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Hatch, Carolyn J.; Burkhart-Kriesel, Cheryl; Sherin, Kenneth – Journal of Extension, 2018
Workforce development is a growing need in rural communities. This article recognizes Cooperative Extension as a critical labor market intermediary in fostering local workforce solutions. It proposes a community-based approach with Extension at the center of a process for identifying key stakeholders, facilitating collaboration, and supporting…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Rural Extension, Extension Education, Community Education
Brown, Onikia; Morse, Wayde; Carter, Mitch – Journal of Extension, 2020
With an adult obesity rate of 35.6%, Alabama is the second most obese state in the United States. Alabama Extension and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) joined in the first collaboration between the CDC and land-grant institutions to prevent further incidence and reduce the prevalence of obesity. The objective of our study was…
Descriptors: Obesity, Rural Areas, Adults, Public Health
Huang, Pei-wen; Lamm, Alexa J. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Extension educators have diligently educated the general public about water conservation. Incorporating audiences' personal experience into educational programming is recommended as an approach to effectively enhance audiences' adoption of water conservation practices. To ensure the impact on the audiences and environment, understanding the…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Extension Education, Water Quality, Conservation (Environment)
Smathers, Carol A.; Lobb, Jennifer M. – Journal of Extension, 2017
The tool kit Mobilizing Rural Communities to Prevent Childhood Obesity is the product of a seven-state multidisciplinary research project focused on enhancing obesity prevention efforts by integrating community coaching into the work of rural community coalitions. The interactive tool kit is available at no cost both in print form and online, and…
Descriptors: Obesity, Child Health, Extension Education, Prevention
Alawa, David A.; Ajigo, Ikutal; Unimna, Fidelis; Udie, Elizabeth A.; Adie, John B. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2020
This study determined policy initiatives for improving the contributions of university agricultural education and extension institutions to environmental and sustainable development (ESD) in agriculture. The study was carried out in Cross River State. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study of 534, comprising…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Agricultural Education, Higher Education, Sustainable Development
Lamm, Kevan W.; Powell, Alyssa N.; Holt, Jessica; Borron, Abigail; Atkins, D. Keith – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2020
Rural stress is the physiological reaction brought upon by internal and socioeconomic stressors characteristic of rural residents. This type of stress is exacerbated by the complex issues facing rural populations and serves to inhibit the growth of vibrant, resilient communities. The current study sought to construct and validate an instrument…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Stress Variables, Rural Extension, Physiology
Birke, Fanos Mekonnen; Lemma, Mamusha; Knierim, Andrea – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2019
Purpose: This study examines how agricultural extension experts use Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in extension organizations and how they perceive their usefulness for agriculture extension delivery in Ethiopia. Design/Methodology/approach: An exploratory case study was conducted on 'Agricultural Knowledge Centers' (AKCs) in four…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Males, Extension Agents, Case Studies
de Koff, Jason P. – Journal of Extension, 2017
The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), or consumer drones, in agriculture has the potential to revolutionize the way certain farm practices are conducted and the way science, technology, engineering, and math principles can be taught. Currently, there is need for UAS training for both adults and youths, and that need will increase with the…
Descriptors: Aviation Technology, Rural Extension, Extension Education, Technology Uses in Education
De Rosa, Marcello; Bartoli, Luca – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: The aim of the paper is to evaluate how advisory services stimulate the adoption of rural development policies (RDP) aiming at value creation. Design/methodology/approach: By linking the use of agricultural extension services (AES) to policies for value creation, we will put forward an empirical analysis in Italy, with the aim of…
Descriptors: Farm Management, Agricultural Occupations, Advisory Committees, Adoption (Ideas)
Tokarev, Yuri A.; Merkushova, Nina I.; Bakanach, Olga V.; Proskurina, Natalya V.; Sazhina, Natalia S. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The relevance of the research problem is inspired by the strategic importance of dairy farming to the national economy, which is especially evident in the context of the EU economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and carrying out the import substitution policy. First and foremost, this policy applies to food commodities, including milk.…
Descriptors: Animals, Animal Husbandry, Foreign Countries, Correlation
Landini, Fernando – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: In this paper, the knowledge dynamics of the farmer-rural extensionist' interface were explored from extensionists' perspective with the aim of understanding the matchmaking processes between supply and demand of extension services at the micro-level. Design/methodology/approach: Forty semi-structured interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Extension, Semi Structured Interviews, Extension Agents
Tarekegne, Chalachew; Wesselink, Renate; Biemans, Harm J. A.; Mulder, Martin – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2017
Purpose: Development Agents (DAs) are employed by agricultural departments to provide capacity development for farmers. In this contribution, the adjustment of a competence profile originally developed for the Province of Esfahan [Karbasioun, M., M. Mulder, and H. J. A. Biemans. 2007. "Towards a Job Competency Profile for Agricultural…
Descriptors: Profiles, Minimum Competency Testing, Case Studies, Extension Agents
McKee, Brandon; Huang, Pei-wen; Lamm, Alexa – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2017
Extension, being a local, state and federally funded program has a natural partnership with government agencies at all three levels, however these partnerships could be built upon and targeted at specific audiences for greater effect if more is known about how government influences public perception. The government has recognized the need for…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Water, Conservation (Environment), Rural Extension
Nelles, Wayne; Visetnoi, Supawan – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2016
Purpose: This paper discusses theoretical, policy and practical issues concerning the problem of "agrochemical dependency" in Thailand, including roles that public extension services play in advocacy or mitigation of agrochemical use. Methodology/Approach: Our research aimed to better understand department of agricultural extension…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Extension, Content Analysis, Interviews
Karlykhanov, Orazkhan K.; Toktaganova, Gulzhaz B. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Agriculture is one of the main industries of Kazakhstan, especially in the Kyzylorda Region. Before the reforms, agriculture in this region was better developed than the manufacturing industry; this is no longer the case. The main crop grown on the irrigated land of the region is rice. Inefficient distribution of cultivated areas, their excessive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agriculture, Water, Rural Development