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Vogt, Brian; Van Tilburg, Emmalou – Journal of Agricultural Education, 1989
A study determined the level of satisfaction of 117 field faculty of the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (94 percent response) with the new performance rating method to evaluate agents. It also determined if there was change in satisfaction with agents' office relationships related to the change in county chair responsibilities. Satisfaction…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Extension Agents, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Evaluation

Van Tilburg, Emmalou – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1987
A survey of 229 Ohio Cooperative Extension county agents attempted to determine the role of various factors in formation of intentions to leave the job. Low levels of job satisfaction were related to pay and promotion, while high job satisfaction was related to coworkers, supervision, and the work itself. (CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Attitudes, Extension Agents, Job Performance

Van Tilburg, Emmalou – Journal of the American Association of Teacher Educators in Agriculture, 1988
High satisfaction with intrinsic components of the job and lower satisfaction with extrinsic components as well as low scores on the extrinsic reward contingency and high scores on the intrinsic reward contingency indicate that county extension agents tend to reward themselves for high performance whereas they perceive the organization does not.…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Extension Agents, Job Performance, Job Satisfaction
Van Tilburg, Emmalou – 1986
A study examined the relationship between reward contingencies and the levels of job performance and job satisfaction of Cooperative Extension Service county agents. Variables included self-rating of job performance; overall job satisfaction; satisfaction with pay, promotion, co-workers, the work itself, and supervision; agent program area; the…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Incentives
Heimlich, Joe E.; Van Tilburg, Emmalou – 1986
Rural Economics: Farmers in Transition (RE:FIT), the Dislocated Farmer Assistance Program in Ohio, was designed to help farm families assess their skills and interests in nonfarm employment. The processes used by agents in counseling families were evaluated. The program was designed by personnel of the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) to…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adults, Career Counseling