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Richards, Elizabeth A.; Woodcox, Stephanie – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: The promotion of walking could be a feasible population-level physical activity strategy because it requires little planning, is low cost and can be done year-round across settings. Community, nonprofit organisations offer one means by which to help increase walking through community programmes. The US Cooperative State Research,…
Descriptors: Counties, Physical Activities, Barriers, Self Efficacy
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Fritsch, Aimee; Rasmussen, Catherine M.; Chazdon, Scott A. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2018
Current research on millennials primarily focuses on their behavior within an academic or workplace setting. This study expands on previous analysis by exploring how millennials respond to community leadership efforts, particularly cohort leadership programs. Participant outcomes from University of Minnesota Extension's County Bridging Leadership…
Descriptors: Counties, Program Descriptions, Leadership Training, Community Programs
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Nordstrum, Lee E.; LeMahieu, Paul G.; Berrena, Elaine – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2017
Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume elaborating upon different approaches to quality improvement in education. This paper aims to delineate a methodology called Implementation Science, focusing on methods to enhance the reach, adoption, use and maintenance of innovations and discoveries in diverse education contexts.…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Educational Improvement, Science Education
Woods, Sarah; Reed, B. J.; Smith-Howell, Deborah – Metropolitan Universities, 2016
Universities throughout the United States operate engagement centers to extend campus faculty, staff and student resources to their communities. In 2014, the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO) opened the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center (Weitz CEC): a privately funded $24 million, 70,000 square foot facility located in the middle of its…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Universities, School Community Programs, Extension Education
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Miller, JoLynn; Arnold, Shannon – Journal of Extension, 2012
Many County Extension offices offer an adult Master Gardener Program, which includes advanced gardening training, short courses, newsletters, and conferences. However, with the comprehensive training provided comes a large time commitment. The Produce Your Own program was created to introduce adults to gardening in a similar manner, but with…
Descriptors: Gardening, Community Programs, Extension Education, Outreach Programs
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Cheang, Michael; Kawamura, Laura – Journal of Extension, 2014
This article describes the community organizing role of an Extension educator and a research faculty to enable young children in a resource-limited community to start savings accounts and to save regularly through a school-based savings effort. The study explored whether children from low-income communities are capable of saving money regularly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Rural Environment, Extension Agents, Extension Education
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Bobbitt, Erica; Bowen, Cathy F.; Kuleck, Robin L.; Taverno, Ronald – Journal of Extension, 2012
The income tax-filing process creates teachable moments for learning about taxes and other financial matters. Educators and volunteers from Penn State Cooperative Extension helped taxpayers file 2008 returns under Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA). Nearly 600 filers (588) completed and simultaneously received educational information…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Taxes, Income, Cooperative Programs
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Fishel, Fred – Journal of Extension, 2010
Operation Cleansweep is a free pesticide disposal program that has operated in Florida since 1995. The program is open to commercial facilities, including agricultural production establishments, golf course operators, and pest control companies. Since its inception, the program has had more than 1,700 participants and collected more than 1,000,000…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Agricultural Production, Extension Education, Environmental Standards
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Wilson, Terry; Moore, Kelli Cole – College and University, 2010
Twenty-seven five-year-olds walk into kindergarten on the first day of school in southeastern Kentucky. On average, nine of those children live in poverty, two were born to mothers who did not complete high school, two were removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect, and fourteen are from single-parent homes: this according to statistics…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Quality of Life, Poverty Programs, School Community Programs
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Cockerill, Kristan – Journal of Environmental Education, 2010
Based on feedback from attendees at an environmental summit who requested information about regional water sources, a team comprised of a local nonprofit, a state university, and a cooperative extension office created a community water education program. Undergraduate student interns worked with the author to develop a 20-minute science-based…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Water, Extension Education
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Chesney, Clyde E.; Samuel, Javiette; Fuller, Deena Sue – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
Tennessee State University has a rich history of public service and civic engagement--thus the motto "Think, Work, Serve." Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from a small college to two campuses. We actively engage in adhering to the cornerstone of the land-grant universities: teaching, research, and outreach. Our…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship, Public Service
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Edwards, Harriett C. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2009
In the current Overseas Contingency Operation (OCO), families and communities have been impacted by multiple deployments. This is particularly challenging for families that are geographically isolated from military installations and resources typically available near these facilities. Operation Military Kids (OMK) is a national partnership…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Extension Education, Advisory Committees, Military Personnel
Williams, David C. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1979
Following a description of the misfortunes Jamaican agriculture has faced in the past decade, this article focuses on the nonformal adult education program and its relationship to long-range stabilization of agricultural production. (LRA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Community Programs, Developing Nations
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Klessig, Lowell L. – Journal of Extension, 1977
The author describes the Wisconsin Lake Management Program, the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality, and the role of the University of Wisconsin-Extension in a nontraditional area of public service education in bringing together county agents and lakeshore community leaders. (MF)
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Ecological Factors, Economic Factors
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Goudy, Willis J.; Tait, John L. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1979
Presents a case study of the integration of a community survey and a community development seminar into a total community effort. Describes the results which included the initiation of new action programs in recreation and housing, the involvement of more citizens in leadership roles, and the development of communication networks. (LRA)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Community Programs
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