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Christopher T. Sneed; Lisa Washburn; Karen Franck – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2023
Successful Extension programming relies on strong relationships between campus-based Extension faculty/specialists and the field-based Extension agents they support (Shaklee et al., 2014). Strong connections facilitate bi-directional communication, enabling specialists to understand the needs of agents and their communities. The COVID-19 pandemic…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Extension Education, Extension Agents, College Role
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Sneed, Christopher T.; Franck, Karen L.; Norman, Heather; Washburn, Lisa; Kennedy, Lauren E.; Jarvandi, Soghra; Mullins, Janet – Journal of Extension, 2020
Policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change interventions are a key part of comprehensive nutrition and health education. Although Extension educators find value in PSE approaches and report being involved in PSE work, many still indicate a lack of understanding regarding PSE approaches. We describe a unique multistate training designed to…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Capacity Building, Intervention
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Benson, Matthew C. – Journal of Extension, 2014
The study reported here examined Extension professionals' involvement in farm-to-school program activities. Results of an online survey distributed to eight state Extension systems indicate that on average, Extension professionals are involved with one farm to school program activity, with most supporting school or community garden programs.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extension Agents, Online Surveys, School Community Programs