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Ghimire, Nav R. – Journal of Extension, 2023
This article explores the challenges of reporting outcomes of the Extension educational programs at land-grant universities and presents a model highlighting the focus and expectations of reporting in Cooperative Extension. This model provides a rationale for recognizing the relationship between program planning, evaluation, reporting, and…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Program Effectiveness, Land Grant Universities, Program Development
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Eschbach, Cheryl; Tiret, Holly; Carter, Erin; Newkirk, Cathy – Journal of Extension, 2019
Two trainings to prepare Extension educators for research and grant partnerships were designed, implemented, and evaluated. These trainings further national goals to address health disparities, gain partnerships in the health care sector, and support health extension. The workshop Are You Research Ready? prepares Extension educators to participate…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Extension Agents, Research, Grants
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Kerr, Susan; Sanders, Christina; Moulton, Curtis; Gaffney, Michael – Journal of Extension, 2018
In 2014, a mudslide devastated a small community in rural northwestern Washington State, taking 43 lives. The disaster created ripple effects that affected families, economies, transportation, and employment in neighboring communities. This article provides details of the state land-grant university's efforts to help affected communities recover.…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Land Grant Universities, Natural Disasters, Outreach Programs
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Norman, Jessica; Moore, Amy; Mattfeldt-Beman, Mildred; Kelly, Patrick; Barlow, Patrick – Journal of Extension, 2018
The Power of Produce (PoP) Club is a farmers' market incentive program for children aged 5-12. The purpose of the summative evaluation described in this article was to determine the impact of the PoP Club on improving family and child behavior at a Minnesota farmers' market as well as child fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption. Results from a…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Health Behavior, Child Health, Incentive Grants
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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