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Barriers To Policy, Systems, And Environment Work: Using Community Engagement As A Tool In Snap-Ed’S Multi-Level Comprehensive Programming, Cristian Meier, Casey Coombs, Amria Farnsworth, Lacee Jimenez, Heidi Leblanc Dec 2023

Barriers To Policy, Systems, And Environment Work: Using Community Engagement As A Tool In Snap-Ed’S Multi-Level Comprehensive Programming, Cristian Meier, Casey Coombs, Amria Farnsworth, Lacee Jimenez, Heidi Leblanc

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Implementing policy, system, and environmental (PSE) changes has several well-known challenges that have been documented in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education’s (SNAP-Ed) comprehensive approach to obesity prevention and reduction. The purpose of the current study was to explore the use of community engagement (CE) as a strategy to address the common challenges experienced in implementing a multi-component community-based program. Phone interviews (N = 7) were conducted with SNAP-Ed educators in Utah using semi-structured interviews. Emergent themes were identified as transcripts were coded independently by two researchers until a high level of agreement was achieved. Four themes emerged from the interviews: …

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Equipping Extension Professionals To Lead Volunteer Systems: An Evaluation Of An Online Course, Kandi O'Neil, Rachelle Vettern, Sarah Maass, Rebecca Harrington, Kari Robideau, Patricia Mcglaughlin, Josset Gauley Dec 2023

Equipping Extension Professionals To Lead Volunteer Systems: An Evaluation Of An Online Course, Kandi O'Neil, Rachelle Vettern, Sarah Maass, Rebecca Harrington, Kari Robideau, Patricia Mcglaughlin, Josset Gauley

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Extension professionals enter their role with content-specific expertise; however, experience in volunteer leadership and management competencies is often limited. This study focused on the effectiveness of the Achieving the Extension Mission Through Volunteers (AEMTV) course in preparing professionals to use the Identification, Selection, Orientation, Training, Utilization, Recognition, Evaluation (ISOTURE) model to learn and apply volunteer systems concepts in a cohort-based online learning environment. We used quantitative and qualitative methods to assess how the course impacted participants and the programs they lead. Data from 127 participants indicated they increased their knowledge, improved volunteer systems, and influenced the quality of programming delivered …

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Determining The Health Literacy Skills Of Extension Audiences In Maryland, Beverly Jackey, Heejung Song, Lisa Mccoy, Virginia Brown Dec 2023

Determining The Health Literacy Skills Of Extension Audiences In Maryland, Beverly Jackey, Heejung Song, Lisa Mccoy, Virginia Brown

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Strong health literacy skills empower people to make informed health decisions, especially those with chronic health conditions striving for positive health outcomes. Half of all people living in Maryland report having at least one chronic disease. Research examining the health literacy of Marylanders is limited. This paper reports how establishing a baseline for health literacy levels of Marylanders can identify major factors affecting the health literacy skills of Extension audiences and lays the important groundwork to develop Extension programs and explore the best delivery methods tailored to the needs of subpopulations. Using the Newest Vital Sign, a …

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A Case Study On The Transfer Of Training As Influenced By Perceptions Of Self-Leadership By Extension Professionals, Lisa Kaslon, Nathan W. Conner, Gina Matkin, Mark Balschweid, Chuck Hibberd Dec 2023

A Case Study On The Transfer Of Training As Influenced By Perceptions Of Self-Leadership By Extension Professionals, Lisa Kaslon, Nathan W. Conner, Gina Matkin, Mark Balschweid, Chuck Hibberd

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Employee potential and development are critical, and training has been identified as a way to create high-performing work cultures and high-potential employees. The purpose of this study was to understand how Extension employees perceive their self-leadership as impacting their transfer of training after they participate in professional development. The study aims to answer the following research question, “How do Extension professionals describe their experiences of transfer of training as influenced by their perceptions of their self-leadership? The methodological approach used for this research was the case study. Data collection methods included a questionnaire, interviews, and document review. A semi-structured interview …

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Volunteers’ Stewardship Action-Taking Experiences During The Covid-19 Pandemic Predicted By Their Motivation Toward Engagement And Ability To Teach Others, Suzanna R. Windon, Olga Buchko, Linda Falcone Dec 2023

Volunteers’ Stewardship Action-Taking Experiences During The Covid-19 Pandemic Predicted By Their Motivation Toward Engagement And Ability To Teach Others, Suzanna R. Windon, Olga Buchko, Linda Falcone

