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Lifer, Charles William – 1966
Role expectations of 4-H area extension agents, as perceived by county 4-H advisory committee members, county extension agents, and state extension administrative staff were studied in seven counties. A questionnaire was administered to all 4-H advisory committee members. Data were analyzed by using percentages, mean weighted scores and Spearmen's…
Descriptors: Administrators, Advisory Committees, Extension Agents, Masters Theses
Robinson, Russell D. – 1963
Perceptions of the 4-H club agent's role were studied from the viewpoint of club agents, county coworkers, supervisors, and officers of county leader's organizations. Data were obtained through personal or group interviews with 189 respondents. Forty job activities were classified into the four categories of (1) planning and evaluating club…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Extension Agents, Individual Counseling, Individual Instruction
CRAVEN, RUBY M. – 1964
THE RATIONALE OF THIS STUDY, UNDERTAKEN TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STATE LEADER OF HOME ECONOMICS EXTENSION, IS THE ASSUMPTION THAT LEADERSHIP IS FACILITATED--(1) WHEN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE AND ROLE EXPECTATIONS OF THE STATE LEADER ARE CLEARLY DEFINED AND AGREED UPON BY THREE POSITION GROUPS (HOME ECONOMICS…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Doctoral Dissertations, Extension Agents
Lacy, William B.; And Others – 1979
The recent conceptualization of organizations as "open" adaptive systems rather than "closed" systems has lead to increased interest in the relationship between the organization and its significant environmental influences. In order to study the perceived sources of internal (organizational) and external (environmental)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Environmental Influences, Extension Agents
Hampton, Leonard Albert – 1969
Using the critical incident technique, this study assessed the consistency between actual on the job behaviors of Cooperative Extension agents and their expected or inferred tasks as portrayed in a county agent role model encompassing 31 tasks and seven phases, and three broad categories of activity. Interviews were held with 204 Extension agents,…
Descriptors: Behavior, Bibliographies, Critical Incidents Method, Doctoral Dissertations
YOUNG, DOUGLAS – 1966
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR ROLE AND THAT OF ADVISORY BOARDS IN PLANNING, EXECUTING, AND EVALUATING THE COUNTY EXTENSION PROGRAM. AGENTS' VIEWS ON WHO OUGHT TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERFORMING COUNTY PROGRAMING FUNCTIONS WERE ALSO EXAMINED. ALL 109 AGENTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN EXTENSION DISTRICT IN…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Age, Educational Background, Extension Agents
MOORE, PAULINE E. – 1966
THIS STUDY WAS PART OF A LARGER RESEARCH PROJECT CONCERNED WITH NORTH CAROLINA 4-H EXTENSION AGENTS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR ROLE IN THE 4-H PROGRAM. THIS PARTICULAR STUDY DEALT WITH (1) THE DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY AGENTS ENCOUNTERED IN PERFORMANCE OF 37 TASKS APPROPRIATE TO THE 4-H AGENTS' ROLE, AND (2) TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH WOULD HELP THEM IN…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Extension Agents, Individual Characteristics, Inservice Education
ANDREWS, WALTER G., SR. – 1963
A STUDY WAS MADE IN NORTH CAROLINA OF ROLE EXPECTATIONS OF SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS AS IDENTIFIED BY 83 WHITE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENTS AND 78 WHITE SPECIALISTS. A COMPARISON OF THE AGENTS' CONCEPT OF THE SPECIALISTS' ROLE, AND THE SPECIALISTS' CONCEPT OF THEIR OWN ROLE WAS MADE, AND THE VARIABLES OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE WERE ANALYZED.…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Educational Background
