Volume 53, Number 3 (2015)
Feature Articles
Organizational Values in Ohio State University Extension: Employee Perceptions of Value and Evidence in Practice
Karen J. Argabright, Graham R. Cochran, and Jeff King
Program Development from Start-to-Finish: A Case Study of the Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education Training Project
Ted G. Futris and David G. Schramm
Common Evaluation Tools Across Multi-State Programs: A Study of Parenting Education and Youth Engagement Programs in Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk
Pamela B. Payne and Daniel A. McDonald
Determining Extension's Role in Controversial Issues: Content, Process, Neither, or Both?
Dan Georlich and Martha A. Walker
Evidence-Based Programming Within Cooperative Extension: How Can We Maintain Program Fidelity While Adapting to Meet Local Needs?
Jonathn R. Olson, Janet A. Welsh, and Daniel F. Perkins
The Effects of Age, Gender, and 4-H Involvement on Life Skill Development
Bruce E. Haas, Claudia C. Mincemoyer, and Daniel F. Perkins
Managing Dynamics of Power and Learning in Community Development: A Case Study of Iowan Farmers in Uganda
Stephen Lauer and Francis Y. Owusu
Grower Communication Networks: Information Sources for Organic Farmers
Chelsi Crawford, Julie Grossman, Sarah T. Warren, and Fred Cubbage
Research in Brief
Exploring Community Partnerships in Agricultural and Extension Education
Brenda Seevers and Kristin Stair
Knowledge and Use of Integrated Pest Management by Underserved Producers in Missouri and the Role of Extension
Jaime C. Piñero, James Quinn, Patrick Byers, Patricia Miller, Timothy Baker, and David Trinklein
Examining the Impact of Community Size on the Retention of County Extension Agents
Jeffery Young and Kenneth Jones
Would Consumers Purchase a Wider Variety of Produce and Products at West Virginia Farmers' Markets if They Were Available?
Kerri Wade, John Porter, Brenda Porter, Ami Cook, Hannah Fincham, and Lauren Weatherford
Improving Healthy Living Youth Development Program Outreach in Extension: Lessons Learned from the 4-H Health Rocks! Program
Muthusami Kumaran, Kate Fogarty, Whitney M. Fung, and Amanda Terminello
Examination of Attitude and Interest Measures for 4-H Science Evaluation
Kendra M. Lewis and Steven M. Worker
Ideas at Work
Building Sustainability in Gas- and Oil-Producing Communities
Eric Romich, Nancy Bowen-Ellzey, Myra Moss, Cindy Bond, and David Civittolo
Using Evaluation to Guide and Validate Improvements to the Utah Master Naturalist Program
Mark Larese-Casanova
Hands-On Training Emphasized in the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program
Carolyn Breece and Ramesh Sagili
Empowering Youth to Take Charge of School Wellness
Luanne J. Hughes, LeeAnne Savoca, and Alexandra Grenci
Tools of the Trade
The Oil and Gas Boom: Basic Information About Oil and Gas Activities for Extension Professionals
Gina G. Peek, Chad J. Penn, Larry D. Sanders, Dave Shideler, and Shannon L. Ferrell
You and Health Insurance: Making a Smart Choice for Farm Families
Roberta Riportella and Barbara O’Neil
Strategic Directions for Extension Health and Wellness Programs
Michelle Rodgers and Bonnie Braun
TechXcite: Discover Engineering—A New STEM Curriculum
Jeff Sallee, Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, Sherry Swint, Amanda Meek, Gary Ybarra, and Rodger Dalton
VetPestX: Finally! An Online, Searchable, Pesticide Label Database Just for Pests of Animals
Holly J. Ferguson, Alec C. Gerry, Justin L. Talley, and Brandon Smythe
On-Line Pesticide Training with Narrated PowerPoint Presentations
Steven B. Johnson
Commentary
Injecting Extension into the American Zeitgeist
Eric T. Stafne
A Call to Embrace Program Innovation
Nathan J. Meyer, Sherry P. Boyce, and Rebecca L. Meyer