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

The current study investigates the relationship between volunteer stewardship action-taking, motivation toward engagement in volunteer activities, and the ability to teach others during the COVID-19 pandemic. The final data set included 1,196 responses from the Penn State Extension Master Gardeners and Master Watershed volunteers, which provided a response rate of 39.9%. The results of this study showed that approximately 15.1% of the variation in volunteer stewardship action-taking experiences could be explained by volunteers’ motivation toward engagement in volunteer activities and their ability to teach others. Most findings are in line with previous research. Extension and outreach educators and volunteer coordinators …

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Cooperative Extension Programming For Early Care And Education Professionals During The First Year Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence From A National Survey Of Extension Systems, Katherine Speirs, Azriella Friedman, Courtney Luecking, Kyleigh Brown Dec 2023

Cooperative Extension Programming For Early Care And Education Professionals During The First Year Of The Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence From A National Survey Of Extension Systems, Katherine Speirs, Azriella Friedman, Courtney Luecking, Kyleigh Brown

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Cooperative Extension Systems (CESs) provide programming to early care and education (ECE) professionals. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the needs of ECE professionals. The purpose of this study was to document how CESs helped ECE professionals respond to the pandemic during its first year and how Extension programming was altered in response to the pandemic. Between March and June 2020, representatives from all 87 CESs in the 50 U.S. states; Washington, DC; and six U.S. territories were invited to complete an online survey that included six questions about the pandemic. We received responses from 43 CESs (49% response rate). The …

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Profiles Of Youth Citizenship: A Cluster Analysis Of Ethical Factors, Demographics, And Problem-Solving Disposition, Sarah Bush, Rick Rudd, Curt Friedel, Thomas Archibald, Kerry Redican Dec 2023

Profiles Of Youth Citizenship: A Cluster Analysis Of Ethical Factors, Demographics, And Problem-Solving Disposition, Sarah Bush, Rick Rudd, Curt Friedel, Thomas Archibald, Kerry Redican

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Youth have the capacity to drive positive change in their communities through active and engaged citizenship (AEC). Teen leadership programs provide youth with opportunities to develop the skills necessary to participate as partners in community problem-solving efforts. Situated in relational developmental systems metatheory, this study examined how cluster membership based upon demographic characteristics, ethical factors, and problem-solving disposition impacted AEC. The findings indicated significant differences between clusters for AEC, civic duty, and civic skills. These differences were predominately observed through membership in long-term or short-term leadership programs, gender, enrollment in honors/AP courses, ethical views, and problem-solving disposition. Youth leadership practitioners …

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Examining College Students’ Attitudes Toward Poverty During The Adult Role Of The Community Action Poverty Simulation, Jessica M. Parks, Portia Johnson, Diann C. Moorman, Sheri Worthy, Leigh Anne Aaron Dec 2023

Examining College Students’ Attitudes Toward Poverty During The Adult Role Of The Community Action Poverty Simulation, Jessica M. Parks, Portia Johnson, Diann C. Moorman, Sheri Worthy, Leigh Anne Aaron

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and Extension professionals need to understand the lived experience of poverty because it affects every aspect of an individual’s life. Poverty is related to inadequate nutrition and food insecurity, lack of access to health care, insufficient child care, unsafe neighborhoods, lack of affordable housing, under-resourced schools, and a lower quality of life. Attitudes toward poverty vary widely among Americans and can be categorized as either internal/individual attributions (e.g., laziness, welfare dependency, etc.) or systemic/structural attributions (e.g., unemployment, inflation, etc.). Individuals holding internal attributions toward poverty are more likely to have negative feelings toward impoverished individuals. …

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A Snapshot In Time: Consumer Behavior At The Start Of Covid-19, Michelle L. Childs, Christopher Sneed, Ann A. Berry, Sejin Ha Dec 2023

A Snapshot In Time: Consumer Behavior At The Start Of Covid-19, Michelle L. Childs, Christopher Sneed, Ann A. Berry, Sejin Ha

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

During the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, consumers faced challenges related to obtaining household items due to shortages and limitations in shopping. Researchers from the University of Tennessee conducted a national, web-based consumer survey of 300 consumers in late April 2020 to better understand consumer behavior, shopping patterns, and demand shifts for goods and services. Major findings demonstrate that consumers have increased shopping for essential products from brick-and-mortar national chains, avoided brick-and-mortar small businesses, and have chosen to shop more by themselves, often choosing to forgo spending from across all product categories, compared to prior to the pandemic. Additionally, …

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Full Issue, Volume 11, Number 3, Donna J. Peterson, Scott Cummings Dec 2023

