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Andries, Kenneth M.; Simon, Marion; Rivers, Louie – Journal of Extension, 2016
Kentucky State University has been conducting a monthly field day known as the Third Thursday Thing for many years. This program has been successful in reaching limited-resource, minority, and underserved clients. The success of the program has indicated that a nontraditional approach can be successful when working with nontraditional clients. The…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Disadvantaged, Extension Education, Agricultural Production
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Doggett, Diana; Marken, Dory M.; Caldwell, Diana J. – Journal of Extension, 2014
Grandparents raising grandchildren represent a population of adults who confront complex interpersonal and environmental challenges. The intent of this case study was to gather and interpret evaluative data to better understand the impact of a 1-day community education program for grandparents who raise their grandchildren. Extension's philosophy…
Descriptors: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Community Education, Family Programs, Program Effectiveness
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Ren, Weijia; Bradley, Kelly D.; Lumpp, Janet K. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Kentucky Electronics Education Project (KEEP) uses microelectronics to connect real world content to K-12 science education. KEEP trains teachers in a series of circuit building activities through summer workshops and in-service professional development. Teachers are expected to implement components of their training into their curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Electronics, Rating Scales
Morehead State Univ., KY. School of Applied Sciences and Technology. – 1970
Morehead State University conducted inservice workshops in home management for 42 social caseworkers in eastern Kentucky. The subjects covered were community resources; family planning; clothing, gardening, and nutrition; and environmental sanitation and home nursing. Teaching methods included lectures, field trips, buzz sessions, questions and…
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Extension Education, Followup Studies, Home Management
Kincaid, Lily; And Others – 1977
Written in a simple question/answer format, this manual is designed to assist educators in locating information on how to develop and implement a career education program in a rural area. Chapter I gives a historical overview of the career education program in the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative area. Chapter II details the various…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
Rose, Bruce J.; Mohaptra, Manindra K. – 1992
A study analyzed the evaluation orientations of 888 participants in Kentucky's week-long Management Awareness Workshop for state-employed managers who have occupied a management position for approximately 5-6 months. Analyses of responses to a self-administered mail questionnaire indicated 74.6 percent of respondents were encouraged by their…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Educational Research, Job Skills, Management Development
Rose, Harold; And Others – 1980
This report discusses a project to provide a comprehensive pre-service and inservice training program for adult basic education (ABE) teachers and paraprofessionals throughout Kentucky. It is arranged by the project's six components. Chapters 1 and 2 focus on two activities of the adult learning disabilities teacher training component: Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Competency Based Education