Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers
The educational program model is the principle approach Extension uses to deliver on its mission of “taking knowledge to the people.” However, with county-based faculty fully engaged in long-term program delivery, they may have little or no capacity to address emerging issues faced by urban communit...
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Mississippi State University
2017-05-01
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| description | The educational program model is the principle approach Extension uses to deliver on its mission of “taking knowledge to the people.” However, with county-based faculty fully engaged in long-term program delivery, they may have little or no capacity to address emerging issues faced by urban communities. Urban governments often seek the research capacity of a university in addition to, or instead of, the traditional Extension programming model but sometimes turn first to other urban-serving universities. Washington State University Extension has addressed these challenges by establishing subject-matter centers. This article examines how subject-matter centers can add capacity to traditional Extension offices in order to be responsive to emerging local needs, suggesting models that other university Extension programs may use or adapt to their local communities. These models also foster more community engagement and articulate greater public value for the institution as a whole.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fcfdf635497489587cd69533cc754dd2022-12-22T03:47:53ZengMississippi State UniversityJournal of Human Sciences and Extension2325-52262017-05-0152126144https://doi.org/10.54718/MGNW7560Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter CentersBrad Gaolach 0Michael Kern 1Christina Sanders 2Washington State UniversityWashington State University Washington State University The educational program model is the principle approach Extension uses to deliver on its mission of “taking knowledge to the people.” However, with county-based faculty fully engaged in long-term program delivery, they may have little or no capacity to address emerging issues faced by urban communities. Urban governments often seek the research capacity of a university in addition to, or instead of, the traditional Extension programming model but sometimes turn first to other urban-serving universities. Washington State University Extension has addressed these challenges by establishing subject-matter centers. This article examines how subject-matter centers can add capacity to traditional Extension offices in order to be responsive to emerging local needs, suggesting models that other university Extension programs may use or adapt to their local communities. These models also foster more community engagement and articulate greater public value for the institution as a whole. https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol5/iss2/10/metropolitanpublic policyshort-term projectsbuilding capacityresponsivenessprogrammingpublic value |
| spellingShingle | Brad Gaolach Michael Kern Christina Sanders Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers Journal of Human Sciences and Extension metropolitan public policy short-term projects building capacity responsiveness programming public value |
| title | Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers |
| title_full | Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers |
| title_fullStr | Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers |
| title_short | Urban Extension: Aligning with the Needs of Urban Audiences Through Subject-Matter Centers |
| title_sort | urban extension aligning with the needs of urban audiences through subject matter centers |
| topic | metropolitan public policy short-term projects building capacity responsiveness programming public value |
| url | https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol5/iss2/10/ |
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