Through its educational programs, extension is increasingly concerned with helping people know better how to live as well as how to make a living. Extension works with local people on problems calling for community consideration and group decision. The need for this type of education is particularly pressing in rural areas; hopeful signs are…

The proceedings of a national conference to examine the present situation and needs in rural areas of Rhodesia and to formulate a strategy of joint Christian participation in development are provided. The conference program centered around three main themes: Training Schemes, Extension and Development in Rural Areas, and Ecumenical Action in Rural…

This study investigated factors deterring county Extension agents from participating in professional development activities, such as in-service training, continuing education, and formal coursework, designed to help them grow as professionals. The Deterrent to Participation Scale-General, which was divided into eight factors, was designed so that…

An article describing the activities of the Vermont Consumer Aide Program. Volunteers, mostly older lower income persons, visit the less advantaged elderly and acquaint them with various aid programs, consumer information, and offer help for individual needs. (Author/JB)

Account of a 4-H photography project among Mexican American youth in the inner city of St. Paul, Minnesota, directed to dropouts and other problem youth. (Authors/JB)

Operating under Federal, state, and local funds, this Cooperative Extension Project serves urban and suburban youth in Flint, Michigan, and elsewhere in Genesee County. Two photos. (LY)

Ethiopia is just now beginning to emerge from her ancient, once glorious past, and adult education is one of the means by which this is being accomplished. (Author/EB)

Extension agents present programs in the public schools on the Science of Tornadoes, Science of Radiation, and Science of Protection from Radiation. (EB)

Minnesota used telelecture for 59 meetings, reaching 296 groups in 35 counties. Each call was a conference call and each receiving station had a Dukane unit enabling an audience of up to 200 to hear well. (EB)

Responses from 23 of 36 participants in a weekend wellness retreat conducted by a rural extension program revealed positive changes in their nutritional behaviors and emotional well-being. Exercise was one lifestyle area needing improvement. (SK)

Application of evaluability assessment by the Cooperative Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture is reviewed. The effort involved five states with six major programs since 1984. Underlying philosophy and methodological considerations are discussed, and background information is provided on the assessment processes and studies…

Discusses changes in the extension service of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture since World War II. Notes a change in emphasis from technology to farm business management. (JOW)

This paper discusses the transition from a national focus on food security during the last half of the 20th century to an emerging strategy on helping small-scale farm households increase farm income to reduce rural poverty. The basic proposition is that if extension is going to help increase farm incomes and rural employment, then it must shift…