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Qualitative Analysis Of Grocery Store And Farmers Market Manager Perceptions Regarding Use Of Fruit And Vegetable Educational Materials, Lacey A. Mccormack, Shelly Brandenburger, Karlys Wells, Suzanne Stluka Oct 2018

Qualitative Analysis Of Grocery Store And Farmers Market Manager Perceptions Regarding Use Of Fruit And Vegetable Educational Materials, Lacey A. Mccormack, Shelly Brandenburger, Karlys Wells, Suzanne Stluka

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The Pick it! Try it! Like it! (PTL) educational resource set, developed to display in grocery stores and farmers markets, teaches individuals how to shop for and prepare healthy fruit and vegetable dishes. Because program buy-in must be obtained from location managers before implementation occurs, the purpose of this study was to qualitatively examine the perceptions that grocery store and farmers market managers have regarding PTL implementation. Locations that requested PTL materials during 2013-14 were contacted and asked to answer 13 questions. Responses were analyzed using the content analysis method with themes generated and frequencies reported. Analyses examined manager perceptions …


The Five Love Languages Program: An Exploratory Investigation Points To Improvements In Relationship Functioning, Allison Nichols, Jane Riffe, Cheryl Kaczor, Ami Cook, Gwen Crum, Andrea Hoover, Terrill Peck, Rebecca Smith Oct 2018

The Five Love Languages Program: An Exploratory Investigation Points To Improvements In Relationship Functioning, Allison Nichols, Jane Riffe, Cheryl Kaczor, Ami Cook, Gwen Crum, Andrea Hoover, Terrill Peck, Rebecca Smith

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The authors describe an exploratory investigation of a relationship education program based on the Five Love Languages (5 LL) (Chapman, 2007), implemented by Extension educators in seven rural counties. Relationship assessments measured participant changes related to the quality of the primary relationship, belief in the future of the relationship, and partner empathy. Confidence in using the 5 LLs was also assessed. Two groups were compared, a “no booster” group that participated in didactic and final sessions and a “booster” group that received a book, tips, and reminders to practice the 5 LLs. Focus groups revealed how participants benefited. The results …


The Benefits Of Family Science Education: The Male Perspective, Michael R. Langlais, Sylvia Asay, Anthony Walker, J. Mitchell Vaterlaus Oct 2018

The Benefits Of Family Science Education: The Male Perspective, Michael R. Langlais, Sylvia Asay, Anthony Walker, J. Mitchell Vaterlaus

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The majority of university family science courses are predominantly comprised of women. Because family science classes are centered on information and concepts relevant for both men and women, it is important to understand gendered experiences to promote healthy family and romantic relationships. Not only would men benefit from these classes, but increasing male enrollment in family sciences courses will help promote gender diversity in higher education. The current study used qualitative analyses to examine the perceptions of male undergraduate students concerning the benefits of taking family science courses. Male undergraduates from three midsize universities in the Midwestern and Western United …


The Relationship Between Motivation And Online Self-Regulated Learning, Marshall Swafford Oct 2018

The Relationship Between Motivation And Online Self-Regulated Learning, Marshall Swafford

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

manage their own learning. The self-regulated learning practices of goal setting, environment structuring, task strategies, self-evaluation, time management, and help seeking are developed through experience and motivation. This study sought to determine the levels of self-regulated learning and identify the motivation constructs that correlated to the levels of self-regulated learning of students in an online agriculture dual enrollment course. Students had the highest self-regulation in the areas of goal setting and environment structuring. The lowest online learning self-regulation was in help seeking. Task value was the motivation construct receiving the highest mean score, while test anxiety received the lowest score. …


What Counts As Evidence In Rural Schools.Pdf, Karen Eppley, Amy Price Azano, Devon G. Brenner, Patrick Shannon Aug 2018

What Counts As Evidence In Rural Schools.Pdf, Karen Eppley, Amy Price Azano, Devon G. Brenner, Patrick Shannon

The Rural Educator

This policy breif examines the importance of practice-based evidence for rural education.


