From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation Pathways
This article explores how evaluation has been developed and expanded within the Cooperative Extension system, from the beginning of agricultural education in America in 1800 to the present day. Important periods across the history of Extension evaluation have been identified and categorized accordin...
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| author | Allison Nichols Stephanie M. Blake Scott Chazdon Rama Radhakrishna |
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| description | This article explores how evaluation has been developed and expanded within the Cooperative Extension system, from the beginning of agricultural education in America in 1800 to the present day. Important periods across the history of Extension evaluation have been identified and categorized according to major themes and significant contributions of Extension individuals and organizations. Challenges for the future of evaluation within Extension are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee6a7a36bd5649cbb0ec78a0a95354792022-12-22T04:35:27ZengMississippi State UniversityJournal of Human Sciences and Extension2325-52262015-06-013283107https://doi.org/10.54718/DNHS3672 From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation PathwaysAllison Nichols0Stephanie M. Blake 1Scott Chazdon2Rama Radhakrishna3West Virginia University ExtensionNational Institute of Food and Agriculture University of Minnesota Extension Pennsylvania State University ExtensionThis article explores how evaluation has been developed and expanded within the Cooperative Extension system, from the beginning of agricultural education in America in 1800 to the present day. Important periods across the history of Extension evaluation have been identified and categorized according to major themes and significant contributions of Extension individuals and organizations. Challenges for the future of evaluation within Extension are discussed.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol3/iss2/7/evaluationcooperative extensionextensionnational institute of food and agriculturenifasmith-lever actfood and agriculture actgovernance and performance results actagricultural research extension and education reform act |
| spellingShingle | Allison Nichols Stephanie M. Blake Scott Chazdon Rama Radhakrishna From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation Pathways Journal of Human Sciences and Extension evaluation cooperative extension extension national institute of food and agriculture nifa smith-lever act food and agriculture act governance and performance results act agricultural research extension and education reform act |
| title | From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation Pathways |
| title_full | From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation Pathways |
| title_fullStr | From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation Pathways |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation Pathways |
| title_short | From Farm Results Demonstrations to Multistate Impact Designs: Cooperative Extension Navigates its Way Through Evaluation Pathways |
| title_sort | from farm results demonstrations to multistate impact designs cooperative extension navigates its way through evaluation pathways |
| topic | evaluation cooperative extension extension national institute of food and agriculture nifa smith-lever act food and agriculture act governance and performance results act agricultural research extension and education reform act |
| url | https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/jhse/vol3/iss2/7/ |
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