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November 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes Nov 2004

November 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


October 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes Oct 2004

October 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Bermuda Triangle: Review Of Gender, Societal, Team And Individual Leadership Theories , Andrea J. Gage, Shelly Mumma, Susan Fritz Oct 2004

Exploring The Bermuda Triangle: Review Of Gender, Societal, Team And Individual Leadership Theories , Andrea J. Gage, Shelly Mumma, Susan Fritz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The relationship between an individual’s comprehension of his or her role in society, the gender expectations of society, and how these thoughts and stereotypes influence an individual’s behavior in particular settings seem to be separate, yet interrelated. It is for this reason that an analysis of four main theories of gender and leadership must be reviewed for contrasts and comparisons. This paper reviews and analyzes the research literature on Social Role Theory, Implicit Theory, Attribution Theory, and Leader Emergence Theory. Further it draws conclusions and comparisons that will provide recommendations and implications for future research and practice.


A Review Of Gender And Full-Range Leadership Research And Suggestions For Future Research, Kelli K. Smith, Gina S. Matkin, Susan Fritz Oct 2004

A Review Of Gender And Full-Range Leadership Research And Suggestions For Future Research, Kelli K. Smith, Gina S. Matkin, Susan Fritz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

In this paper the research on gender and Full-Range Leadership is documented and explored. Included is consideration of research that studied Full-Range Leadership directly as well as indirect study that contributed to the field of research on Full-Range Leadership. The paper culminates in a series of recommendations for future research. It is hoped that these will help to move the field from documenting the differences or similarities of leadership (or perceptions of leadership) between women and men, to studying why these differences might exist. Additional recommendations are included that will help transport the value of this research from the pages …


Editor’S Clipboard, Susan Fritz Oct 2004

Editor’S Clipboard, Susan Fritz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

This issue of The Journal of Leadership Education marks another first - a special issue. The Editorial Board is to be commended for taking the bold step of dedicating an issue to gender and leadership.

Hopefully, special issues will become a regular feature for the journal. Special issues offer researchers and practitioners the opportunity to immerse themselves more fully in the work in a particular area or discipline, and sometimes are the catalyst for new work that extends the research and practices that have been reported. The articles that are reported in this issue dedicated to gender and leadership offer …


Does Sex Of Dyad Members Really Matter?
A Review Of Leader-Member Exchange
, Brent J. Goertzen, Susan Fritz
Oct 2004

Does Sex Of Dyad Members Really Matter? A Review Of Leader-Member Exchange, Brent J. Goertzen, Susan Fritz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Leader-member exchange (LMX) generally refers to the leadership process centered on the interactions between leaders and direct reports. The basic premise of high quality leader-member exchange relationships holds that direct reports gain tremendous benefits through these partnerships. LMX is perhaps the most commonly researched theory of leadership. However, few studies have specifically examined the role of dyad members’ sex as a predictor of quality LMX. Several studies investigating the role of dyad members’ sex and quality LMX examined the effect of sex in an aggregated variable, demographic similarity, which often included other demographic characteristics such as age, education level and …


A Survey Of Gender-Related Motivation Studies: Subordinate Status, Roles, And Stereotyping , Kay Lynn Kalkowski, Susan Fritz Oct 2004

A Survey Of Gender-Related Motivation Studies: Subordinate Status, Roles, And Stereotyping , Kay Lynn Kalkowski, Susan Fritz

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Since the days when women first began entering the work force scholars have studied perceived gender differences related to motivation in organizational settings. This paper first presents a brief overview of motivation theory and then examines the literature tracing gender related motivation-to-manage as it evolves through the 1950s and 1960s to the present. Studies have produced conflicting results with some finding that men have more motivation-to-manage then women and other studies finding the opposite. Such differences appear to be small and closely related to subordinate status and role stereotyping.


