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Keywood, Jeannette Rea; Brill, Michelle F. – Journal of Extension, 2020
Effectively engaging individuals with developmental disabilities is essential to Extension's diversity and inclusion mandate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that over 6 million individuals have developmental disabilities. We in Extension have the potential to include a proportionate number of individuals with…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Extension Education, Professional Development, Extension Agents
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Bailey, Nikki; Hill, Alexandra; Arnold, Shannon – Journal of Extension, 2014
The purpose of the study reported here was to examine the educational resources used by Montana State University Extension county agents. An online survey was administered to evaluate agents' informational needs. Agents reported client questions (93.8%) and program/workshop planning and presentations (91.7%) as the main reasons for seeking…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Information Seeking, Cognitive Style
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Strong, Robert; Irani, Tracy – Journal of Extension, 2011
The study expands reported here Extension education's knowledge regarding characteristics of potential change agents. Graduate students learning to become agricultural Extension educators were studied to determine their definition of a change agent. Participants' cognitive styles were assessed using Kirton's Adaptation-Innovation Inventory to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Graduate Students, Cognitive Style, Change Agents
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Hoover, Tracy; Connor, Noelle J. – Journal of Extension, 2001
A learning style assessment was administered to 273 volunteers in the family and consumer science program of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. The majority were female and field dependent. Only 42% percent reported they have received some form of volunteer training. Findings highlighted a need for training that addresses preferred styles…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Consumer Science, Extension Education, Professional Development