally relevant program and also engages participants in addressing important challenges. The evaluation suggests this design was successful and is helping participants overcome the helplessness that comes with not knowing how to solve problems.
Planting The Legal Seed: The Benefit Of Agricultural Law Education For Extension Professionals, Ryan Conklin, Michael Olexa
Planting The Legal Seed: The Benefit Of Agricultural Law Education For Extension Professionals, Ryan Conklin, Michael Olexa
The Journal of Extension
Agriculture is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. Government oversight, increased litigation, legal and policy issues that demand careful analysis, and a multitude of legal complexities have created a need for Extension professionals to better understand this complicated regulatory environment. To address this need, the University of Florida has implemented two curriculum adjustments in the last decade. Past studies discussing legal education and Extension have been included along with potential recommendations for the Cooperative Extension Service.
Removing The Tension From Extension, Lucy Bradley, Elizabeth Driscoll, Robert Bardon
Removing The Tension From Extension, Lucy Bradley, Elizabeth Driscoll, Robert Bardon
The Journal of Extension
Job burnout and stress begin with day-to-day frustrations, roadblocks, and unmet expectations. These can transform job satisfaction and, ultimately, career choices, affecting the quality of programs, expense to universities, and relationships with the community. A series of innovative statewide workshops involving 97 agents and Extension directors from 100 counties in North Carolina answered the question "There's got to be a better way to . . . " with overarching themes including: invest in yourself and your career; focus, delegate, organize, network, shine, and be efficient.
Identifying The Factors Influencing Professional Volunteer Leadership In The National Association Of Extension 4-H Agents, Alexa Lamm, Debbie Nistler, Nicole Stedman
Identifying The Factors Influencing Professional Volunteer Leadership In The National Association Of Extension 4-H Agents, Alexa Lamm, Debbie Nistler, Nicole Stedman
The Journal of Extension
Many Extension professional associations have had trouble getting members to participate in national leadership opportunities. The study reported here examined the perception of members of a national Extension professional organization (NAE4-HA) regarding specific leadership actions. It found the single act of taking on a leadership position alters individuals' perceptions of leadership, directly driving their desires to be involved or not. Creating a sense of belonging and inclusiveness with the general membership can greatly improve the quality of the leadership experiences these individuals have, reinforcing their desire to affiliate and identify with being part of an association at the national level.
Reusable Learning Objects Enhanced Master Goat Producers' Learning, Robert Strong
Reusable Learning Objects Enhanced Master Goat Producers' Learning, Robert Strong
The Journal of Extension
Literature suggests Extension agents should be more proficient in delivering educational programs to enhance learning. This article reports on an innovative delivery method with a robust learning theory for constructing learning objectives. The reported here examined an approach used to improve learning in the Master Goat Producer program. The population (N = 96) was four Master Goat Producer classes from two states. Respondents demonstrated they learned and could practically apply the information. If agents attain different approaches to improve clientele learning, it may enhance Extension agents as educators and better assist Extension in accomplishing its organizational objectives.