September 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes Sep 2004

September 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Celebrating 4-H, Youth, And Technology: The Nebraska 4-H Cyber Fair, Patricia Fairchild, Diane Vigna, Jamie Fassett Jun 2004

Celebrating 4-H, Youth, And Technology: The Nebraska 4-H Cyber Fair, Patricia Fairchild, Diane Vigna, Jamie Fassett

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

What began as a meta search for 4-H curricula available on the Internet became a phenomenon that has served more than 18,000 Nebraskans in an amazing example of creating partnerships; blending resources; and celebrating 4-H, youth, and technology. Welcome to the Nebraska 4-H Cyber Fair. When the Nebraska 4-H Office conducted an extensive review of Web-based curricula and CD-ROMs created by Cooperative Extension and 4-H nationwide, it became apparent that considerable material was available for delivery by computer. Although some of the material discovered was Nebraska-based, it was not necessarily known to Nebraskans involved in 4-H programming. Nebraska youth in …


April 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes Apr 2004

April 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Short And Long-Term Impacts Of Biotechnology Education On Professionals Who Communicate Science To The Public, Susan Fritz, Sarah M. Ward, Pat F. Byrne, Deana Namuth, Valerie Egger Apr 2004

Short And Long-Term Impacts Of Biotechnology Education On Professionals Who Communicate Science To The Public, Susan Fritz, Sarah M. Ward, Pat F. Byrne, Deana Namuth, Valerie Egger

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Consumer acceptance or rejection of biotechnology is often shaped by information prepared by communicators with varying levels of scientific knowledge, awareness, and acceptance. This study compared the prior, post-workshop, and sustained (1 year) biotechnology awareness, acceptance, and attitudes of professionals who communicate biotechnology to the public at an informational, day-long, university-sponsored workshop. Thirty-seven participants completed the three rounds of data collection. They consistently rated their scientific knowledge high. Throughout the three rounds, their primary media source of biotechnology information was newspapers, with the web being the second most frequently cited source. Participants were somewhat accepting of genetic modification of microorganisms, …


Identifying Sources Of Motivation Of Adult Rural Workers, John E. Barbuto Jr., Shirley K. Trout, Lance L. Brown Apr 2004

Identifying Sources Of Motivation Of Adult Rural Workers, John E. Barbuto Jr., Shirley K. Trout, Lance L. Brown

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

A meta-theory of motivation is described and used to establish norms among farm cooperative employees and managers in Nebraska. One hundred eighty six farm cooperative employees and managers were administered the Motivation Sources Inventory (MSI) and the five sources of work motivation–intrinsic process, instrumental, self-concept external, self-concept internal, and goal internalization– were examined. Results demonstrate a high proportion of self-concept internal work motivation among rural workers. The other four sources were evenly distributed across the sample population. This baseline study implies that employers, supervisors and educators may engage the interest and involvement of rural workers most effectively when they incorporate …


March 2004 - Advisory Council Meeting Mar 2004

March 2004 - Advisory Council Meeting

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


March 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes Mar 2004

March 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


February 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes Feb 2004

February 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Agricultural Biotechnology Training For Extension Educators, Susan Fritz, Sarah Ward, Patrick Byrne, Kristyn Harms, Deana Namuth Feb 2004

Agricultural Biotechnology Training For Extension Educators, Susan Fritz, Sarah Ward, Patrick Byrne, Kristyn Harms, Deana Namuth

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Recent advances in plant biotechnology have led to significant changes in crop varieties and cropping systems in the United States, in particular the rapidly expanding cultivation of transgenic or genetically modified (GM) crops (Liu, 1999). Such crops, which contain artificially inserted genes, have been hailed as a major advance in agricultural technology and simultaneously condemned as a grave threat to the environment and to human health. In Europe, which represents a significant market for U.S. agricultural producers, widespread and vehement public opposition has effectively shut down importation and domestic production of GM crops, while in the U.S. public uncertainty is …


January 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes Jan 2004

January 2004 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Character Education Curricula On Youth Educators, Kristyn Harms, Susan Fritz, S. Kay Rockwell Jan 2004

The Impact Of Character Education Curricula On Youth Educators, Kristyn Harms, Susan Fritz, S. Kay Rockwell

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine degrees of internalization of character traits across two groups (K-12 teachers and Extension staff) with varying years of participation in character education professional and program development activities. An online survey was developed to collect data describing the 109 respondents, the extent of their character education professional and program development activities, and their degrees of internalization and behavioral change. Post-then-pre data comparisons revealed significant levels of change in behaviors, including considering other peoples’ feelings and resolving conflict in a peaceful manner. All post-then-pre data demonstrated that respondents at least frequently lived their lives …


Targeting Outcomes Of Programs: A Hierarchy For Targeting Outcomes And Evaluating Their Achievement, Kay Rockwell, Claude Bennett Jan 2004

Targeting Outcomes Of Programs: A Hierarchy For Targeting Outcomes And Evaluating Their Achievement, Kay Rockwell, Claude Bennett

