Assessing the Boundary-Spanning Roles of Cooperative Extension Professionals in Higher Education Community Partnerships
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| Title: | Assessing the Boundary-Spanning Roles of Cooperative Extension Professionals in Higher Education Community Partnerships |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Casey D. Mull, Jenny W. Jordan |
| Source: | Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. 2024 28(3):23-41. |
| Availability: | Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Extension Education, Land Grant Universities, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs, College Faculty, Partnerships in Education, Community Needs, Institutional Mission, Faculty Development, Role Conflict |
| ISSN: | 1534-6102 2164-8212 |
| Abstract: | Cooperative Extension has a long-standing history of placing individuals in communities to lead community-wide change. These individuals are employees of the nation's land-grant universities, with significant roles and responsibilities working between and among institutions and their communities. They often must maintain dual identities and roles, bridging the university mission and community needs. This study examined the boundary-spanning behaviors and orientations of Cooperative Extension staff and found few personal or work characteristics correlated with boundary-spanning behaviors. We explain how this lack of correlation may serve to assuage concerns about objectivity in the boundary-spanning work of Extension professionals. Higher education administrators and community leaders can use this information to better orient, equip, and train these Cooperative Extension professionals to make a lasting impact through propelling objective community change. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1445602 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Cooperative Extension has a long-standing history of placing individuals in communities to lead community-wide change. These individuals are employees of the nation's land-grant universities, with significant roles and responsibilities working between and among institutions and their communities. They often must maintain dual identities and roles, bridging the university mission and community needs. This study examined the boundary-spanning behaviors and orientations of Cooperative Extension staff and found few personal or work characteristics correlated with boundary-spanning behaviors. We explain how this lack of correlation may serve to assuage concerns about objectivity in the boundary-spanning work of Extension professionals. Higher education administrators and community leaders can use this information to better orient, equip, and train these Cooperative Extension professionals to make a lasting impact through propelling objective community change. |
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| ISSN: | 1534-6102 2164-8212 |
