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Jorie Knook; Callum Eastwood; Luke Beehre; Karen Mitchelmore; Adam Barker – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2024
Purpose: Participatory extension programmes (PEPs) are a well-known approach to achieve change on an on-farm level. This study examines whether there is a change in on-farm resilience due to PEP participation, by identifying whether participation leads to an increase in resilience capacities, and which aspects of the programme contribute to this.…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Capacity Building, Agricultural Education, Rural Extension
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Blockeel, Johan; Chuluunbaatar, Delgermaa; Holley, Aiden; Sulaiman, Rasheed; Djamen, Patrice; Grovermann, Christian – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2023
Purpose: To evaluate pluralistic Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) systems performance and outcomes, and share the experiences made with applying a participatory semi-quantitative approach allowing for cross-country comparability. Design/methodology/approach: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) developed the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Rural Extension, Extension Agents
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Lioutas, Evagelos D.; Charatsari, Chrysanthi; Cernic Istenic, Majda; La Rocca, Giuseppe; De Rosa, Marcello – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2019
Purpose: Considering current debates on ecosystem services' effectiveness and the AIS/AKIS functioning, in this study we suggest a new, systemic way to evaluate extension systems (ESs). Using this model, we compared the effectiveness of ESs in three countries with essential differences but also characteristic similarities in their agricultural…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Rural Extension, Foreign Countries, Agricultural Occupations
State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2011
The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Taxes, Tax Effort, Income
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Smith, M. F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
Application of evaluability assessment by the Cooperative Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture is reviewed. The effort involved five states with six major programs since 1984. Underlying philosophy and methodological considerations are discussed, and background information is provided on the assessment processes and studies…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Federal Programs, Program Evaluation
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Alkin, Marvin C.; Patton, Michael Quinn – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
The user-oriented and utilization-focused evaluation design of the two-year Caribbean Agricultural Extension Project, funded by Aid to International Development, is reviewed. The evaluation scope, stakeholders, evaluation team credibility, official approval of evaluation, and confidence in the evaluation process are addressed, within a…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2010
The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Taxes, Tax Effort, Income
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Singh, A. K.; Singh, R. P. – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1973
Gives statistical tables on the effectiveness of subject matter specialists. (GB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Extension Agents, Personnel Evaluation
Verma, Satish; Burnett, Michael – 1999
Program directors and evaluators need to address the important program accountability question of attribution of outcomes. This discussion is a beginning. Starting with some basics, such as the meaning of the program, approaches to program theory development, and the nature of attribution, the paper suggests three types of attribution. An…
Descriptors: Accountability, Causal Models, Evaluation Methods, Program Development
Turner, Gene W. – 1972
The role of the county Extension Leader in recommending members for the County Agricultural Extension Committee is discussed from the standpoint of principles and procedures involved in identifying, selecting, orienting, training, utilizing, recognizing, and evaluating leaders. Two techniques for identifying potential leaders are the reputational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Personnel, Bibliographies, County Programs, Evaluation Methods
LUTZ, ARLEN E.; STONECIPHER, CHARLES L. – 1965
THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO APPRAISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRESENTING LIVESTOCK FEEDING INFORMATION BY TELEVISION. AUDIENCES OF "OUTLOOK" TELECASTS IN THE OMAHA AND SIOUX CITY AREAS RATED EXTENSION ECONOMISTS ON AN 18-ITEM SOURCE CREDIBILITY CHECKLIST WITH A SEVEN-POINT SCALE. RATING SHEETS WERE RETURNED BY 26 PERSONS AT OMAHA AND 40 AT SIOUX…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Extension Agents
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Cirincione-Coles, Kathryn – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Reviews characteristics of the 4-H program in America. Discusses the Congressional mandate of 1977 which called for evaluation of the program. Briefly reviews historically the controversy surrounding this mandate in terms of the shift in emphasis in the 4-H program which may result from a call for accountability at the national level. (CS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education, Federal Legislation
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Light, Richard J. – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Discusses applications of evaluation methodology for educational programs to extension evaluation. Reviews alternative evaluation designs, makes specific suggestions for interpreting past evaluation studies, and presents ideas for future extension evaluation. (CS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education, Federal Legislation
Flint, Bruce
This study focused on determining the levels of objectivity of procedures used by agents of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service to evaluate accomplishment of selected educational objectives. The population included 247 county agents who had developed and executed an educational program during 1965 and 16 selected administrative and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
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Meyers, James M. – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Describes the evaluation design employed by the 4-H program in response to the Congressional evaluation mandate of 1977. Discusses difficulties encountered in design integrity and practicality in choosing an appropriate format for the national-scale evaluation. (CS)
Descriptors: Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education
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