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Targeting Outcomes of Programs (TOP) focuses on outcomes in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs. TOP is based on a hierarchy that integrates program evaluation within the program development process. TOP uses this simple framework to target specific outcomes in program development and then to assess the degree to which the outcome targets are reached. Intended Audience: People who develop and administer information, education, and training programs on high priority problems or issues in today's society. TOP is based on a theoretically sound framework that has been tested, revised and refined, and widely used over the past 20 years (Bennett, 1975 …


Awareness And Acceptance Of Biotechnology Issues Among Youth, Undergraduates, And Adults, Susan Fritz, Dann E. Husmann, Gary Wingenbach, Tracy Rutherford, Valerie Egger, Preeti Wadhwa Dec 2003

Awareness And Acceptance Of Biotechnology Issues Among Youth, Undergraduates, And Adults, Susan Fritz, Dann E. Husmann, Gary Wingenbach, Tracy Rutherford, Valerie Egger, Preeti Wadhwa

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

To be successful both domestically and internationally, biotechnology must establish an acceptable position in the sociopolitical framework. This United States (US) study assessed levels of awareness and acceptance of biotechnology issues among youth (n = 283), undergraduate students (n = 330), and adults (n = 166). The percentage of adults who were aware of how biotechnology would affect food, health, and the environment was almost three times that of youth respondents. It was concluded that consumer groups would most likely be impacted by accurate, unbiased agricultural biotechnology information delivered through the Internet and newspapers that originates from reliable, accessible, and …


November 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes Nov 2003

November 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


October 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes Oct 2003

October 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


September 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes Sep 2003

September 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Urban And Rural 4-H Adult Volunteer Leaders' Preferred Forms Of Recognition And Motivation, Susan Fritz, Deanna Karmazin, John E. Barbuto Jr., Shawn Burrow Jun 2003

Urban And Rural 4-H Adult Volunteer Leaders' Preferred Forms Of Recognition And Motivation, Susan Fritz, Deanna Karmazin, John E. Barbuto Jr., Shawn Burrow

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

In order to serve rural and urban 4-H members, 4-H relies heavily on adult volunteer leaders. Dramatic rural-to-urban shifts in Nebraska's population base have resulted in 4-H becoming more heavily reliant on urban adult 4-H volunteer leaders than ever before. Assumptions about volunteer motivation, recognition, and perception of program quality should be challenged to determine if the old assumptions based on a past experience with predominately rural volunteers fit the new mix of 4-H volunteer leaders in Nebraska. The study reported here compared the motives of urban and rural 4-H volunteers and identified differences in recognition strategies by:

1. Classifying …


April 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes Apr 2003

April 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Agroecosystems Analysis From The Grass Roots: A Multidimensional Experiential Learning Course, Mary Wiedenhoeft, Steve Simmons, Ricardo Salvador, Gina Mcandrews, Charles A. Francis, James W. King, David Hole Apr 2003

Agroecosystems Analysis From The Grass Roots: A Multidimensional Experiential Learning Course, Mary Wiedenhoeft, Steve Simmons, Ricardo Salvador, Gina Mcandrews, Charles A. Francis, James W. King, David Hole

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

An intensive, experiential travel course in Agroecosystems Analysis was conducted in Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska (United States) during summers of 1998 and 1999. The intended student audience was advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Pretravel readings and a week-long series of farm visits, which consisted of in-depth interviews with the farmers and their families, prepared student teams to analyze and evaluate the production, economic, environmental, and social sustainability of 10 farms. Students shared their analyses both orally and in written reports. Based on a multifaceted student evaluation process, we found that participants were highly motivated, strongly engaged with the course …


March 2003 - Advisory Council Meeting Mar 2003

March 2003 - Advisory Council Meeting

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


Preliminary Report From The External Review Team Mar 2003

Preliminary Report From The External Review Team

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Materials and History

13 slides (from PowerPoint):
Strengths
Areas of Concern
Immediate and Long-term Opportunities
Threats
Overall Recommendations
Establish/strengthen formal partnerships.
Implement strategic planning.
Build the AgLEC research enterprise.
Establish AgLEC as a vital and valuable unit in IANR.
More fully capture the enrollment growth potential across campus.
Build strong Extension programs.
Capture potential of Ag Journalism program.


March 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes Mar 2003

March 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


February 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes Feb 2003

February 2003 - Staff Meeting Minutes

ALEC Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.