The Essential Three (E3).Pdf, Matthew Ohlson, Jerry Johnson, Shane Shope, Jennifer Rivera Aug 2018

The Essential Three (E3).Pdf, Matthew Ohlson, Jerry Johnson, Shane Shope, Jennifer Rivera

The Rural Educator

The Essential Three (e3) is a professional learning series that focuses on supporting rural school districts and school leaders as they engage in the important work of prioritizing and determining areas of instructional focus. As educators transition to new rigorous state and national standards and face the challenges of learning newly adopted instructional frameworks/evaluation tools, the e3 training has offered educators much needed guidance and support within high-needs, rural districts in Florida. As the result of a partnership between the North-East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC) and the University of North Florida, teacher leaders and school administrators have now implemented a …


Connecting To Students Through Place, Ann K. Schulte Aug 2018

Connecting To Students Through Place, Ann K. Schulte

The Rural Educator

Two teaching residency programs in northern California have provided some insight into graduates’ preparation for, and inclination to pursue, teaching in a rural school. Both programs include early coursework that addresses the needs and strengths of rural communities and requires candidates to conduct an in-depth study of their placement community. This article specifically describes features of the community study assignment that aims to have preservice teachers examine their understandings about rural places, to create a connection to the place where students live, and to promote place-based pedagogy. Student feedback suggests the assignment is a promising practice for teacher preparation. A …


Impact Of Multiplex Relationships On Rural Science Education.Pdf, Peter Knutson, Dawn Del Carlo Aug 2018

Impact Of Multiplex Relationships On Rural Science Education.Pdf, Peter Knutson, Dawn Del Carlo

The Rural Educator

Relationships play a strong role in rural communities and education, and multiplex relationships – relationships that can overlap due to multiple contexts of interaction in a rural school – are unique to the rural setting. This study focused on multiplex relationships and their impact on science classroom performance, as measured by science standardized test scores, through the lens of Social Capital Theory. Quantitative survey results from rural science teachers regarding number of student relationships and state-based science test scores were correlated. Additionally, qualitative survey answers from a subset of respondents were used to construct a more complete picture of the …


Cfp Strengthening Rural Education.Pdf, Editorial Staff Aug 2018

Cfp Strengthening Rural Education.Pdf, Editorial Staff

The Rural Educator

Call for articles for special issue.


Full Issue, Volume 6, Number 2, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension May 2018

Full Issue, Volume 6, Number 2, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.


Pinkster, Robert J. Damm May 2018

Pinkster, Robert J. Damm

College of Education Publications and Scholarship

No abstract provided.


An Interview With Education Advocates Juliane Baron And Michele Mclaughlin, Devon Brenner Apr 2018

An Interview With Education Advocates Juliane Baron And Michele Mclaughlin, Devon Brenner

The Rural Educator

TRE Editor Devon Brenner recently sat down with experts to learn more about how to communicate with members of congress to advocate for rural education policy and funding. Juliane Baron is the Director of Government Relations at the American Educational Research Association. AERA, a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good. Michele McLaughlin is the President of Knowledge Alliance, an association that focuses on the federal role in education research, technical assistance and innovation.


I’M Paying The Time For Someone Else’S Crime: Principals And Core Teachers At Rural Middle Schools Under Chronic Academic Stress, Jafeth E. Sanchez, Janet Usinger, Bill Thornton, William E. Sparkman Apr 2018

I’M Paying The Time For Someone Else’S Crime: Principals And Core Teachers At Rural Middle Schools Under Chronic Academic Stress, Jafeth E. Sanchez, Janet Usinger, Bill Thornton, William E. Sparkman

The Rural Educator

Today, many principals are assigned to struggling schools with the mandate to quickly change the academic trajectory of the students. Interviews were conducted to gain an understanding of how principals and core teachers working at rural middle schools under chronic academic stress perceived the increased academic expectations at their schools. Three key findings were revealed: (a) There were misaligned principal and teacher interpretations of efforts to improve the school; (b) there tended to be an ongoing focus on what was wrong with the school; and (c) principals felt they were alone in the process. A discussion of these findings is …


Achieving Access To Mental Health Care For School-Aged Children In Rural Communities, Jacob Blackstock, Ki Byung Chae, Angela Mcdonald, Gary W. Mauk Apr 2018

Achieving Access To Mental Health Care For School-Aged Children In Rural Communities, Jacob Blackstock, Ki Byung Chae, Angela Mcdonald, Gary W. Mauk

