Volume 52, Number 5 (2014)
Feature Articles
Improving Participation of Non-Traditional Extension Audiences: The Empower Ocala Garden Project
Austen Moore, Norma Samuel, and Glenn Israel
Bringing Savings Opportunities to Public Elementary School Children in Resource-Limited, Rural Communities
Michael Cheang and Laura Kawamura
The New Agent: A Qualitative Study to Strategically Adapt New Agent Professional Development
Lauri M. Baker and Gregg Hadley
Benchmarking Professional Development Practices Across Youth-Serving Organizations: Implications for Extension
Barry A. Garst, Sarah Baughman, and Nancy Franz
Over the Hurdles: Barriers to Social Media Use in Extension Offices
Elizabeth Newbury, Lee Humphreys, and Lucas Guess
Research in Brief
Impact of 4-H on Alumni's Community Involvement
Kyle Merten, Darlene Locke, Montza Williams, Meredith Carter, and Kelli Lehman
Job Satisfaction in the North Dakota State University Extension Service
Bill Hodous, R Brent Young, Mari L. Borr, and Rachelle Vettern
Prevalence and Effectiveness of Technology Use Among Family & Consumer Sciences Agents
Stephanie C. Toelle and Victor W. Harris
Understanding the Role of Culture and Heritage in Community Festivals: An Importance-Performance Analysis
Nicole C. Hugo and R Geoffrey Lacher
Factors Influencing Latino Participation in Community-Based Diabetes Education
Sarah L. Francis, Amber Noteman, and Ruth Litchfield
Assessment of the Adoption of Agroforestry Technologies by Limited-Resource Farmers in North Carolina
Paula E. Faulkner, Bismark Owooh, and Joshua Idassi
How Knowledge, Experience, and Educational Level Influence the Use of Informal and Formal Sources of Home Canning Information
Gina M. Taylor, Allison Nichols, and Ami Cook
Ideas at Work
The Impact of Tour-Based Diversity Programming on County Extension Personnel and Programs
Harriet Shaklee, Brian Luckey, and Kathee Tifft
Crowdsourcing Rural Data Collection
Adeel Ahmed
Pinterest for Parent Education
Brianna Routh, Sara Langworthy, and Hannah Jastram
Bridging Formal and Informal Learning Environments
Bradley S. Barker, Kim Larson, and Michelle Krehbiel
Are You Ready to Flip? A New Approach to Staff Development
Connie S. Burns and Mary M. Schroeder
Tools of the Trade
Acquisition, Custody, and Storage of Firearms Used in 4-H Shooting Sports Programs
David J. White and Jedediah D. Smith
Google Search Mastery Techniques
Paul Hill, Stacey MacArthur, and Nick Reed
An International Short Course for Training Professionals as Effective Science Communicators
Dilshani Sarathchandra and Karim M. Maredia
Utility of On-Farm Research Reports
Harold D. Watters and Wm. Bruce Clevenger
The Cooperative Extension System's Use of USDA's Online Food and Physical Activity Tracker–SuperTracker
Nobuko Hongu, Cathy L. Martinez, Natalia N. Billias, and Melissa A. Wyatt
Comparison of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT and EV3 Robotics Education Platforms
Ann Sherrard and Amy Rhodes
Conducting a Statewide Dual-Purpose Program for Pesticide Applicators and County Extension Agents
Fred Fishel and Guodong David Liu
Commentary
Making a Dollar per Square Foot: Dream or Reality?
Oluwarotimi Odeh and Jewel Hairston
Extension Community Development: Building Strong, Vibrant Communities
Lionel J. Beaulieu and Sam Cordes
The Use of Digital Technology in Extension
Kristin Woods and James C. Langcuster