County Staff or Area Staff?

William J. McIntyre, Purdue University

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Is the concept of county-based Extension outdated? Should Extension move to area positions with increasing specialization? McIntyre explored these questions in research he conducted in Indiana. He compared multi-county with individual county systems using several variables including clientele's reactions to the two systems. He learned that clientele who previously worked with Extension are less pleased with the area approach. Clientele who hadn't worked closely with Extensionsaw no differences in these two approaches.