Thirty-eight married extension agents (40 percent of the married agents in Pennsylvania) were interviewed and their responses analyzed on three scales. Results showed that extension work negatively affects family life due to the job's absorptive characteristics and indirect effects of emotional and psychological spillover agents bring home. (SK)

Discusses the work of the Cooperative Extension Service, how the extension process works, how the extension model benefits families in developing countries, parameters for an extension program abroad, nonformal extension programs, and the importance of understanding the sociocultural environment of developing nations. (CT)

The life, work, and influence of Lydia Fohn-Hansen on Alaska's development while serving as State leader for home economics extension and other related areas are described. (TA)