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Who Participates...And Why?, Dale R. Miller, Mf Smith Oct 1991

Who Participates...And Why?, Dale R. Miller, Mf Smith

Journal of Extension

Planning ahead to influence the decision of others isn't new in Extension. We do it all the time with clients. This study has shown that if Extension wants to influence the development of specific programs at the local level, planning to affect faculty decisions may be more critical than providing detailed plans for how to implement programs.

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Climate For Change In Extension, Rose Marie Tondl Oct 1991

Climate For Change In Extension, Rose Marie Tondl

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No abstract provided.

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Where Field Staff Get Information, Win-Yuan Shih, James F. Evans Oct 1991

Where Field Staff Get Information, Win-Yuan Shih, James F. Evans

Journal of Extension

Results of this study underscore the continuing importance of a strong internal support system for field staff, including close linkages with subject-matter specialists. The top three information sources were Extension publications, Extension specialists, and personnel files. As advisers gained experience and contacts, they tended to use oral information sources increasingly often and continued to use written sources extensively.

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Rural Small Business Development, Thomas G. Johnson, Dennis U. Fisher Oct 1991

Rural Small Business Development, Thomas G. Johnson, Dennis U. Fisher

Journal of Extension

Extension must maintain or increase its relevance to society if it's to expect continued support. Growing evidence shows members of society are weighing Extension's relevance with more scrutiny. Small business and entrepreneurship programming represents an opportunity to substantially increase our relevance and support. In the end, this may enhance our ability to provide better programming. We must decide how to overcome the obstacles and take full advantage of the opportunities in this area.

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Concept Mapping As A Program Planning Tool, Michael W. Duttweiler Oct 1991

Concept Mapping As A Program Planning Tool, Michael W. Duttweiler

Journal of Extension

Concepts are patterns or regularities we see in events or objects. Concept mapping is a way to pictorially represent concepts and relationships held by an individual or a group. Extension staff and volunteers in 18 New York counties have been experimenting with concept mapping as an aid to setting program direction. In almost every case, participants have found the approach useful to program development and evaluation techniques. We'd be glad to share our experiences should you wish to explore use of concept mapping.

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Nutrition Knowledge Of Efnep Paraprofessionals, Miriam Chiza-Muyengwa, Gladys M. Ebert Oct 1991

Nutrition Knowledge Of Efnep Paraprofessionals, Miriam Chiza-Muyengwa, Gladys M. Ebert

Journal of Extension

This study identified areas in which EFNEP paraprofessionals had less knowledge, providing guidance for future inservice training.

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Informing Farmers On Environmental Issues, Rama B. Radhakrishna, Timothy J. Rollins, Thomas H. Bruening Oct 1991

Informing Farmers On Environmental Issues, Rama B. Radhakrishna, Timothy J. Rollins, Thomas H. Bruening

Journal of Extension

...this study was conducted to determine the perceptions of Pennsylvania farmers and their information needs about environmental issues. The '90s has already been called the environmental decade. It's important for Extension to identify effective and efficient educational delivery systems of environmental issues.

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Public Risk Management, Martha L. Leibhart Oct 1991

Public Risk Management, Martha L. Leibhart

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The need for risk management education is timely because of increasing liability costs. Extension can be the leader in bringing the education to communities to enable citizens serving on a part-time basis and receiving limited training to save tax dollars through risk management procedures.

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Controversial Issues As Opportunities, Emmett P. Fiske Oct 1991

Controversial Issues As Opportunities, Emmett P. Fiske

Journal of Extension

The CES can make a major contribution to the resolution of environmental disputes in this country if we choose to do so. Quite a few faculty already have the education, skills, and vision to be effective in this arena. Many others, with additional training, would probably be more willing to take calculated risks and devote sustained effort in this direction. We have the potential. Are we ready to take the risk and make the commitment?

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Project Future: Vision-Based Community Development, Lorilee R. Sandmann, Jay Kroshus Oct 1991

Project Future: Vision-Based Community Development, Lorilee R. Sandmann, Jay Kroshus

Journal of Extension

Ask a group of people about the 21st century and the response will typically be a pause accompanied by blank stares. Most people live in a nitty-gritty world of immediate decisions and actions with little time or ability to look far ahead. When concerned citizens bring this perspective to improving their community, they want to see immediate problems solved. But, a focus on the nitty-gritty mold isn't enough to address many long-term community issues.

