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32. Evaluation Report of TeleNet service of the Cooperative Extension Service
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ferej, Ahmed (author), K'Aol, George (author), and Stone, Nancy (author)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 1992-05-11
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06488
- Notes:
- James F. Evans Collection, Urbana, IL : Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois, 1992. 2 p.
33. Evolving new extension and training strategies for rural development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mehta, Prayag (author / National Labour Institute, New Delhi, India) and National Labour Institute, New Delhi, India
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1983
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 64 Document Number: C02328
- Journal Title:
- Indian Journal of Extension Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 19 (1/2) : 1-11
- Notes:
- Phase 2
34. Expanding Horizons Outside the Classroom
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Sylvia, Janet (author / University of Georgia) and Hurt, Todd (author / University of Georgia)
- Format:
- Presentation
- Publication Date:
- 2008-04-30
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C27714
- Notes:
- Presented at the National Extension Technology Conference in 2008, Raleigh, North Carolina. Information posted at http://netc08.ces.ncsu.edu., via online access, 25 slides, Abstract provided by presentors: The University of Georgia's Cooperative Extension has been using Live Classroom to deliver training sessions in an online environment. This has allowed CAES Extension personnel to overcome common training constraints such as: statewide audience, limited travel budgets, rising fuel costs, and time spent away from county offices and local clientele. During this session we will discuss the benefits of conducting Extension trainings online and the challenges of converting face-to-face sessions to an online format. We will also share: 1. the economic savings in terms of travel time, travel dollars and personnel hours gained, as well as 2. the environmental impact of reducing statewide travel.
35. Exploring the role of agricultural extension in promoting biodiversity conservation in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Abdu-Raheem, Kamal Adekunle (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10465
- Journal Title:
- Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- 38(9): 1015-1032
- Notes:
- 19 pages., ISSN: 2168-3565 (Print) 2168-3573 (Online), Via online journal, Biodiversity conservation outside designated protected areas remains challenging in South Africa, where 80% of the biodiversity resources occur on private and communal lands. This applies to the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province, which is the focus of this study. Landholders logically choose agricultural production ahead of conservation, which they often perform using non-ecological methods. Extension is well positioned to promote ecological agriculture, but its current contribution is unknown. This study examined the role of extension in ecological agriculture in KZN by investigating extension’s promotion of ecological agriculture among smallholder farmers and the factors impacting their employment of ecologically compatible practices. Data was collected through semistructured interviews with 44 respondents, comprising 5 provincial biodiversity conservation practitioners, 1 national biodiversity conservation manager, and 1 national and 4 provincial agricultural extension managers, selected by purposive sampling; as well as 25 extension officers and 8 farmers, selected by convenience sampling. The study found that extension mainly engages in technology transfer and distribution of production inputs, which poses challenges to biodiversity conservation. Extension shows little concern for biodiversity, and effectively promotes its degradation. Four sets of factors impacting extension’s capacity to promote ecological agriculture emerged: household/community-level, governmental, extension management, and ecological factors. Key among these were inadequate involvement of youth and men in agriculture; inadequate household production resources; poor collaboration and coordination between extension and biodiversity conservation institutions; top-down extension intervention; poor extension management and delivery capacities; and irregular and inadequate rainfall, as well as droughts and flooding. The study concluded that there is a need for a clearly articulated extension and biodiversity conservation policy supporting appropriate linkages and better coordination and integration of services among extension and biodiversity agencies within the National and Provincial Departments of Agriculture and with farmers; more effective agricultural education in schools; strengthening extension support systems; and creating conducive atmospheres for effective extension.
36. Extension Organizational Strengths: A Delphi Analysis
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lamm, Keven (author), Randall, Nekeisha (author), Lamm, Alexa (author), and Sapp, Rochelle (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-05-01
- Published:
- United States: American Association for Agricultural Education
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12202
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 62 - Number 2 - 2021
- Notes:
- Sharing the importance of agriculture, agricultural education, and programmatic efforts through Extension is vital to ensuring policy makers and the general public understand the need for supporting the overall agricultural industry. However, communicatingsuch importance can be challenging without accurate, evidence-based language to describe what makes agricultural initiatives unique and effective. Furthermore, having knowledge of the unique strengths of Extension builds a foundation of resources agricultural staff can use in problem-solving, communication, and education techniques. A Delphi study was conducted to research the unique strengths of University of GeorgiaExtension in an effort to better educate and communicate with local and state stakeholders. Findings resulted in 11 strengths that gained 100% agreement from research respondents. Six thematic categories covering all agreed-upon strengths document strengths in an explicit way that can also help with internal communication and education effortswithin the Extension organization.
37. Extension Professionals’ Attitudes, Self-Efficacy,and Perceptions of Inclusion for 4-H Youth with Disabilities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Anderson, Callie (author), Niewoehner-Green, Jera (author), and Scheer, Scott (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-06
- Published:
- United States: Routledge
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12494
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Education
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 62, Issue 3
- Notes:
- 14 pages., The 4-H Youth Development program prohibits all forms of discrimination which includes disability. 4-H Extension professionals provide the essential interface between Extension and the local community to create an inclusive environment for all youth, including those with disabilities, that is welcoming and accessible. Attitudes and self-efficacy for working with youth who have disabilities impact how well 4- H delivers positive youth development programs. The purpose of this study was to determine state-wide 4-H Extension professionals’ attitudes, self-efficacy, and perceptions of inclusion toward youth with disabilities. In addition, the researchers sought to examine their use of a training program to better serve youth with disabilities. All 4-H Extension professionals in Ohio were surveyed (N = 135) with 71 responding (response rate of 53%). Results indicated the attitudes of Extension professionals for accepting of and feeling comfortable around youth with disabilities was overwhelmingly positive. They also perceived that youth with disabilities felt that they were included in 4-H activities. For self-efficacy, 4-H professionals reported they could effectively provide inclusive opportunities for youth with disabilities and adapt their level of instruction, take extra time, and pay attention to the needs of youth with disabilities. However, about a third of the respondents somewhat or strongly agreed that their workload would increase by having youth with disabilities in their organization. The disability training program was used by over three-fourths of the 4-H professionals and helped them to engage with parents to learn more about their children with disabilities. The program also improved accommodations and creating a more inclusive 4-H environment.
38. Extension education and communication in agricultural and rural development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Awa, Njoku (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 1990
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17303
- Notes:
- Pages 159-171 in R.K. Samanta (ed.), Development communication for agriculture. B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, India. 299 pages.
39. Extension education for dryland cropping systems in Iraq
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Parker, Robert (author), Abi-Ghanem, Rita (author), Carpenter-Boggs, Lynne (author), Koenig, Richard (author), Pannkuk, Chris (author), and Pan, William (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Published:
- Iraq
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37043
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 38 : 133-139
40. Extension education methods
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- vanderZanden, Ann Marie (author) and Hilgert, Christopher (author)
- Format:
- Abstract
- Publication Date:
- 2002-04
- Published:
- USA: Department of Horticulture, Orgegon State University 4017 ALS Bldg., Corvallis, OR 97331-7304
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 127 Document Number: C18699
- Journal Title:
- HortTechnology
- Journal Title Details:
- 12(2) : 297-
- Notes:
- April-June 2002