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Stating Our Values And Beliefs, Mf Smith, Craig S. Oliver Dec 1991

Stating Our Values And Beliefs, Mf Smith, Craig S. Oliver

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Each state should have a current statement of its values, beliefs, and goals-a statement that explains what it stands for, what it believes in, and what it intends to accomplish. ...we think the most important thing we can do at the administrative level is to try to model the behaviors we know are so important and to reward individual faculty as we see him or her following suit.

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Stand For Nothing-Fall For Anything, Mable J. Grimes Dec 1991

Stand For Nothing-Fall For Anything, Mable J. Grimes

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I have heard lots of talk; but I have seen very little action. When one checks the practices of the Cooperative Extension System's administrators and professionals with the principles that supposedly undergird these practices, a vast gap often appears.

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Institutional Conflict Between Issues-Based And Disciplinary Programming, Henry M. Bahn Dec 1991

Institutional Conflict Between Issues-Based And Disciplinary Programming, Henry M. Bahn

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Institutional conflict could be minimized by developing an issues-oriented programming model that's sensitive to the incentives facing CES faculty. But thorough analysis needs to be done first. The alleged breakdown in CES' social contract must be defined and validated.

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Philosophy Diversions-Which Road?, Keith L. Smith Dec 1991

Philosophy Diversions-Which Road?, Keith L. Smith

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What is the land-grant philosophy? What is our Extension philosophy? How do these two philosophies fit with our goals for issues programming, staffing, finances, and faculty development? Are these philosophies congruent with what we're "doing" in Extension? More importantly: Are they on the same road or diverging?

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Expanding The Proactive Audience, Richard D. Wootton Dec 1991

Expanding The Proactive Audience, Richard D. Wootton

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Extension's ability to respond to questions has helped build organization loyalty. So it's not in the interest if our organization to become so issue or major program oriented that we can't be responsive to individuals. I'd like to present a strategy for involving these individual clients in a planned, major program effort.

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Interactive And Uplink Tv, Barry Stryker Dec 1991

Interactive And Uplink Tv, Barry Stryker

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...we tried a new teaching method: using interactive television and uplink satellite by broadcasting our training sessions statewide. The training sessions were positively received, and participants almost unanimously ageed to eagerly participate in a future training program using interactive television.

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Legislators' Criteria For Extension Funding, David E. Kabes Dec 1991

Legislators' Criteria For Extension Funding, David E. Kabes

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The important goal for Extension is to accomplish all it proposes efficiently, and then ensure the legislators who allocate the funds are aware of the quantity and quality of the impact being made.

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Using Computers In Farm Management Education, Marie Powell, Timothy A. Powell, Jane Green, Larry Bitney Dec 1991

Using Computers In Farm Management Education, Marie Powell, Timothy A. Powell, Jane Green, Larry Bitney

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Several implications emerge for the farm management Extension education effort. The fact that 60% of respondents indicated they weren't getting as much as they could from their accounting system indicates a need for further education in accounting and financial management. Generalized instruction in how to use accounting software may be needed as well.

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How Part-Time Farmers Differ, James C. Skeeles Dec 1991

How Part-Time Farmers Differ, James C. Skeeles

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Among part-time farmers, this study supports a difference in the characteristics and labor allocation decision process between the farm prime and hobby farmer groups. This study and previous research have found that most part-time farmers are maximizing their economic and emotional well-being by working on and off the farm.

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Scholarship Reconsidered, Gerald R. Campbell Dec 1991

Scholarship Reconsidered, Gerald R. Campbell

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Earnest L. Boyer. Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1990. 147 pp. $8.00. If you ever searched for the words to explain scholarship in Extension, I've just the book for you. I see in Boyer's report a major catalyst for our ongoing attempt to make Extension a more understandable and desirable venue for academic toil. We have the opportunity and the obligation to help our academic colleagues understand that the unusual organizational structure called Cooperative Extension provides an environment that's especially rich in opportunities for scholarship.

