Describes data derived from a 1979 national evaluation of the Community Resource Development programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Extension Service. A reanalysis of the data results in a general model of community development. (NRJ)

Eight British universities were involved in a 1967-69 experiment in providing adult education through local BBC stations. (LY)

Growth during the 1960s in the number and scope of tutorial classes by the London University Department of Extra-Mural Studies is attributed to considerable help from voluntary personnel, emphasis on written work, and other factors potentially signficant to extension education elsewhere in Britain. (LY)

Describes the efforts of a McCreary County extension agent to alert the public to the need for reforesting land ravaged by strip mining operations, and the impressive results obtained. (AN)

The 4-H Career Exploration Program has proven very successful in introducing Virginia youth to career opportunities available to them. (AN)

This article gives three different points of view on the role of extension in the university today and what will come of it in the future. (MR)

Perceptions by 94 Virginia Polytechnic Institute program participants regarding overall content, effect on subsequent salary increases and promotions, principal kinds of knowledge gained, and overall program value. (LY)

This article presents a concise, historical overview of university extension and continuing education in western Canada. It argues that, over the course of the twentieth century, the major universities in western Canada made three basic claims regarding the purposes of their extension and continuing education units. Prior to 1940, universities…

Although most articles and chapters on the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) begin with its early history and focus on its development from an institutional or broad programmatic perspective, this chapter examines the relationship between community economic development and popular education. It shows how CES's educational principles are…

The booming, oil-rich economy of Alberta, Canada, has left universities on the eastern side of the country scrambling for students, as families and recent high-school graduates move westward to seek their fortunes. Peter D. Halpin, executive director of the Association of Atlantic Universities, says that, "The Alberta economy has been an…

Tennessee State University has a rich history of public service and civic engagement--thus the motto "Think, Work, Serve." Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from a small college to two campuses. We actively engage in adhering to the cornerstone of the land-grant universities: teaching, research, and outreach. Our…

In the current Overseas Contingency Operation (OCO), families and communities have been impacted by multiple deployments. This is particularly challenging for families that are geographically isolated from military installations and resources typically available near these facilities. Operation Military Kids (OMK) is a national partnership…

Social skill development is emerging as an important issue for educators and practitioners in their work with adolescent youth. This presentation will use the results from two ongoing research projects to examine the relationship between adventure-based programming and social skill development in the lives of diverse youth. The first project is…

Discusses strategies for handling those who don't respond to mail questionnaires so that evaluation results are generalizable and valid. (JOW)