Thirty-eight married extension agents (40 percent of the married agents in Pennsylvania) were interviewed and their responses analyzed on three scales. Results showed that extension work negatively affects family life due to the job's absorptive characteristics and indirect effects of emotional and psychological spillover agents bring home. (SK)

This research examined the effects of government and the university organizational models and of performing regulatory functions on American and Canadian agricultural extension workers' role perception and role performance. (Author/SSH)

The authors provide a model for the addition of computerized management aids to the farm decision-making process as part of Extension services. (Author/AG)

The implications for Extension are discussed in the context of the discovery that there is a positive relationship between leadership effectiveness and self-acceptance. This was determined by categorizing and testing 4-H adult leaders in 25 randomly selected Texas counties. (AG)

The article discusses the role of educator as change agent in community development. Suggestions are offered for resolving the conflicts between education and problem-solving action, neutrality and advocacy, public interests and special interests, and values and facts. (AG)

Describes a continuing series called Groovy Foods'' on cable TV in Clarksburg, W. Va. (MB)

Study of agricultural personnel in India revealed 28 limitations, which are ranked in order; authors discuss implications of the findings and offer suggestions for reform. (SP)

A comparison made of personal and impersonal Extension contacts made by alienated farmers revealed that farmers with high alienation scores, as measured by the Srole Scale, avoided personal contacts with Extension personnel. Alienation was not a factor in the use of impersonal contacts. (DM)

A three-year war on litter is in effect in the Portland, Maine, area, as a result of the University of Maine's enlisting the county extension service to help the local Model Cities program clean up the inner city. Article details problems and progress in meeting the objectives. (PD)

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)

Describes the methods and results associated with the development and implementation of a content-validated test appropriate to assess the on-the-job writing essential for the job of county extension agent. (Author/IRT)

A study used Kolb's Learning Style Inventory to assess the learning styles and computer training preferences of 200 extension personnel listed in the Iowa State University Extension Directory (184 respondents). It found that 29% had a converger-type learning style; 26% a diverger style; 25% an accommodator style; and 20% an assimilator style. (JOW)

Telephone interviews with 26 extension field staff and 53 nutrition specialists about use of impact indicators found that field staff saw little incentive for conducting evaluations and thought systemwide measures neglected individual program nuances. Specialists considered evaluations important but cited lack of time and resources as barriers.…

To overcome agent resistance to issues-based programming, an extension service used a stakeholder task force to identify critical issues. A survey was constructed and conducted with a sample population to verify the importance of the issues for program development. (SK)

Extension professions can bring specific expertise to solving community housing problems with local organizations: community knowledge, housing knowledge, volunteer development skills, and organizational development skills. (SK)