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Scherer, Hannah H.; Wilk, Ayla; Wiley, Shannon; Spindler, Matthew; Archibald, Thomas – Journal of Extension, 2018
The Graduate Extension Scholars program represents a novel approach that brings together graduate students, 4-H agents, and secondary agriculture teachers in an educational resource development project. We conducted process evaluation research based on program goals for the pilot implementation year using participant interviews and program…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Agricultural Education, Graduate Students, Scholarship
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Jayaratne, K. S. U.; Collins, Daniel P. – Journal of Extension, 2020
The purpose of the Delphi study described in this article was to determine barriers, challenges, and alternatives related to planning and implementing 4-H international visitor exchange programs. The Delphi panel comprised 21 Extension agents selected from two southeastern states on the basis of their experience and/or interest in international…
Descriptors: International Educational Exchange, Agricultural Education, Barriers, Program Development
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Faé, Giovani Stefani; Roth, Gregory W. – Journal of Extension, 2020
International Extension experiences can provide valuable outcomes to clientele. Careful planning is necessary to maximize the benefits to participants and the potential impacts of the tour. International agricultural sciences students can benefit from participating in these tours and greatly add to their success. In this article, we describe the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Participation, Agricultural Education, Program Implementation
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Gharis, Laurie W.; Hightower, Mary F. – Journal of Extension, 2017
Today's Extension professionals are tasked with more work and fewer resources. Integrating social media campaigns into outreach efforts can be an efficient way to meet work demands. If resources go toward social media, a practical method for collecting metrics is needed. Collecting metrics adds one more task to the workloads of Extension…
Descriptors: Social Media, Data Collection, Extension Education, Outreach Programs
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Tao, Haiying; Morris, Thomas F.; Bravo-Ureta, Boris; Meinert, Richard – Journal of Extension, 2016
We conducted case studies on four Connecticut dairy farms to evaluate how well farmers implemented their nutrient management plans (NMPs). Our findings can help Extension educators develop programs to improve NMPs and NMP adoption by farmers. We identified three educational topic areas that would likely increase NMP understanding and acceptance:…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Nutrition, Farm Management
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Loizzo, Jamie; Lillard, Patrick – Journal of Extension, 2015
Undergraduate students at land-grant institutions across the country are often unaware of the depth and breadth of Extension services and careers. Agricultural communication students collaborated with an Extension programmatic team in a blended and project-based course at Purdue University to develop online videos about small farm agricultural…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Undergraduate Students, Land Grant Universities, Multimedia Materials