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National Issues Forums: A Public Policy Education Tool, Faden Fulleylove-Krause Dec 1991

National Issues Forums: A Public Policy Education Tool, Faden Fulleylove-Krause

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Successful public policy education, within Extension, is based on one important assumption-the Extension educator remains neutral and objective. The alternative consequences model of public policy education is a most appropriate model to maintain such objectivity. When using this model, the educator outlines the issues and alternatives-including their strengths and weaknesses-and leaves decision making to participants and the democratic process.

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Handling Survey Data, Emma Van Tilburg Norland Dec 1991

Handling Survey Data, Emma Van Tilburg Norland

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The survey is a much-used Extension tool of the trade. Some tricks of the trade in handling data increase validity. Here are some tips for handling: (1) missing data, (2) nonsense or error responses, (3) scaling concerns, (4) "other" categories of responses, and (5) "not applicable" responses.

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The Delphi-An Evaluation Tool, Julia A. Gamon Dec 1991

The Delphi-An Evaluation Tool, Julia A. Gamon

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The Delphi technique consists of three or four rounds of questionnaires mailed to a panel of experts. Strengths of the Delphi are its combination of qualitative (written) and quantitative (numerical) data and its ability to form a consensus of expert opinion. Limitations are time involved for mailing and receiving replies and lack of stimulation from face-to-face contact.

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Editor's Page, M Q. P Dec 1991

Editor's Page, M Q. P

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It has been an honor to serve as editor of the Journal of Extension. When I became editor, it was clear the Journal's future was closely tied to the future of Extension. That's still true. The Journal supports Extension's future by making it clear that Extension operates from a knowledge base-and the Journal contributes to Extension's future by continuing to build and communicate that knowledge base.

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Computer Literacy And Use, Mark T. Taylor, Dana L. Hoag, Mitchell B. Owen Dec 1991

Computer Literacy And Use, Mark T. Taylor, Dana L. Hoag, Mitchell B. Owen

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Computer literacy may be more widespread among Extension clientele than previously supposed and will probably increase as computers become a more important part of daily life. This is reflected in the numbers of non-owners of computers in the survey who were computer literate (20%). Nevertheless, the majority of Extension clientele aren't computer literate, and important differences exist in their needs.

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Videos For Self-Study, Glenn D. Israel, Dewayne L. Ingram Dec 1991

Videos For Self-Study, Glenn D. Israel, Dewayne L. Ingram

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Teenagers' feelings of self-worth affect all aspects of their lives and strongly influence the realization of their potential. We as Extension educators have a responsibility to help each individual with whom we work to develop a positive feeling of self-worth. Teens, just by the nature of their transition status, are especially vulnerable to experiences that may alter their self-esteem for the rest of their life. We must accept this responsibility in all of our programming areas.

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It's Been Done, Almost, Jane Schuchardt, Mitch Geasler Dec 1991

It's Been Done, Almost, Jane Schuchardt, Mitch Geasler

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Writing a statement doesn't guarantee a sense of organizational spirit and community that's evident to our collaborators and clients.

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Targeting Audiences For The 21st Century, Soneeta Grogan Dec 1991

Targeting Audiences For The 21st Century, Soneeta Grogan

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Many Extension staff have the ability to develop skills and sensitivities needed to educate low-income and minority audiences. What's needed now is an active commitment to this objective by more Extension staff-not just those who have always educated these audiences. The future success of Extension will be determined not only by the relevance of its educational programs, but by the extent to which low-income and minority group citizens participate in and consider them valuable.

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Responding To Crisis: Drought Directives, Kathryn K. Chenoweth Dec 1991

Responding To Crisis: Drought Directives, Kathryn K. Chenoweth

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A daily fact sheet, "Drought Directives," helped Washington County, Ohio families deal with the 1988 drought crisis. During the seemingly unending drought, Extension played a major role in helping families and communities deal with the crisis. Extension staff convened agribusiness and community leaders to share ideas about how that objective could best be met.

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Entrepreneurship Program, Beth Duncan, Marilyn Prudie Dec 1991

Entrepreneurship Program, Beth Duncan, Marilyn Prudie

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In 1988, the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service joined efforts with industry, ...to fund a pilot project targeted to home-based sewing entrepreneurs. ...to train and help entrepreneurs establish and maintain profitable home-based sewing businesses to supplement family income.

