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The Cooperative Extension Service: Paradoxical Servant--The Rural Precedent in Continuing Education.
Miller, Paul A. – 1973
The paradox of the Cooperative Agricultural Extension Service lies in the fact that it has made rural America economically and technologically wealthy while at the same time its human services have declined relative to the rest of the nation. The growth of an urban industrial society has resulted in a new view of agriculture as a business rather…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Cooperative Programs, Extension Agents
Peer reviewedPrawl, Warren L.; Jorns, William J. – Journal of Extension, 1976
An evaluation of the Douglas County (Kansas) Extension Program to determine clientele's level of awareness and acceptance of the program and program strengths and weaknesses, to establish new program directions and a base line for future evaluation efforts, and to develop methodology and materials to be used in evaluation. Procedures, findings,…
Descriptors: County Programs, Educational Programs, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Download full textCrickard, Betty P. – 1974
Recognizing the persistence of the cultural underlay permeating West Virginians' life styles today, this study determined: (1) which cultural values identified with Appalachian culture are endorsed by West Virginia Extension Agents and reflected in their work; (2) which of these cultural values reflect a distinctive Appalachian subculture; and (3)…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
Hahn, Alan J. – 1970
This is an account of the first three years of the MIDNY Project, a pilot community resource development project in the five-county Central New York Region surrounding the city of Syracuse. The project was set up in 1966 by New York State Cooperative Extension with special funds provided by the Federal Extension Service. It was one of the first…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Development, Decision Making, Extension Agents
GRIFFITH, WILLIAM S. – 1967
IN AN ADDRESS THE AUTHOR STATES THAT THE POPULATION EXPLOSION VERSUS WORLD FOOD PRODUCTION CAPACITY, TOGETHER WITH URBAN BLIGHT, POVERTY, AND FUNCTIONAL ILLITERACY, INCREASING COMPETITION FOR TRAINED MANPOWER, AND RELATED IMBALANCES IN AMERICAN EDUCATION CONSTITUTE MAJOR TRENDS AND ACUTE PROBLEMS IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. THE AUTHOR FEELS UNIVERSITIES…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1974
Providing the chief example of a successful adult education movement in the United States, the Cooperative Extension Service has demonstrated the capacity to adjust its programs to meet changing rural and urban needs. The roughly 3000 local offices provide people with ready access to a staff who are backed up by the land-grant university based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Community Development
Byrn, Darcie, Comp. – 1969
In this annotated bibliography of acquisitions during 1968 appear 265 Extension studies on administrative organization and management; training and staff development; mobilizing participation in Extension work; local leadership; program content and planning procedures; general effectiveness and progress in Extension; teaching methods, techniques,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Civil Defense, Community Development
