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Factors Impacting Program Delivery: The Importance Of Implementation Research In Extension, Ryan J. Gagnon, Nancy K. Franz, Barry A. Garst, Matthew F. Bumpus Jul 2019

Factors Impacting Program Delivery: The Importance Of Implementation Research In Extension, Ryan J. Gagnon, Nancy K. Franz, Barry A. Garst, Matthew F. Bumpus

Barry A Garst

Cooperative Extension is in a unique position, given its relationship with research-based, Land-Grant Universities, to advance the scholarship of implementation research. A stronger shift towards evidence-based practice has been occurring, oriented towards the assessment of programs for outcomes. This paper explores core concepts related to program implementation and delves into factors that influence successful implementation of Extension programs and services. The importance of implementation within the Extension Program Development Model is explored, along with emerging issues and trends.

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Reading Is Cool: Meeting The Needs Of Modern Students Through Book Clubs In The Secondary English Classroom, Hannah Moore May 2019

Reading Is Cool: Meeting The Needs Of Modern Students Through Book Clubs In The Secondary English Classroom, Hannah Moore

Hannah Moore

English teachers have the daunting task of instilling critical media literacy skills into a generation of students who are less engaged and more distracted than ever before. The 21st-century student lives in a digitally-saturated environment that has been integrated into their identity. Not only do English teachers need to break through a wall of distraction but also instill critical reading, writing, speaking and listening skills that are only brought about from the absorption and understanding of literary texts. Teachers at the secondary level are often overlooked in the instruction and lack the tools required to engage this new kind of …

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Investigating The Influence Of The Level Of Inquiry On Student Engagement, Emily K. Faulconer Jan 2019

Investigating The Influence Of The Level Of Inquiry On Student Engagement, Emily K. Faulconer

Emily Faulconer

Previous studies investigating student-generated questions in a laboratory class compared inquiry to a traditional approach without characterizing the inquiry level. This study investigated the influence of inquiry level on the quantity and quality of student-generated questions over one semester in a General Chemistry course with 356 participants. The researchers studied two types of inquiry in labs: structured inquiry and open inquiry. Quantity and quality of student-generated questions were analyzed and student attitudes were measured using a LIKERT survey while content knowledge was assessed via post-test. A close relationship was not found between the level of inquiry and the quantity or …

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