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Shriver, Howard Arnette – 1969
This study was to discover the effect of the merger of various extension units at West Virginia University into the Appalachian Center. Data were collected by a questionnaire. The 131 respondents consisted of 50 county agents, 46 4-H agents, and 35 home agents, and comprised 96% of the state extension agents. Regression analysis, consisting of…
Descriptors: Audiences, Doctoral Dissertations, Extension Agents, Extension Education
Calloway, Pauline Frances – 1968
This study investigated the construct validity of the Herzberg (1964) theory of motivation as it relates to county Extension agents; and developed an inventory to measure the job satisfaction of county agents in North Carolina. The inventory was administered to 419 agents in 79 counties. Factor analysis was used to determine the number of job…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Doctoral Dissertations, Environmental Influences, Extension Agents
Ott, Harold R. – 1972
A study was conducted to determine whether a relationship exists between several selected socioeconomic characteristics and the adoption or non-adoption of soil testing as a farm management tool and to establish whether or not a statistically significant relationship exists between adopters and imperfect adopters (discontinuers). Data were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Extension Agents
Best, K. E.; Blackburn, D. J. – 1972
A study of Haldimand County (Ontario, Canada) farmers' use and understanding of soil test reports and the relationship of these variables with certain personal and social characteristics of the respondents are summarized. The objectives of the study were to indicate the extent to which farmers use the soil test report, the quality of fertilizer…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Data Analysis, Educational Background
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1977
The work and composition of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, the oldest higher education association in the United States, are described in this brochure. It includes a listing of the universities and colleges holding membership in the association. It also reviews the association's history and the way it…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Land Grant Universities
McIntosh, Dean; Raymond, Gail I. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1990
The article presents a teacher training model based on the Agricultural Extension Service Agent Model to meet the educational needs of handicapped students in rural areas. The model involves training regular classroom teachers to become in-house specialists on maintaining the mildly handicapped student in the regular classroom. (DB)
Descriptors: Consultants, Consultation Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Extension Agents

Russon, Craig; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1995
Because of increased aid to developing nations, cross-cultural evaluation has become more common. Whether culture has an influence on evaluation was studied by simulating a study of Mexican and U.S. agricultural administrators. Results demonstrate the effects of cultural differences on evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Agricultural Occupations, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences

Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
These excerpts from "Education 2005: The Role of Research and Development in an Overwhelming Campaign for Education in America" describe the rationale for the report's full recommendations. They include the text and discussion of the particular recommendation for the creation of a research, development, and dissemination delivery system…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Research

Peters, Laurence – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Describes and explores the District Education Agent program, a community-based program proposed by the Subcommittee on Select Education of the U.S. House of Representatives, which is comparable to the agricultural extension service. Ways in which it might incorporate new technological capabilities are suggested. (12 references) (DB)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Action, Computer Networks, Educational Change
Castella, Jean-Christophe; Slaats, Joep; Quang, Dang Dinh; Geay, Francois; Van Linh, Nguyen; Tho, Pham Thi Hanh – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2006
In Vietnam, agricultural extension has contributed to rural development and poverty alleviation over the past two decades of agricultural decollectivization, but it was not very effective in reducing disparities within farmer communities. The study examined how better interactions of extension services with other agencies and information sources…
Descriptors: Rural Extension, Information Sources, Foreign Countries, Rural Development
Byram, Martin L.; And Others – 1986
This manual is intended for extension workers involved in rural development programs in developing nations. The focus is on communication skills and education and is aimed at the trainers of extension workers. There are four main sections with each section divided into units with handouts and activities. Section 1, "Basic Education…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Development, Developing Nations, Extension Agents
Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State, MS. – 1999
The Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) at Mississippi State University aims to stimulate the creation of new partnerships to enhance rural communities' capacity to address key health issues. In 1997, SRDC hosted a conference to develop the following: partnerships among land-grant universities, the health sector, and local citizens and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Action, Community Health Services, Health Education
Stuhr, Christian – 1990
In an effort to meet the demand for off-campus postsecondary education at the degree, diploma, or certificate levels, this report examines the barriers against and reasons for offering decentralized teacher education programs from universities to colleges in rural Canadian provinces. Several reasons exist for the demand for off-campus…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Planning, Community Colleges, Decentralization
Lilley, Stephen; And Others – 1990
This survey of North Carolina farmers focuses on the impact of important social changes and their interplay with ongoing changes in agriculture. It provides information for policymakers and education researchers to prepare for possible changes in the rural education system. State farmers were interviewed in 1987 and again in 1988. Of 883 people…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trends, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Agriculture. – 1984
This congressional hearing is the fifth of five volumes examining various aspects of agricultural research, extension, and teaching as a prelude to determining what changes are to be made in Title XIV of the farm bill. Focuses are the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) biotechnology program plans and regulatory concerns and the public benefits…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Education, Computers, Federal Legislation