This study analyzed data gathered in a Canada Land Inventory project in British Columbia; the purpose was to measure the degree of communication between farmers and the agricultural extension service by analyzing the nature and extent of contacts, and the relationship of the contacts to socioeconomic characteristics. The farmers tended to be an…

This paper analyzed factors related to adoption of new farm practices by dairy farmers in two Pennsylvania counties in 1962 and 1966. (Of 638 farmers interviewed in 1962, 387 were still operating their farms in 1966.) The dependent variable was an index of 19 recommended farm practices, of which about half were being used in 1962. Twenty-one…

The orientation, interaction, and personal and social characteristics of an area development leadership group in Iowa were analyzed with the aim of helping plan educational efforts for the Extension Service. Objectives were to determine the extent of communication of selected social system elements by the state staff to the leadership group;…

This study sought to determine the stage (awareness, interest, evaluation, trial, or adoption) reached by homemakers in adopting the water blanching of vegetables for freezing; to identify information sources (mass media, agencies, experts, informal personal contacts, and organizations); and to assess the relationship of certain personal, social,…

Conducted in Uruguay during 1965-68, this study compared adoption rates for selected agricultural practices between one area which received an extension program and one which did not; and sought relationships between selected characteristics of individual farmers and the adoption of new practices. Data came from interviews with 69 experimental and…

IN THIS STUDY OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF STATE HOME ECONOMICS LEADERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION MAKING, THE GUIDING PURPOSE WAS TO DEVELOP DIMENSIONS FOR MEASURING SUCH INVOLVEMENT AND TO ASSESS HOW WELL THE ITEMS CONSTITUTING THE DIMENSIONS MEASURED CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND VARIABLES. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED AROUND FOUR…

This study evaluated whether effectiveness in curriculum planning groups is raised by involving a professional adult educator as a nondirective, information giving group member, or by training group chairmen in discussion leadership skills. Group effectiveness was measured by member satisfaction with the group product, satisfaction with…

THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF SELECTED FACTORS ON THE OCCUPATIONAL STATUS OF A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 60 PESTICIDE DEALERS IN NEBRASKA. CORRELATION AND INTERCORRELATION COEFFICIENTS WERE COMPUTED AND CONTINGENCY TABLES WERE CONSTRUCTED. IT WAS FOUND THAT FORMAL EDUCATIONAL LEVEL CORRELATES WITH OCCUPATIONAL STATUS AND…

This study described and analyzed a rural community during change to determine possible "blocks" and/or "catalysts" in implementing 29 recommendations by the University of Wisconsin Department of Landscape Architecture. Elements and processes which were most highly related to attitudes toward these changes were represented by leaders' community…

TWO RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS, SOCIAL ACTION AND GROUP FORMATION AND MAINTENANCE, WERE CHOSEN TO ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY EXTENSION WORKERS. IN A STUDY ON THE INTRODUCTION OF PROGRAM PLANNING INTO A COUNTY, THE FULFILLMENT OF EACH OF 34 STEPS IN THE SOCIAL ACTION PROCESS WAS ANALYZED AND FOUND TO BE ONLY SOMEWHAT…

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION HAS LONG ASSUMED THAT IF FARMERS ARE GIVEN INFORMATION, SOME WILL USE IT, AND THAT IDEAS WILL DIFFUSE FROM INNOVATORS TO OTHER FARMERS. HOWEVER, RESEARCH FINDINGS INDICATE THAT ABOUT 16 PERCENT OF FARMING POPULATIONS USE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND THAT WIDESPREAD DIFFUSION MAY TAKE UP TO 10 YEARS. DIFFERING VALUES AND…

THE 177 REPORTS COMPRISING THIS RESEARCH REVIEW DEAL WITH SUCH AREAS AND TOPICS AS LEARNING-RELATED ABILITIES, INTERESTS, AND MOTIVES, PROGRAM PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION, LEARNING FORMATS AND ENVIRONMENTS, INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT AND THE PROFESSIONS, INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS…

THIS COMPILATION OF ABSTRACTS OF ADULT EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDIES CONDUCTED IN NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, NEVADA, UTAH, IDAHO, WYOMING, AND COLORADO COVERS COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADULT EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT PROGRAMS (MAINLY SECONDARY AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION), VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING (INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL INSERVICE TRAINING), ADULT…