Full Issue, Volume 11, Number 3, Donna J. Peterson, Scott Cummings

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

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Biochar And Microbial Soil Amendment Effects On Post-Mined Soil For Pinus Echinata Restoration In A Changing Climate, Casey Iwamoto, Courtney Siegert, Joshua J. Granger, Krishna P. Poudel, Adam Polinko, Zachary Freedman Nov 2023

Biochar And Microbial Soil Amendment Effects On Post-Mined Soil For Pinus Echinata Restoration In A Changing Climate, Casey Iwamoto, Courtney Siegert, Joshua J. Granger, Krishna P. Poudel, Adam Polinko, Zachary Freedman

FWRC Publications

In the face of climate uncertainty, there is a need to understand how the success of current restoration efforts may be impacted in the future. Combinations of biochar and microbial soil amendments were used in a greenhouse study to quantify potential benefits for soil health, water quality, and tree growth parameters in post-mined soil. This dataset represents a comprehensive 6-month greenhouse experiment for shortleaf pine restoration with consideration to climate change under dry, average, and wet moisture regimes. Soil amendments were applied to one year old seedlings replicated across moisture treatments including: biochar, microbial, mixture of biochar and microbial, unamended …

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Program For The 2023 Frank And Virginia Williams Lecture Series On Abraham Lincoln And Civil War Studies, Mississippi State University Libraries Nov 2023

Program For The 2023 Frank And Virginia Williams Lecture Series On Abraham Lincoln And Civil War Studies, Mississippi State University Libraries

The Frank and Virginia Williams Lecture Series on Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies

This program details the Frank and Virginia Williams Lecture on Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies, 2023

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Washington County Courthouse, Greenville, Mississippi Oct 2023

Washington County Courthouse, Greenville, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Washington County Courthouse, a Gothic style building with a clock and bell tower that rises from the center of the of the roof and arched windows and doorways. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image.

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Buildings In Philipp Mississippi Oct 2023

Buildings In Philipp Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features three black and white images from Philipp, Mississippi. The top left image features R. D. Beard and Company Store, a two story buildings with a front porch and second story balcony. The sign for the story is on the front of the balcony roof and a white sign is on the left side of the store. A railroad crossing sign is visible in the foreground. The top right image features the G. And M. Depot, a split level building with a bumped out entrance. People are standing in front of the depot and the identification of it …

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Street Scene, Winona, Mississippi Oct 2023

Street Scene, Winona, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of a street scene at the railroad tracks in Winona, Mississippi. The railroad tracks are seen in the foreground with the street to the left of them. Utility poles line the street and another set of utility poles line the space to the right of the railroad tracks. Houses are seen to the left of the street. "East" is written on the street near the left edge of the card with an "X" near the railroad tracks. "South" is written on the far end above the railroad tracks. "North, Depot" is written in the …

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Mitchel-Hill Annex--Presbyterian Sunday School, Cleveland, Mississippi Oct 2023

Mitchel-Hill Annex--Presbyterian Sunday School, Cleveland, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of a small white building that was annexed by the Presbyterian church in Cleveland, Mississippi for Sunday School and/or bible studies. The building looks like a small house with a gabled roof and three sets of windows visible. A larger building is pictured to the left of it. The title of the card is printed along the top of the card. A note is printed on the back of the card that reads "The J. M. Gibert Men's Bible Class Meets Every Sunday at 10 A. M.

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Presbyterian Church, Winona, Mississippi Oct 2023

Presbyterian Church, Winona, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Presbyterian Church in Winona, Mississippi, a long building with four white columns along the front of the porch, a gabled roof, and a wide dome in the center of the roof. A narrow sidewalk runs in front of and beside the church and trees are seen to the left. The title of the card is printed along the upper right of the image.

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Presbyterian Church, Kosciusko, Mississippi Oct 2023

Presbyterian Church, Kosciusko, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Presbyterian Church in Kosciusko, Mississippi, a multilevel Gothic style church with a tall tower at the corner entrance on the right and a shorter tower on the left. Large arched stained glass windows are in the front and the entrance doors are arched. The church is situated on the corner of an intersection with a bare tree across the street on one side and a wooden fence and utility poles across the street on the other side. The title of the card is printed on white space on the right …

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Poplar Street, Greenville, Mississippi Oct 2023

Poplar Street, Greenville, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of Poplar Street in Greenville, Mississippi. Commercial buildings and utility poles line the street and people are seen on the sidewalks. Street car tracks appear to be in the center of the street. A sign for Crawford Groceries is on the side of a building on the right. The title of the card is printed along the bottom left of the image.