The Rural Educator

With creativity and collaboration, children in rural communities who have the same mental health needs as children in urban areas can achieve access to mental health care. This review of the literature explores barriers to mental health services facing school-aged children in rural communities, focusing on how challenges unique to rural communities affect the type of care rural children ultimately receive. This review aligns with the NREA Research Agenda area “access to counseling/mental health services”. The discussion incorporates national trends in the treatment of children with mental health concerns and highlights some surprising facts about the state of mental health …


Left Behind By Policy: A Case Study Of The Influence Of High Stakes Accountability Policy On Data-Based Decision Making In One Small, Rural New Hampshire School, Linda L. Carrier, Michael Whaland Apr 2018

Left Behind By Policy: A Case Study Of The Influence Of High Stakes Accountability Policy On Data-Based Decision Making In One Small, Rural New Hampshire School, Linda L. Carrier, Michael Whaland

The Rural Educator

The high-stakes accountability policies that stemmed from NCLB and Race to the Top required minimum group sizes in order for school performance to be analyzed through state accountability formulas. Small rural schools have frequently been left out of this equation due to a lack of consistently reportable aggregate groups and sub-groups. The evidence of this has been seen through the lack of needed data-based decision making (DBDM) practices. In order to begin to understand the DBDM practices of small rural schools and the relationship to educational policy we engaged in case study research of a Pk-12 school of 100 students …


Technology Use In Rural Schools: A Case Of A Rural High School Trying To Use Ipads In Class Abstract, Gilbert Kalonde Apr 2018

Technology Use In Rural Schools: A Case Of A Rural High School Trying To Use Ipads In Class Abstract, Gilbert Kalonde

The Rural Educator

The purpose of this case study was to explore how teachers and students use iPads in class, the obstacles and barriers to teacher and student iPad use, and the relationship between types and frequency of use, in one high school in Southern Oregon. The study consisted of classroom observations and follow-up interviews with nine teachers with iPad carts over a three week period. Qualitative data was emphasized, with some quantitative data to support it. Overall, iPad use was low, even though access to iPads was high. When iPads were used, teachers used iPads mostly for communication and delivering instruction, and …


Perceptions Of Teachers And Parents On The Educational Experiences Of Students With Autism In A Remote Rural Community, Amy Price Azano, Mary Elizabeth Tackett Apr 2018

Perceptions Of Teachers And Parents On The Educational Experiences Of Students With Autism In A Remote Rural Community, Amy Price Azano, Mary Elizabeth Tackett

The Rural Educator

While there is a steady increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), relatively little is known about the unique experiences of students with ASD in rural communities. This study investigates how the rural context influences the educational experiences of students with ASD. The researchers used an online questionnaire and in-person interviews of special education teachers, general education teachers, and parents to collect their perceptions of the unique experiences for students with ASD living in a remote rural community of Appalachia. Data generation and analysis led to the discussion of three salient themes: limited parental knowledge, lack of resources …


Why Rural Principals Leave, Cindy Hansen Apr 2018

Why Rural Principals Leave, Cindy Hansen

The Rural Educator

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the factors that influenced a principal’s decision to leave his or her rural school. Six principals who left their rural Minnesota schools within the previous year were interviewed to determine the perceived factors that led to their departure decisions. Factors were grouped into personal, institutional, and environmental categories. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed for themes through a rigorous process that included inter-rater reliability checks with an independent researcher and repeated member checks with respondents. Themes were codes that occurred for more than half of respondents and included Family Needs, Career …


Pursuing Higher Education In Rural Pennsylvania Schools: Shaping The College Path, Erica Lopatofsky Kryst, Stephen Kotok, Annelise Hagedorn Apr 2018

Pursuing Higher Education In Rural Pennsylvania Schools: Shaping The College Path, Erica Lopatofsky Kryst, Stephen Kotok, Annelise Hagedorn

The Rural Educator

Rural youth are now graduating from high school at rates comparable to their peers in urban and suburban schools, however far fewer rural youth pursue postsecondary education. Using a comparative case study method, we explore postsecondary preparation efforts at three rural school districts. Each case represents a different classification of rural: fringe, distant, and remote. We find that while all three districts offered similar postsecondary preparation programs, the amount and array of available course offerings and levels of additional support provided by the community differed. We also explore how the values and philosophies of school administrators shaped the postsecondary preparation …


Learning To Be Rural: Lessons About Being Rural In Teacher Education Programs, Eric Moffa, Erin Mchenry-Sorber Apr 2018

