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2. Barriers to and strategies for engaging extension educators in family caregiver education
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Struckmeyer, Kristopher M. (author), Roberts, Emily (author), Gordon, Sarah R. (author), Raczkoski, Brandon M. (author), and Singh, Chitra (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-12
- Published:
- Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11149
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(6)
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Article # 6RIB5, via online journal., Oklahoma Extension educators encountered barriers related to trainings and program delivery for a caregiver education program produced by Oklahoma State University Extension. Oklahoma family and consumer sciences educators were interviewed about perceived barriers to attending trainings and delivering the program. Findings indicated that staff shortages, program prioritization, challenges in developing an audience, and communication issues with the program team made it difficult for educators to engage with the program. Strategies for improvement based on the findings were devised.
3. Factors influencing farmers’ satisfaction with the quality of agricultural extension services
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kassem, Hazem S. (author), Alotaibi, Bader Alhafi (author), Muddassir, Muhammad (author), and Herab, Ahmed (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-17
- Published:
- International: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12478
- Journal Title:
- Evaluation and Program Planning
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 85
- Notes:
- 18 pages, Assessing farmers’ satisfaction with the quality of agricultural-extension services is essential for developing extension programs that comply with farmers’ needs and agroecological conditions. This study aimed to determine factors influencing farmers’ satisfaction with extension services. Data were collected through a questionnaire from a random sample of 393 farmers in the Kafr El Sheikh governorate. Farmers assessed the quality of extension services by five main indicators: (1) availability, (2) accessibility, (3) diversity, (4) relevance, and (5) effectiveness. Descriptive statistics and a logistic-regression model were used to analyze the data. Results showed that farmers had lowly participated in the provided extension services. The accessibility of services was ranked first with regard to satisfaction, while diversity of services was the lowest-ranked quality attribute. Results also revealed that factors significantly influencing farmers’ satisfaction included farm size, diversity of farming activities, annual income, and participation in extension services. Results provide practical implications for policy makers to support smallholder farmers by providing high-quality extension programs.
4. Participatory integrated pest management in Uganda: merging local and scientific knowledge systems
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Erbaugh, J. Mark (author), Willson, Harold (author / Ohio State University), and Kyamanywa, Samuel (author / Ohio State University)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes1 Document Number: C12126
- Notes:
- Francis C. Byrnes Collection, 2 p. Setting and date not identified.
5. Prioritisation in practice: targeted extension in Great Barrier Reef water quality improvement programs
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hepburn, Lana (author) and Nash, Michael (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Australia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D11650
- Journal Title:
- Rural Extension and Innovation Systems Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- 15(1) : 86-92
- Notes:
- 7 pages., Article presents learnings and observations from the perspective of delivering a targeted sugarcane agricultural extension program across the Wet Tropics. "Importantly, this program has continued to find the need to understand and align with local community and industry dynamics to ensure prioritisation supports the intended outcomes, including that communities and landholders are actively engaged in water quality improvement and remain resilient."
6. Reach Versus Impact: Comparing Webinars and Online Short Courses for Educational Outcomes
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Anderson, Kathleen P. (author), Pulec, Kate E. (author), Skelly, Christine D. (author), Wright, Ashley D. (author), Greene, Elizabeth A. (author), and University of Nebraska Michigan State University University of Arizona
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-02
- Published:
- United States: Extension Journal, Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: D11361
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 58(1)
- Notes:
- 9 pages., via online journal, Our multistate group of state horse specialists produced and evaluated impacts from six webinars and online short courses (webinar plus additional content) addressing current industry issues: pasture-associated laminitis, equine herpesvirus-1, disaster preparedness, sales fraud, rescues/rehoming, and manure management. We identified no differences in perceived knowledge gained from webinars or short courses; however, results suggest that participation in short courses versus live webinars may be more useful for making positive management decisions. Short course participants also reported greater potential for cost savings as a result of completing the education. On the basis of the study, we offer recommendations for developing effective online Extension education programs.
7. Satellite farm : 'farmer-led farmer approach' for sustainable farm enterprises and human development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ponnusamy, K.A. (author), Permumal, G. (author), and Division of Agricultural Extension
- Format:
- Monograph
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20025
- Notes:
- Burton Swanson Collection, pp. 25-35; From "Krishi vigyan kendra : a movement"