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Fetsch, Robert J.; Jackman, Danielle M. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Disability rates resulting from work-related injuries remain steadily high among farmers and ranchers. To address the gap in services within this population, USDA implemented AgrAbility nationally. Using part of Bennett's hierarchical model, the current study evaluated the KASA and practice change levels of 401 farmers and ranchers and compared…
Descriptors: Agricultural Skills, Agricultural Laborers, Workshops, Extension Education
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Curtis, Katherine J.; Veroff, Daniel; Rizzo, Bill; Beaudoin, James – Journal of Extension, 2012
This article details recent changes in demographic data released by the US Census Bureau and the implications for use among Extension educators. We discuss updates to demographic data products and the keys for their successful use. Focus is on the American Community Survey (ACS). Users must adopt new practices to effectively use the ACS, which now…
Descriptors: Demography, Success, Educational Practices, Information Sources
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Cowett, F.D.; Bassuk, N.L. – Journal of Extension, 2012
SWAT (Student Weekend Arborist Team) is a program affiliated with Cornell University and Extension founded to conduct street tree inventories in New York State communities with 10,000 residents or fewer, a group of communities underserved in community forestry planning. Between 2002 and 2010, SWAT conducted 40 inventories, and data from these…
Descriptors: Models, Land Grant Universities, Extension Education, College Programs
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Singletary, Loretta; Emm, Staci; Hill, George – Journal of Extension, 2011
This article summarizes the results of a needs assessment involving American Indians and outreach professionals on reservations in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The survey featured 36 questions about agricultural and natural resource issues that may pose challenges on reservation lands. A comparison between reservation residents and…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, American Indians, Cultural Pluralism, Program Effectiveness
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Hoerr, Sharon L.; Abdulkadri, Abdullahi O.; Miller, Steven; Waltersdorf, Christine; LaShore, Margaret; Martin, Karen; Newkirk, Cathy – Journal of Extension, 2011
This article advances the literature on assessment of EFNEP's effectiveness. Factor analysis of Behavior Checklist items were performed to arrive at a parsimonious set of constructs used to assess the effects of program attributes on participants' behavior change. Based on the data from Michigan EFNEP, the use of constructs demonstrated a robust…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Modification, Program Effectiveness, Factor Analysis