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Engaging Learners Through Collaborative Learning: Leadership Development Of County Extension Directors And Lessons Learned, Patricia Sobrero, Ksu Jayaratne
Engaging Learners Through Collaborative Learning: Leadership Development Of County Extension Directors And Lessons Learned, Patricia Sobrero, Ksu Jayaratne
The Journal of Extension
The leadership institute, targeting new and aspiring county Extension directors, was completely revised to reflect face-to-face and online constructivist learning theory and practice. New co-learning and engagement methods were incorporated, and all facilitators and teachers/presenters were trained and coached to use the new methods and philosophy. Five competency area outcomes were expected and then evaluated to determine level of competency development. The events, teachers, and activities of each of the four workshops were also evaluated to determine participants' satisfaction level. The results of the study showed that learning and application of practices occurred in all five competency areas.
Evaluation Of The Leadership Institute: A Program To Build Individual And Organizational Capacity Through Emotional Intelligence, Claire Yeuh-Ti Chen, Jeff King, Graham R. Cochran, Karen J. Argabright
Evaluation Of The Leadership Institute: A Program To Build Individual And Organizational Capacity Through Emotional Intelligence, Claire Yeuh-Ti Chen, Jeff King, Graham R. Cochran, Karen J. Argabright
The Journal of Extension
The purpose of the study reported here was to evaluate the impact of Leadership Institute, a program designed to strengthen leadership capacity through developing individuals' emotional intelligence (EQ). A pre- and posttest approach was used to collect data from two workshops with identical EQ content, program structure, and evaluation. Results showed the program yielded significant improvement on evaluation participants' overall EQ score and composite scales and subscales measuring specific areas of EQ. The findings support previous research that EQ can be learned and developed. Extension professionals are encouraged to consider programs to improve EQ as a tool for building capacity.