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Sea Grant's Talking Gull Educates Young And Old, Kimberly Meenen Oct 1991

Sea Grant's Talking Gull Educates Young And Old, Kimberly Meenen

Journal of Extension

What's three feet tall, has wings and webbed feet, and teaches children ad adults about the Great Lakes and related environmental issues? It's Sea Grant's interactive educational exhibit, Gulliver the Talking Gull! Talking animals are very effective educators.

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Is Extension Changing Too Rapidly?, Donald E. Nelson Oct 1991

Is Extension Changing Too Rapidly?, Donald E. Nelson

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I question whether Extension is really moving "toward the cutting edge." ...labels placed on National Initiatives and the special initiative assignments given to staff can be more divisive that the "fences" that have been built around individual disciplines. Is a fence around an initiative any lower than a fence around a discipline?

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People Listening To People...Or Are We Really?, Ruth M. Conone Oct 1991

People Listening To People...Or Are We Really?, Ruth M. Conone

Journal of Extension

...as this organization moves through an era of self-examination, reorganization, and revitalization, the products of strategic plans and administrative reviews cast doubt on whether Extension is really listening to people. I think our listening can be improved. the need for more attentive listening is shown by our strategic planning experience in Ohio.

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Issues-Based Programming Shouldn't Be All-Or-Nothing, Irvin Skelton Oct 1991

Issues-Based Programming Shouldn't Be All-Or-Nothing, Irvin Skelton

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The adoption of issues-based programming can be thought of as a "new label, new bottle, but old wine." Extension programming and the environment in which it operates is dynamic, so Extension's approach should be dynamic. ...both issues and initiatives, by definition, are dynamic and will change or dissipate over time.

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Not Quick And Dirty, But Simple And Clean, Thomas Michael Archer Oct 1991

Not Quick And Dirty, But Simple And Clean, Thomas Michael Archer

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No abstract provided.

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Nibbling Away At Nutrition Nonsense, Beth D. Gaydos, Kathryn K. Chenoweth Oct 1991

Nibbling Away At Nutrition Nonsense, Beth D. Gaydos, Kathryn K. Chenoweth

Journal of Extension

As a result of "Nibbling Away at Nutrition Nonsense," participants changed their ideas about what they previously believed, improved their ability to evaluate nutrition information in popular publications, and increased their awareness of the facts about current nutrition claims. Educators reported that the program was easy to use, thorough, and professionally prepared.

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Reaching Isolated Rural Elderly, Billie H. Frazier, Bettie W. Collins, June W. Rhodes Oct 1991

Reaching Isolated Rural Elderly, Billie H. Frazier, Bettie W. Collins, June W. Rhodes

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We found that when seniors were involved in the planning, developing, and dissemination process, the program became theirs and they became the goodwill ambassadors for Extension. They had the compassion, energy, and spirit to locate the lonely and difficult-to-reach seniors in isolated parts of the community

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Change Is Real, Ann Thompson Oct 1991

Change Is Real, Ann Thompson

Journal of Extension

The value of having statewide themes-and national priorities, for that matter-is that previously overlooked needs can be identified, resources can be marshaled, and programs that have run their course can be dropped.

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Household Appliance Education, Ann Ziebarth, Colleen Wallace Oct 1991

Household Appliance Education, Ann Ziebarth, Colleen Wallace

Journal of Extension

This pilot study generated key recommendations for educational programming. As Extension agents work with individuals and families, ongoing household management skills remain a critical part of the core programming efforts.

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Are Women Extension Professionals More Stressed?, Lois A. Goering Oct 1991

Are Women Extension Professionals More Stressed?, Lois A. Goering

Journal of Extension

Extension educators have many reasons to feel stressed as we deal with organizational, public, and personal demands. One cause of stress is role ambiguity. Not understanding such concepts as how to get ahead in the organization, expected accomplishments, priority setting, how to begin a new project, acceptable personal behavior on the job, and performance evaluation create role ambiguity stress. Extension must establish and maintain consistent patterns of role clarification and performance feedback. Such organizational support helps faculty cope with stressors.

