Balaguru, T. (author), Raman, K.V. (author), and National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India; National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 82 Document Number: C04885
Fernando, Nimal A. (author / Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka) and Economic Research Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 82 Document Number: C04886
Gill, Dhara S. (author / Professor, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada) and Professor, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Format:
Bibliography
Publication Date:
1988-03
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 82 Document Number: C04921
Notes:
Monticello, IL : Vance Bibliographies, 1988. 14 p. (Vance Bibliographies, Public Administration Series: Bibliography #P 2367)
Davis-Brown, Karen (author), Salamon, Sonya (author), and Salamon: Anthropologist and Professor of Family Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Davis-Brown: Church Education Coordinator
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05094
Notes:
In: Haney, Wava G. and Knowles, Jane B. Women and Farming. Boulder, CO : Westview, 1988. p. 195-210
McCarthy, Mary R. (author), Salant, Priscilla (author), Saupe, William E. (author), and McCarthy: Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI; Salant: Economist, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Saupe: Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05095
Notes:
In: Haney, Wava G. and Knowles, Jane B. Women and Farming. Boulder, CO : Westview, 1988. p. 135-151
Draughn, Peggy Saxton (author), Knaub, Patricia (author), Little, Linda F. (author), Smith, Craig (author), Weeks, O'Neal (author), Wozniak, Patricia (author), and Knaub: Home Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; Draughn: School of Home Economics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Wozniak: Department of Experimental Statistics, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Little: Department of Family and Child Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; Smith: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; Weeks: Department of Family and Child Studies, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05096
Abbott, Douglas (author), Knaub, Patricia Kain (author), Meredith, William H. (author), Parkhurst, Anne (author), and Home Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE; Department of Human Development and the Family, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE; Department of Human Development and the Family, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE; Department of Biometrics and Information Systems, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05097
Draughn, Peggy Saxton (author), Knaub, Patricia Kain (author), Little, Linda F. (author), Smith, Craig (author), Weeks, O'Neal (author), Wozniak, Patricia (author), and Draughn: School of Home Economics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Little: Department of Family and Child Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; Wozniak: Department of Experimental Statistics, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Knaub: Home Economics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Weeks: Department of Family and Child Studies, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Smith: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05098
Goreham, Gary A. (author), Leistritz, F. Larry (author), Rathge, Richard W. (author), and Departments of Sociology and Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; Departments of Sociology and Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; Departments of Sociology and Agricultural Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05135
AGRICOLA IND 89001627, We compared the socioeconomic characteristics of a generalizable sample of displaced farm households in North Dakota with a random sample of producers who were currently operating their farming enterprises. We hypothesized that the displaced farmers would differ significantly from their currently operating counterparts in (1) the structural conditions of their operations and (2) their personal characteristics. Our hypotheses were guided by the changing structure of the agriculture literature and the adoption-diffusion literature. We obtained our data from lists of farmers who were displaced between 1981 and 1985 for financial reasons (N = 169) and from a panel of active farmers (N = 759) initially surveyed in 1985. We found that farmers displaced between 1981 and 1985 did not operate enterprises significantly different from those currently in business. Our analysis of the personal characteristics of operators revealed statistically significant differences, but these differences had limited explanatory power. We concluded that researchers should shift their attention to macrolevel variables to characterize displaced farmers.
Farrington, John (author / Overseas Development Institute, Regent's College, London, UK) and Overseas Development Institute, Regent's College, London, UK
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05140
Babb, Emerson M. (author), Swanson, Bruce L. (author), and Swanson: Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Cooperative Service (ACS); Babb: University of Florida, FL
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05143
AGRICOLA IND 89035615, We explore the relationship between adoption of farm technology and labor availability in Africa. We use a case study of the introduction of a high-yielding variety of maize in an area of Zambia to examine the different aspects of the relationship between adoption and labor availability/mobilization. The research is based on an intensive 15-month study of 23 maize farmers, survey data from 240 of their farm workers, and data collected from an ongoing integrated rural development project. The data illustrate that the shift to hybrid maize requires additional labor. farmers' inability to mobilize additional labor results in partial adoption and various compromises in the performance of recommended practices. The labor survey reveals that despite farmers' preferences for hiring older workers and female labor, children are extensively employed because of their availability. We conclude by illustrating the need for adoption research that takes the broader farming environment into account.
