Creating the eXtension Family Caregiving Community of Practice

Authors

Debra M. Sellers, Kansas State UniversityFollow
Andrew B. Crocker, Texas AgriLife ExtensionFollow
Allison Nichols, West Virginia State UniversityFollow
Sarah D. Kirby, North Carolina State UNiversityFollow
Mary Brintnall-Peterson, University of WisconsinFollow

Volume

47

Issue

5

Abstract

The Family Caregiving Community of Practice, part of eXtension, provides a national one-stop site for Extension's caregiving educational resources. The developmental process of this community's creation is discussed within the "expansive learning" framework. Negatively, community members found too much emphasis on process and a lack of criteria for academic credit. Positively, they experienced increased knowledge, improved networking, and innovation. Recommendations for others creating communities are to: 1) promote the benefits of networking; 2) seek out others with similar passions; 3) provide graduated opportunities for learning; 4) help members transition from an individual perspective; and 5) provide systems for academic recognition.

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Recommended Citation

Sellers, D. M., Crocker, A. B., Nichols, A., Kirby, S. D., & Brintnall-Peterson, M. (2009). Creating the eXtension Family Caregiving Community of Practice. The Journal of Extension, 47(5), Article 1. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol47/iss5/1