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Hoiberg, Eric; Swope, Cliff – 1979
Interviews with 940 Iowa farm operators and their wives were conducted during 1977 to address the question of perceived extension effectiveness (the degree to which the respondent perceived the Cooperative Extension Service as meeting his/her needs). Two models of organizational effectiveness were advanced and suggested as being consistent with…
Descriptors: Demography, Extension Education, Farmers, Needs Assessment
Bruening, Thomas H.; Martin, Robert A. – 1992
A sample of 731 farmers was surveyed to identify perceptions regarding selected soil and water conservation practices. The sample was stratified and proportioned by conservation district to have a representative group of respondents across Iowa. Items on the mailed questionnaire were designed to assess perceptions regarding issues in soil and…
Descriptors: Adult Farmer Education, Agricultural Education, Attitudes, Conservation Education
Lasley, Paul, Comp.; And Others – 1986
The 12 states comprising the North Central Region have been affected in similar ways by the farm crisis of the 1980s. Statewide surveys show sizeable proportions of farm operations that are experiencing moderately high levels of financial stress. The problems caused by chronic stress on family structure and functioning, the loss of mainstreet…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Action, Community Problems, Economic Status