Bottrall, A. (author), Farrington, J. (author), Maurya, D.M. (author), and Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India; Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India; Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Narendra Nagar, Kumarganj, Faizabad, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05145
Boersma, Larry (author), Faulkenberry, G. David (author), Mason, Robert (author), and Mason: Survey Research Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Boersma: Department of Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; Faulkenberry: Department of Statistics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05169
Baker, Gregory A. (author), Knipscheer, Hendrik C. (author), Neto, Jose de Souza (author), and Baker: Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; Knipscheer: Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development, Morrilton, AR; Neto: EMPRAPA, Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05170
Babb, Emerson M. (author), Swanson, Bruce (author), and Swanson: Agricultural Economist, Agricultural Cooperative Service; Babb: Professor, University of Florida, FL
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05190
Bell, James B. (author), Purcell, Wayne D. (author), and Purcell: Professor, Agricultural Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Bell: Extension Economist, Agricultural Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05191
Kennedy, Tracey L. (author), Torgerson, Randall E. (author), and Torgerson: Administrator, Agricultural Cooperative Service; Kennedy: Assistant to the Administration, Agricultural Cooperative Service
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05192
Heasley, Daryl K. (author), Price, Deborah A. (author), and Heasley: Associate Professor, Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Price: masters Candidate, Rural Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05194
Benninga, J. (author), Ruijs, M.N.A. (author), Vermeulen, P.C.M. (author), and Vermeulen: Glasshouse Crops Research Station (PTG), Naaldwijk, The Netherlands; Benninga: Research Station for Floriculture (PBN), Aalsmeer, The Netherlands; Ruijs: Glasshouse Crops Research Station (PTG), Naaldwijk, The Netherlands
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05360
Adelaja, Adesoji O. (author), Andrews, Margaret S. (author), Lopez, Rigoberto A. (author), and Assistant professors, Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Cook College, Rutgers University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05362
AGRICOLA IND 88023274, Abstract: This article conceptualizes the effects of suburban population density and land speculation on agricultural production choices, prices, and profits. A dual profit function model and a system of reduced-form price equations are used to estimate these effects for New Jersey. Results show that vegetable production is the only subsector to benefit from suburbanization, while livestock is the most adversely affected. Suburbanization reduces responsiveness to agricultural prices and discourages capital and land use. The overall impact on profits is positive when capital gains on land are included. Policy implications for farmland preservation and "right to farm" legislation are discussed.
Martin, G.A. (author), Sims, R.E.H. (author), Young, R.W.J. (author), and Sims: Senior Lecturer, Agricultural and Horticultural Machinery, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.; Young: Senior Research Officer, New Zealand Agricultural Engineering Institute, Lincoln College, Canterbury, New Zealand; Martin: Senior Engineer, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05363
Gamon, Julia A. (author), Ubadigbo, Fidelis (author), and Gamon: Assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA; Ubadigbo: Graduate student, Department of Agricultural Education, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05364
Baker, Matt (author), Roediger, Roger (author), and Baker: Graduate Associate, Department of Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Roediger: Director, Ohio Agricultural Education Curriculum Materials Service, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05367
Branson, Donna (author), Nelson, Cherilyn (author), Olson, Wanda (author), Rucker, Margaret (author), Slocum, Ann (author), Stone, Janis (author), and Nelson: Apparel, Textiles & Interior Design, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND; Rucker: Division of Textiles and Clothing, University of California, Davis, CA; Olson: Department of Design, Housing and Apparel, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Branson: Department of Clothing, Textiles and Merchandising, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; Slocum: Human Environment and Design, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Stone: Textiles and Clothing Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05369
AGRICOLA IND 89025670, A survey of farm families in five states was conducted to determine current attitudes and practices regarding the removal of pesticides from contaminated clothing. There was little evidence that respondents to this survey have been obtaining available information regarding the care of pesticide contaminated clothing. Even when the launderers did receive such information, many did not adopt the recommended procedures with the exception of storing and washing pesticide contaminated clothing separately and using hot or warm water for washing. Families in which the launderer was under 30 in age were least likely to obtain and use recommended care procedures. The relatively low rate of information requisition and use, especially among younger respondents, suggests a need for better information delivery systems as well as more compelling appeals regarding the importance of using the information once it has been received.
Errington, Andrew J. (author), Olu-Okelola, Moses (author), and Olu-Okelola: Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Rural Development, Federal Department of Agriculture Planning and Communication Unit, Lagos, Nigeria; Errington: Farm Management Unit, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading, UK
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05372
Malpiedi,Barbara J. (author / Assistant professor of Agricultural Education, Department of Occupational Education, North Carolina State University, NC)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05374
Elgin, Carol (author), Megeath, Michael (author), and Megeath: Principal, Charles S. Monroe Vocational-Technical Center, Leesburg, VA; Elgin: Horticulture Instructor, Charles S. Monroe Vocational-Technical Center, Leesburg, VA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05376
Putler, Daniel S. (author), Zilberman, David (author), and Putler: Agricultural economist, Commodity Economics Division, Economic Research Service, USDA; Zilberman: Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05377
AGRICOLA IND 89001696, Logit analysis using data from a survey of Tulare County, California, farmers is used to examine computer and application ownership patterns in agriculture. The analysis indicates that the size of the farming operation, education level, age level, and the ownership of a farm-related nonfarming business significantly influence the probability of computer ownership; however, the type of farm products used on the farm does not. The type of application software owned is influenced primarily by the type of farm products produced, the size of the farming operation, ownership of a farm-related business, and the education level of the farmer.