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Proposed Mcwilliams Million Dollar Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi Oct 2023

Proposed Mcwilliams Million Dollar Hotel, Clarksdale, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white drawing of the proposed "Million Dollar Hotel" in Clarksdale, Mississippi, a large, eight story building with arched windows and doors on the bottom floor and a flag flying from the center of the front roof line. Smaller buildings are seen to the right. People are depicted in the lawn in front of the hotel.

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Masonic Temple, Shelby, Mississippi Oct 2023

Masonic Temple, Shelby, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color image of the Masonic Temple in Shelby, Mississippi, a red brick, three story building with a covered porch. A tall, bare tree is a the right corner of the temple and a smaller building is on the right side of the temple. The back of the postcard is addressed to Mr. H. E. Hanter in Tower Hill, Illinois. The card is postmarked Shelby though the rest of the postmark is faded out. A green, one cent George Washington postage stamp is in the upper right corner. An inscription is written sideways on the left half …

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Main Street, Greenville, Mississippi Oct 2023

Main Street, Greenville, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of Main Street in Greenville, Mississippi. Commercial buildings, abandoned wagons, abandoned boats, and utility poles are shown. The buildings on the right appear to have signs painted on them. The title of the card is printed along the bottom left of the card.

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Howard Street, Greenwood, Mississippi Oct 2023

Howard Street, Greenwood, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of Howard Street in Greenwood, Mississippi, depicting the businesses and cars on either side of the street. The sign for "Hotel Irving" and "Stern's" are visible on the left and a sign for J. Kantor is visible on the right. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image.

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Grenada County Courthouse, Grenada, Mississippi Oct 2023

Grenada County Courthouse, Grenada, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Grenada County Courthouse in Grenada, Mississippi, a red brick building with a clock dome in the center of the roof, arched windows and castle-like features on the corners. Trees and a fence line the front lawn of the courthouse. The title is printed along the bottom of the card.

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First Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi Oct 2023

First Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the First Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, a two story, red brick, Gothic style building with arched windows, a bell tower, a cupola, and a spire on the left corner. People are depicted on the sidewalk in front of the church and trees are depicted in front of and to the side of it. The title of the card is printed along the bottom of the image.

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Greenville, Mississippi, First Baptist Church Oct 2023

Greenville, Mississippi, First Baptist Church

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the First Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi, a two story, red brick, Gothic style building with arched windows, a bell tower, a cupola, and a spire on the right corner. People are depicted on the sidewalk in front of the church and trees are depicted behind it. The title of the card is printed along the top of the image.

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Mississippi Ice Company And Electric Light Plant, Belzoni, Mississippi Oct 2023

Mississippi Ice Company And Electric Light Plant, Belzoni, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Mississippi Ice Company and Electric Light Plant in Belzoni, Mississippi. The building is a white structures with a multilevel portion in the center. A brick structure and a water tower are on the right side of the image. Trees are depicted behind the structures. The title of the card is printed in yellow ink along the bottom of the image.

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County Court House, Water Valley, Mississippi Oct 2023

County Court House, Water Valley, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a black and white image of the Yalobusha County Courthouse in Water Valley, Mississippi. The courthouse is a white, two story Gothic style building with small towers on each corner of the building and a domed clock tower in the center of the roof. The doorway at the entrance is curved as are the second story windows. Trees are on the courthouse lawn and a sidewalk leads to the building. The tile of the card is printed along the tope of the image. "Yalobusha" is written in blue ink on the upper left of the back of …

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Courthouse And Confederate Monument, Greenville, Mississippi Oct 2023

Courthouse And Confederate Monument, Greenville, Mississippi

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the Washington County Courthouse with a Confederate War Monument out front in Greenville, Mississippi. The courthouse is a Gothic style building with a clock and bell tower that rises from the center of the building, curved windows and doors, and intricately carved roofline. The Confederate monument that stands to the left of the courthouse is a tall white pedestal with a soldier at the top. Trees and bushes are on the courthouse grounds and in front of the courthouse. The title of the card is printed along the bottom edge of the card. …

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Greenville, Mississippi, Compress Yards Oct 2023

Greenville, Mississippi, Compress Yards

Mississippi Delta Region

This postcard features a color illustration of the cotton compress yards in Greenville, Mississippi. Several rows of compressed cotton bales are lined up in a yard surrounded by buildings. Some of the bales are covered by white fabric or tarp. The title of the card is printed along the top edge of the image.

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