Measuring the Aggregated Public Value of Extension
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| Title: | Measuring the Aggregated Public Value of Extension |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lamm, Alexa J., Rabinowitz, Adam, Lamm, Kevan W., Faulk, Kisha |
| Source: | Journal of Extension. Dec 2020 58(6). |
| Availability: | Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Extension Education, Public Opinion, Value Judgment, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Intention, Behavior Change, Economic Impact, Natural Resources, Leadership Training, Community Development, Consumer Science |
| Geographic Terms: | Georgia |
| ISSN: | 1077-5315 |
| Abstract: | Extension program participants tell story after story of the impact of Cooperative Extension on their lives, their families, and their businesses. Despite huge amounts of qualitative data, very little quantitative data exist showing the aggregated public value of Extension programs--especially across program areas. The lack of data leaves Extension administrators high and dry when they are asked to show public value, a circumstance sometimes resulting in reductions in human and financial resources. A simple, yet powerful Extension public value instrument was developed and used in Georgia along with analysis methods designed to showcase the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of Extension programs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Access URL: | https://joe.org/joe/2020december/pdf/JOE_v58_6a2.pdf |
| Accession Number: | EJ1281284 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Extension program participants tell story after story of the impact of Cooperative Extension on their lives, their families, and their businesses. Despite huge amounts of qualitative data, very little quantitative data exist showing the aggregated public value of Extension programs--especially across program areas. The lack of data leaves Extension administrators high and dry when they are asked to show public value, a circumstance sometimes resulting in reductions in human and financial resources. A simple, yet powerful Extension public value instrument was developed and used in Georgia along with analysis methods designed to showcase the short-, medium-, and long-term impacts of Extension programs. |
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| ISSN: | 1077-5315 |