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Education For Adult Development Level, Gregory A. Nolting, Gary L. Maricle Oct 1991

Education For Adult Development Level, Gregory A. Nolting, Gary L. Maricle

Journal of Extension

C. G. Glickman.. Supervision of Instruction-A Developmental Approach. 2nd ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1990. 471 pp. $39.95 (hardcover) Cognition, conceptual development, and personality development should be considered when developing Extension programs. Knowing how adults develop from simplistic, concrete thinking to multi-information and abstract thinking is vital to program success.

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The Charrette-A Technique For Large Groups, Julia A. Gamon Oct 1991

The Charrette-A Technique For Large Groups, Julia A. Gamon

Journal of Extension

Charrette is a French word meaning "an intensive group-planning effort in an open forum format to achieve creative solutions." This approach has been used mainly by architects to elicit community input when designing public buildings. Extension educators have used it to help clientele plan mission statements and as a needs assessment tool with large groups.

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Editor's Page, M Q. P Jun 1991

Editor's Page, M Q. P

Journal of Extension

This issue of the Journal has three major themes: relations with the private sector, alternative communication methods, and international linkages.

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Videotape Education On A Controversial Issue-Pesticides In Food, Jim C. Loftis, Patricia A. Kendall Jun 1991

Videotape Education On A Controversial Issue-Pesticides In Food, Jim C. Loftis, Patricia A. Kendall

Journal of Extension

Using an interdisciplinary team approach, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension produced an educational package (videotape and bulletin) targeted for consumers and home gardeners to promote the concept of rationale alertness about the use of pesticides in the food chain. For the issue of pesticide residues in the food chain, we believe a logical role for Cooperative Extension is to present both sides of the issue and allow producers and consumers to take responsibility for informed choice. By its very nature, such a role demands the use of an interdisciplinary approach.

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Reactions To Alternative Delivery Methods, Dona R. Iams, Mary H. Marion Jun 1991

Reactions To Alternative Delivery Methods, Dona R. Iams, Mary H. Marion

Journal of Extension

The results of this study can positively affect both Extension faculty and programming as we near the 21st century. Change will continue. Demands on people's time will grow, but working people can watch a professionally produced educational videotape while riding an exercise bicycle. Retirees can study in an Extension-produced home study course at their leisure. To survive and flourish in this highly competitive environment, Extension faculty will have to regroup. Training to produce professional, educational television programs and videotapes can no longer be looked on as a luxury to do "someday," but as an immediate necessity.

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An "Interactive" Newsletter, Marsha A. Goetting, Raeann Pourroy Jun 1991

An "Interactive" Newsletter, Marsha A. Goetting, Raeann Pourroy

Journal of Extension

An "interactive" newsletter series is an effective method of meeting the needs of many adults who can't or won't attend a public meeting or series of classes. Initiating the series as a pilot project in one county enabled the authors to make significant changes i t he content of the series before offering it statewide. The evaluation revealed that respondents were "Getting It Together" and had improved their resource management skills in the areas of estate planning, household, and financial management.

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Expanding Our Horizons Internationally, John C. Richardson, Fred Woods Jun 1991

Expanding Our Horizons Internationally, John C. Richardson, Fred Woods

Journal of Extension

The impact from the international arena on our lives and the decisions we make provide vast opportunities and challenges for Extension. How do we meet these challenges effectively and efficiently? Realistically, our only viable means is for current Extensionists to retool or upgrade their competencies to include an international dimension.

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Participatory Evaluation For Community Development, Cristina Bosio De Ortecho Jun 1991

Participatory Evaluation For Community Development, Cristina Bosio De Ortecho

Journal of Extension

In the past 10 to 15 years, social planners have become aware that development requires community participation. In projects where participants were responsible for the actions undertaken, conventional evaluations were protested because evaluations done by outsiders didn't capture the particular meaning that the projects (processes and results) had for its participants. This stimulated a new approach to evaluation commonly known as participatory evaluation.

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Fear And Intimidation?, William Russell Jun 1991

Fear And Intimidation?, William Russell

Journal of Extension

No abstract provided.

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Fear And Intimidation? 2, Thomas F. Patterson Jr Jun 1991

Fear And Intimidation? 2, Thomas F. Patterson Jr

Journal of Extension

No abstract provided.

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