Interviews with federal, state, and local officials about the federally funded youth-at-risk grant program found that federal and state philosophy and goals were similarly focused on developing community coalitions to address youth issues, whereas local leaders focused on developing school-age child care activities and viewed coalition-building as…

Argues for the expansion of the purposes and functions of community services, advocating a focus on human renewal rather than the accumulation of credits. Describes Brookdale Community College's Institute of Community Services, which operates 15 formal education extension centers, a weekend college, and classes in area businesses and agencies.…

Despite close links extension/research links in land-grant universities, barriers exist (inadequate collaboration, narrow research base, funding constraints, promotion/tenure pressures, bureaucracy). Solutions lie in joint planning/cooperation, leadership, facilitation, and revision of the appointment and reward system. (SK)

Both "third-generation" adult education and agricultural extension are focused on helping learners engage their own learning processes. This interactive approach requires new skills of extension fieldworkers. (SK)

County agricultural agents (n=258) viewed the "What's the Beef/Here's the Beef" videos, which present contrasting viewpoints on animal rights. Results suggest that well-educated people who have emotional underpinnings on a controversial issue can have their attitudes moderated by exposure to an educational program. (JOW)

A constructivist framework based on active listening, interpretation, and dialog was used to initiate collaborative research and development among farmers, researchers, and advisers. The method overcame polarized, conflictual communication about sustainable land use. (SK)

The Illinois Rural Recreation Development Project seeks to develop diversified funding and community partnerships for long-term recreation services in rural areas. The project relies on professionally trained recreation directors and citizen support and participation in planning. (SK)

Evaluation of nutrition instruction provided to 366 pregnant Native American and Caucasian teens by paraprofessionals determined that it effectively improved their dietary intake, maternal weight gain, and infant birth weight. Further modifications for Native Americans were suggested. (SK)

Off-campus students (n=173) and agriculture faculty (n=262) agreed on the rigor, effort, and cognitive outcomes of on-campus courses. Students believed off-campus courses required more effort; both said off-campus students contribute less to discussions. Students believed the rigor of on- and off-campus courses was equivalent; faculty felt…

The population of Spanish-speaking families in Iowa has increased dramatically over the last decade. Needs assessment activities identified the need to reach out to these families with Extension educational programs designed to increase parenting skills. Iowa State University Extension prepared family life specialists to implement such parent…

Science enrichment programmes housed outside traditional school settings offer unique opportunities to access and use authentic scientific tools and practices, especially for urban students whose school science experiences often lack resources. Yet opportunities to access these tools and practices are realized only when science teachers value them…

This paper considers how Hegel's philosophical idealism influenced the thinking and practical activities of four successive holders of the Chair of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow between 1866 and 1927. It argues that their activities were shaped by Hegelian concepts of citizenship, which engendered a commitment to encouraging the…

This paper examines the implications of farmers' propensity to discontinue the adoption of agricultural technologies in southwestern Nigeria. This is predicated on the fact that extension education process should be proactive in addressing farmers in order to sustain the adoption process. Empirical studies looking at diffusion processes from an…

This conference explored the relationship between the public library, community-based adult education, and lifelong learning. The eight commissioned papers presented include: "Community Based Adult Jewish Learning Program: Issues and Concerns" (Paul A. Flexner); "Rural and Small Libraries: Provisions for Lifelong Learning" (Bernard Vavrek);…

A study determined the relationships among interpersonal communication competence, communicative flexibility, and rhetorical sensitivity and whether there are difference among gender groups, age groups, and class groups in rating these dependent measures. Subjects, 78 students enrolled in one of 4 sections of an upper-division undergraduate…