Learning To Be Rural: Lessons About Being Rural In Teacher Education Programs, Eric Moffa, Erin Mchenry-Sorber

The Rural Educator

This qualitative study investigated the evolving perceptions of rurality of five Appalachian native, first-year teachers as influenced by their teacher preparation program. Findings suggested tensions between participants’ rural upbringings and programmatic and non-rural peer conceptions of rurality that surfaced during their program of study. Responses to these tensions included participants positioning themselves as “rural representatives” in their courses and, in some cases, the adoption of revised conceptions of rurality. Intra-Appalachian diversity, such as different childhood community types and childhood social class, influenced participants’ conceptualizations of rurality and their perceptions of its representation in their programs. The majority of participants perceived …


Safety At Schools: Identifying The Costs Associated With The Necessary Safeguards For Arming Educators, Spencer C. Weiler, Luke Cornelius, Jacob D. Skousen Apr 2018

Safety At Schools: Identifying The Costs Associated With The Necessary Safeguards For Arming Educators, Spencer C. Weiler, Luke Cornelius, Jacob D. Skousen

The Rural Educator

Editors’ note: The Rural Educator publishes a policy brief each issue, intended to explore topics pertinent to rural education policy and advocacy. The issue of school safety is particularly timely, especially for rural schools. We believe this essay, based on surveys of school leaders in Colorado, takes a unique perspective by examining the financial costs that might be associated with policies to place guns in schools.


Building Life Skills And Interest In Stem Through Rural 4-H Robotics Camps, Rayna Sage, Jaymie Vandagriff, Janet Schmidt Feb 2018

Building Life Skills And Interest In Stem Through Rural 4-H Robotics Camps, Rayna Sage, Jaymie Vandagriff, Janet Schmidt

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Many rural communities are looking for inexpensive and innovative ways to engage youth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). University Extension 4-H programs offer a unique platform to increase rural youth exposure to STEM and build important life skills. This study employed a mixed-methods approach to examine ways in which 47 youth in five rural robotics day camps grew in targeted 4-H life skills and enthusiasm for science. Campers perceived growth in their decision making and ability to use limited resources during these short day camps. Furthermore, participant observations and responses to open-ended prompts in their “science notebooks” provided …


Full Issue, Volume 6, Number 1, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension Feb 2018

Full Issue, Volume 6, Number 1, Journal Of Human Sciences And Extension

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

No abstract provided.


Building The Capacity Of Classroom Teachers As Extenders Of Nutrition Education Through Extension: Evaluating A Professional Development Model, Jessica D. Linnell, Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, Rachel E. Scherr, Martin H. Smith Feb 2018

Building The Capacity Of Classroom Teachers As Extenders Of Nutrition Education Through Extension: Evaluating A Professional Development Model, Jessica D. Linnell, Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, Rachel E. Scherr, Martin H. Smith

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Utilizing teachers as extenders may maximize the reach of Extension nutrition education programs; however, there is a need to identify effective professional development (PD) strategies to ensure quality implementation. Lesson study is a PD model that demonstrated improvements in school teachers’ self-efficacy and knowledge in various disciplines. In this study, fourth-grade teachers at two schools delivered nutrition education in their classrooms. Lesson study was examined to improve self-efficacy, content knowledge, and use of inquiry-based teaching strategies. While teachers at one school followed the lesson study model, teachers at the other school did not. Teachers reported time, resources, and funding were …


Incorporating Farmers’ Market Tours Into The Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program: Best Practices And Lessons Learned, Annie Hardison-Moody, J. Dara Bloom, Lorelei Jones, Tony Benavente Feb 2018

Incorporating Farmers’ Market Tours Into The Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program: Best Practices And Lessons Learned, Annie Hardison-Moody, J. Dara Bloom, Lorelei Jones, Tony Benavente

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Research indicates that low-income consumers are less likely to shop at farmers’ markets and that these individuals are often those with the lowest intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. This project aimed to improve familiarity with farmers’ markets among low-income consumers through guided tours of farmers’ markets, implemented as part of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). EFNEP Program Assistants (PAs) in five counties in North Carolina received training and partnered with a local Cooperative Extension agent to deliver a farmers’ market tour at the mid-point of a nine-lesson series on healthy eating. Forty-eight participants completed the series, …