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Francisco X. Escobedo Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
With the establishment of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, communities have depended on Extension Agents to address relevant needs. Extension Agents have used different approaches such as the Texas Community Futures Forum to obtain information on issues affecting people. The problem was that Texas Community Futures Forums have never…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Extension Education, Extension Agents
Laura E. Balis; Thomas E. Strayer III; Samantha M. Harden – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2021
Extension has recently begun delivering physical activity programs, but delivering evidence-based interventions is a challenge. To increase adoption of evidence-based interventions, a better understanding of agents' perceptions and needs is necessary. The purpose of this research was to conduct a readiness assessment to identify organizational…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Health Promotion, Needs Assessment, Prosocial Behavior
Stevenson, Jill L.; Moore, Dale A.; Newman, Jerry; Schmidt, Janet L.; Smith, Sarah M.; Smith, Jean; Kerr, Susan; Wallace, Michael; BoyEs, Pat – Journal of Extension, 2011
A module on disease prevention was created for 4-H volunteer leaders who work with livestock projects in Washington to better prepare them to teach youth about bio-security and its importance in 4-H livestock projects. Evaluation of the module and usage statistics since the module's debut were collected and evaluated. The module increases…
Descriptors: Animals, Prevention, Diseases, Volunteers
Kwarteng, Joseph A.; Boateng, Samuel Akuamoah – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2012
One of the major challenges facing Africa today is ensuring that extension practitioners are well trained to enable them function effectively as facilitators of change at the farmers' level. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a mid-career B. Sc. Agricultural Extension Curriculum in meeting the educational needs of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Capacity Building, Labor Force Development
Ladewig, Howard – 1983
Measurement of the organizational effectiveness of the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) could be enhanced by utilizing a multidimensional perspective in measuring outcomes of various organizational activities, particularly the Extension educational system of program development. Because multiple and conflicting environmental constraints, goals,…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Extension Agents
Moss, Jeffrey W. – 1987
During the summer of 1986, two groups of 25 agriculture teachers from Central America participated in 1-month training programs designed to improve their knowledge and use of effective teaching methods, to develop agricultural skills appropriate to Central America, and to provide a thorough understanding of Louisiana agricultural enterprises and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Extension Agents, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Hayward, J. A. – 1987
Agricultural extension is one component in an array including research, training, education, marketing, international trade, etc. which develop together to bring about growth, and sustained growth determines the priorities for extension. These priorities depend inevitably on the stage of development of a country or region, and on the current…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education