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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
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Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent Receptiveness to Innovative Caregiving Programming
Struckmeyer, Kristopher M.; Peek, Gina; Tripp, Paula J.; Bishop, Alex J.; Gordon, Sarah R.
Journal of Extension, v57 n6 Article 6RIB6 Dec 2019
Communities can adapt to residents' needs through innovative citizen-led initiatives. Extension can facilitate these innovation initiatives, but are Extension agents always receptive to such change? We conducted a study to examine the association between organizational change and personal factors and Extension family and consumer sciences agents' innovativeness regarding caregiving programming. Respondents rated their receptiveness to change and answered questions regarding psychosocial health factors. We found that years in current position, leadership self-efficacy, interoffice support, and social support were significant predictors of innovativeness. Results suggest that personal factors rather than organizational change factors may be the more crucial mechanisms for driving agents' innovativeness.
Descriptors: Family Life Education, Extension Education, Extension Agents, Caregivers, Organizational Change, Individual Characteristics, Educational Innovation, Family Programs, Self Esteem, Influences
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Language: English
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