The 4-H Professional Research, Knowledge and Competencies (PRKC) is a professional development framework that can be used to identify competency gaps and training needs of 4-H professionals. The PRKC consists of 6 competency domains, 1 being access, equity, and opportunity (AEO). A tailored design method was used to gather data and sort the…

In urban areas, the communities are as diverse as the issues, and different educational and engagement strategies must be deployed to support urban Extension clientele. Urban communities must connect with and feel a sense of "belonging" with Extension--this connection can strengthen Extension's presence and value proposition to urban…

Extension is well-positioned to engage strategically with urban communities now and in the future. A century of collaboration and proven impact provides Extension with a valuable foundation focused on relevant service accessible to all people; applied science and co-discovery; respectful and inclusive engagement; and commitment to community…

Using social media is an inexpensive, innovative approach to supplementing direct education provided by the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Focus group research was conducted with EFNEP paraprofessionals (n = 33) and participants (n = 39) to inform the development of a social media presence for the program. Although…

With education failing nationwide and economic restraints affecting both rural and urban educational institutions, Extension should be taking a more aggressive stance instead of operating in what has now become the way of Extension and "collecting numbers." Why isn't Extension more visible in the urban populations that reside in our own backyards?…

Urban agriculture initiatives are on the rise, providing healthy food while teaching a land ethic to youth. In parallel, increasing numbers of university graduates are obtaining Extension work requiring the effective communication of science in a diverse, urban, low-income setting. This study evaluates a pilot service-learning program, the…

Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 has demonstrated that institutions of higher education can make an important contribution to the solution of community problems. Yet, after four years of funding, there are recognized limitations, such as lack of adequate funds and mounting program needs. The great potential of Title I is in developing…

The author predicts that private institutions of higher learning, both within cities and in peripheral areas, will be called upon increasingly to help provide for growing and varying continuing education needs. He envisions the rise by 1980 of a new institutional form, the College of Continuing Education, which will combine continuing education…

The author describes the problems facing an extension agent in selecting and utilizing indigenous paraprofessionals to teach extension programs in their neighborhoods. She suggests that extension professionals look on the requirement for them to supervise paraprofessionals as a challenge to extend and improve extension programs. (MF)

While the extension concept is historically linked to rural populations through the original land grant college movement, the population requiring assistance has now broadened and shifted to an essentially urban one. Several alternative functions for extension programs in urban areas are outlined which will require a new resource and clientele…

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ON THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTLINED PRINCIPAL ISSUES AND CURRENT PROJECTS OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION. ADULT EDUCATION WAS DISCUSSED, AS RELATED TO IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS UNDER TITLE 1 OF THE HIGHER…

Two counties in Ohio are used as models for Extension organizations striving to reach and serve urban clientele. (DS)

A description and evaluation of the Federal City College (the first Urban Land Grant institution in the nation) higher education program offered in association with a group of Washington, D.C., penal institutions located in Lorton, Virginia. This Lorton Project has been adopted as a National Model by the Department of Health, Education, and…

Forms used for data collection in the Cornell-OEO Project fall into the categories of recruitment and selection, family assistant training, in-service training, supervisory records of family assistants, service-family contacts and visits, reports on visits to Cornell-OEO Project, work with groups outside the project, and analysis forms.…

Special Urban Issue. Results of questionnaire sent to Extension administrators at land-grant universities on nature, status, and models of urban-focused university extension programs. (DS)