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Bridging The Hunger Gap, Karen E. Mondrone Dec 1991

Bridging The Hunger Gap, Karen E. Mondrone

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Low-income families that rely on food and meat programs have intakes of several nutrients below the recommended dietary allowances and, therefore, may be at health risk. Nutrition education can help increase this risk by ensuring people eat a variety of foods that are safely stored and prepared.

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Farm Crisis And Human Service Coordinating Councils, Susan C. Dollar Dec 1991

Farm Crisis And Human Service Coordinating Councils, Susan C. Dollar

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The study tried to answer two questions: (1) in what areas is the Coordinating Council successful and productive? (2) What do council members define as program priorities? The study indicates that awareness of access and availability of services are of primary concern to council members. Intervening in treatment issues, data collection, and evaluation are of minor importance.

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Evaluation Of County Agent Use Of Enterprise Budgets, Deevon Bailey Dec 1991

Evaluation Of County Agent Use Of Enterprise Budgets, Deevon Bailey

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How much county agents are using enterprise budget information to help farmers save money in crop planning is the focus of this study. An enterprise budget lists actual or projected costs and returns related to a specific agricultural venture.

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Satellite Videoconferences For Training, Janice R. Hermann Dec 1991

Satellite Videoconferences For Training, Janice R. Hermann

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The advantage of using satellite for this type of training was the ability of county home economists to receive the training within their county. In addition, if work conflicted with class time, the sessions could be taped and viewed later.

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Beyond Livestock Contests, Jerry C. Shurson, Cindy L. Lattner Dec 1991

Beyond Livestock Contests, Jerry C. Shurson, Cindy L. Lattner

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Youth must be provided opportunities to explore career options, be introduced to science and technology related to these career choices, and develop fundamental life skills to become productive members of society. Do traditional 4-H project activities provide these opportunities? To answer this question, a survey was conducted to determine the impact of the 4-H swine project on youth development.

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Effective Burnout Prevention Program, Robert J. Fetsch, Joe Pergola Dec 1991

Effective Burnout Prevention Program, Robert J. Fetsch, Joe Pergola

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The authors collaborated to develop and test the impacts of full-day "Balancing Personal, Work, and Family Life" (BPWL) training workshops with Florida county Extension agents, who had asked for help in addressing the problem. We recommend that programs like those described in this article be offered and tested with professional and lay audiences.

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Improving Readability Of Extension Materials, Clare S. Liptak Dec 1991

Improving Readability Of Extension Materials, Clare S. Liptak

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"The public doesn't understand scientists' secret language. Don't expect them to learn it." The goal is to educate people about plants by briefly explaining the science behind a process or a problem and its solution and telling readers we have indepth information if they want it. Sensible Grammar and RightWriter are computer programs that help do this in about 450 words at the ninth grade level. After using these programs, I find it easier to write error-free, readable text.

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Editor's Page, M Q. P Oct 1991

Editor's Page, M Q. P

Journal of Extension

The integrating themes that cut across these otherwise diverse articles provide insights into how we conceptualize what we do, how we think and act as individuals and as an organization, and how what we think and do affects our clientele and programs.

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Getting Serious About Strategic Alliances, Kirk A. Astroth Oct 1991

Getting Serious About Strategic Alliances, Kirk A. Astroth

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Establishing linkages with other agencies takes time, a lot of hard work, and a commitment to success. It won't be easy, but the goal is worth the effort. Cowboy management must go the way of the frontier. Instead, the more we work together, the more we have the possibility of better understanding complex social problems and acting on the in an atmosphere of trust, cooperation, and mutual respect.

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Critical Factors For Successful Programs, Mary Anne Casey, Richard A. Krueger Oct 1991

Critical Factors For Successful Programs, Mary Anne Casey, Richard A. Krueger

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Agents who continually produced successful programs got ideas for programs from extended networks not limited to their county or Extension. They tried to optimize their time by using it effectively and prioritizing activities. They tried to keep their perspective-anticipating what may be on the horizon and reflecting on the past. They ultimately defined success as having a positive impact on people.

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