Lynne, Gary D. (author), Rola, Leandro R. (author), Shonkwiler, J.S. (author), and Lynne, Shonkwiler: Associate Professors, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, FL; Rola: Director, Agricultural Credit and Cooperatives Institute, University of Philippines, Los Banos, Philippines
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-02
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05380
Shaffer, Terry (author), Wehr, Peter (author), and Assistant Curator of History, Michigan State University Museum; Assistant Curator of History, Michigan State University Museum
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA: East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University, Agricultural Experiment Station
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05401
Rogers, Everett M. (author), Singhal, Arvind (author), and Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05462
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05466
Notes:
Reisner, In: Oepen, Manfred, ed. Development Support Communication in Indonesia. [s.l.] : Indonesian Society for Peasantry and Community Development, 1988. p. 56-74
Melkote, Srinivas R. (author / Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-TV-Film, School of Mass Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA: Macomb, IL : Western Illinois University.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05538
Moore, Gary E. (author), Yahya, Ismail bin (author), and Yahya: Teacher Educator, College of Agriculture, Port Antonio, Jamaica; Moore: Professor, Vocational Education, Louisiana State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA: [Columbus, OH : Ohio State University, Department of Agricultural Education.]
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05543
Alexander, A.J. (author), Bartlett, D.J. (author), Healey, R.G. (author), Morris, B.A. (author), Waugh, T.C. (author), and Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK: Huntingdon, UK : Institute of Terrestrial Ecology.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05544
France: Montpellier, France : Recherche Developpement for the Departement Systemes Agraires, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD).
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05549
Lessley, Billy V. (author), Phipps, Tim (author), Pitt, David G. (author), and Pitt: Professor and Chair of the Landscape Architecture Program, University of Minnesota; Phipps: Fellow, Resources for the Future's National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, Washington, D.C.; Lessley: Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA: Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin Press.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05550
Paper presented at the "Symposium on Extension delivery systems Around the World of the XXII International Horticultural Congress/83rd ASHS Annual Meeting," August 15, 1986, Davis, California.; AGRICOLA IND 88025630
Manheim, Jarol B. (author), Pratt, Comelius B. (author), and Pratt: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; Manheim: Professor of Political Science and Communication and Director of the Political Communications Program, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA: New York : Oxford University Press.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05555
Hicks, Theresa L. (author), Osterman, Douglas A. (author), and Osterman: Resource Planner, Palouse Conservation District, Pullman, WA; Hicks: Soil Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pullman, WA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-03
Published:
USA: Ankeny, IA : Soil Conservation Society of America.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05558
Edwards, C.R. (author), Martin, M.A. (author), Thomas, T.W. (author), and Thomas: Arthur D. Little Inc., Acorn Park, Cambridge, MA; Martin: Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Edwards: Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
USA: Madison, WI : American Society of Agronomy.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05561
France: Montpellier, France : Recherche Developpement for the Departement Systemes Agraires, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD).
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05565
AGRICOLA IND 89053984, This article describes a proposal by the authors that the distinction between interpersonal and mass media communication has had detrimental effects on the progress of communication theory and research. First, the conceptual boundaries between these two types of communication is discussed. Next, the political and historical reasons for the distinction are described. The authors provide evidence for this separation by citing studies which examine the degree to which researchers in the two areas cite each others' works in research publications. Finally, the consequences of this distinction are presented. Included in this section is a table listing the main characteristics of interpersonal, interactive, and mass media communication.
Compton, J. Lin (author), Green, Jennifer C. (author), Sappington, Harry W., III. (author), Whitmore, Elizabeth (author), and Assistant Professor, Maritime School of Social Work, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
USA: Medford, MA : Association of Voluntary Action Scholars.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05585
AGRICOLA IND 89051564, This study is part of a larger study which examined the development of leadership knowledge and awareness in rural communities. This part of the study focused on what adults learn through participation in community groups. The subjects of this study were 10 members of community groups located in rural counties. All subjects participated in an open-ended, semi-structured interview. Transcripts were analyzed for statements of learning. A total of 259 learning statements in eight categories were identified. The categories are self, internal knowledge, internal skills, external knowledge, external skills, broader skills, special groups and issues, and learning about the learning process. The authors also discuss factors related to learning, including: social factors, local control, democratic procedures, and satisfaction.
Hendricks, Jon (author), Hougland, James G., Jr. (author), Turner, Howard B. (author), and Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988-07
Published:
USA: Medford, MA : Association of Voluntary Action Scholars.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05586
AGRICOLA IND 89051563, The research presented in this article examined life satisfaction and volunteer activity satisfaction in retired professionals who volunteered. The authors looked at four areas: 1) how life satisfaction and volunteer action changes as volunteers' self perceived effectiveness and opportunities for formal demonstration of competencies increases; 2) how satisfaction with the activity changes as volunteers' self-perceived effectiveness and opportunities for formal demonstration of competencies increases; 3) how life satisfaction and voluntary action change as satisfaction with the specific activity increases; and 4) how the reasons for participation affect the first three relationships. This article reports the findings from two questionnaires given to 39 volunteers at the beginning and end of a six month project. The scales used measured: self-esteem, morale, reactions to the project, social alienation, voluntary action, reasons for volunteering, and motivation. The authors found that these volunteers' perceived effectiveness was associated with increased program satisfaction, and that reasons for involvement create variation in implications for voluntary action.
