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Keri G. Hobbs; Sheri Dorn – Journal of Extension, 2023
The University of Georgia (UGA) has a training requirement for adults working with youth. To meet this requirement for Georgia 4-H and Extension Master Gardener volunteers, a standardized online training module was created and delivered across program areas. Volunteers were surveyed to evaluate training effectiveness and experience. Understanding…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Youth Programs, Extension Agents, Volunteers
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Anne Marie Iaccopucci; Marcel Horowitz; Dorina Espinoza; Roshan Nayak – Journal of Extension, 2024
4-H academics responded to the COVID pandemic by rapidly adapting CDC and other resources for virtual delivery. A statewide epidemiology project was taught to 48 youth with the goal of minimizing fears and confusion, increasing prevention measures, leveraging current topics for education, and bolstering the social-emotional health of youth…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Health Needs, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Tomoson, Savanna; Nold, Rosemarie – Journal of Extension, 2020
Using a mixed model, we evaluated effects of national 4-H hippology and livestock skillathon contests on youths' content knowledge, 21st century skills, and postsecondary plans. Hippology participants gained significant knowledge in all topics except breeds, and livestock skillathon contestants gained significant knowledge in all topics. The…
Descriptors: National Programs, Youth Programs, Competition, Animal Husbandry
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Sarah Al-Mazroa Smith; Greg Miller – Journal of Extension, 2024
As beef industry trends have evolved, beef producers are looking for value-added beef practices and marketing strategies. To ensure that a new value-added beef Extension program framework at Iowa State University aligns with beef producers' needs, a needs assessment instrument was created. We developed a needs assessment tool focused on program…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Extension Education, State Universities, Needs Assessment
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Amanda J. Skalka; Sarah L. Francis; Ulrike Genschel; Ruth E. Litchfield – Journal of Extension, 2024
This paper presents an exploratory evaluation of pilot nutrition education programs, Plan Shop Save Cook (PSSC). Behavior change between two nutrition education programs, Buy Eat Live Healthy (BELH; n=92 and PSSC; n=42), was examined using pre- and post-program questionnaire responses. Both programs resulted in significant improvement in food…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Foods Instruction, Consumer Education, Cooking Instruction
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Dena Seidel; Marissa Staffen; Lamia Abdallah; Xenia Morin – Journal of Extension, 2025
This article shares research outcomes and recommendations for replication of a Food, Agriculture and Marine Ecosystems (FAME) pilot project that successfully supported high school aged youth involved in a new 4-H special interest program. The goal of the program was to recruit and engage underserved youth in STEM learning through the production of…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, STEM Education, Video Technology, Story Telling
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Bayer, Rachel; Mitchell-Hawkins, Vernelle; Travis, Ashley – Journal of Extension, 2020
Conducting needs assessments serves as a valuable way for Extension educators to ensure that they are designing programs that meet community needs. We developed a needs assessment tool kit that educators across urban, suburban, and rural communities can use to answer the question "What are the youth development needs in my county?"…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Extension Agents, Program Development, Youth Programs
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Fuller, Serena M.; Phelps, Josh A.; Baker, Susan; Walsh, Jennifer – Journal of Extension, 2023
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) uses a group 24-hour dietary recall (Gr24HDR) to measure changes in diet quality. Participant perceptions of the tool can guide implementation practices used by EFNEP Extension staff. Focus group (FG) sessions were conducted in five states and transcripts analyzed following a framework…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Dietetics, Diaries, Extension Education
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Erbstein, Nancy; Moncloa, Fe; Olagundoye, Stacy Shwartz; Diaz-Carrasco, Claudia; Hill, Russell – Journal of Extension, 2017
California's 4-H Youth Development Program has adopted an asset-based community development approach to extending programming with Latino youths and families. This approach entails learning and relationship building with local Latino communities and building on untapped existing resources, such as Latino-serving organizations and networks. Here we…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Hispanic Americans, Community Programs, Cultural Relevance
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Lobenstein, Monica – Journal of Extension, 2018
Youths trained in intervention skills can help stop a suicide through effective communication and an empathetic response. Extension professionals and community partners developed a layered approach to teaching suicide intervention skills, involving school staff, other community-based adults, and youths in a consistent community training process.…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Intervention, Suicide, Prevention
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Mazyck, Mary; Andreu, Michael; Hermansen-Báez, L. Annie; Miller, M. David – Journal of Extension, 2021
Research shows that exposure to the outdoors is beneficial to children and can improve the learning experience for students. The Kids in the Woods program in Gainesville, Florida provides 6th grade students with opportunities to learn science through a series of outdoor activities during their regular science classes. The article reports on an…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Outdoor Education, Grade 6, Middle School Students
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Meinen, Robert J.; Wijeyakulasuriya, Dhanushi A.; Aucoin, Michael; Berger, Johan E. – Journal of Extension, 2020
We describe Pennsylvania's Commercial Manure Hauler and Broker Certification Program and discuss results of an industry survey. Survey knowledge questions were centered on state-mandated program competencies designed to minimize environmental losses of manure nutrients. Survey results demonstrated that participation in state-directed,…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Agricultural Occupations
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White, Alison J.; Scanga, Lauren H. – Journal of Extension, 2019
Extension personnel are tasked with ensuring that 4-H volunteers have competencies identified in the Volunteer Research and Knowledge Competency (VRKC) Taxonomy, 4-H youth development's foundational volunteer skills framework. The VRKC Codebook is a qualitative analysis tool for accurately identifying VRKC-aligned needs expressed in volunteer…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Youth Programs, Extension Education, Volunteer Training
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Smith, Mariah; Peterson, Donna J.; Downey, Laura H. – Journal of Extension, 2020
The lesson study methodology allows Extension educators to reflect on instructional practices and gather formative data that can be used to refine curricula. We trained Extension educators and formed a community of practice (CoP) of agents who used the lesson study method to inform improvements of a 4-H coding curriculum. The CoP planned and set…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Extension Education, Teacher Collaboration, Communities of Practice
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Mata, Marisol; Carley, Danesha Seth; Hamblin, April; Dubois, Jean-Jacques – Journal of Extension, 2019
Despite the importance of bees, there is a gap in the public's understanding of them. To help address this gap, we developed the outreach tool Experience Bees, a series of simple learning and hands-on activities to teach community members about bees and their importance in our landscapes. Program evaluation showed that participants learned about…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Community Education, Experiential Learning, Entomology
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