Volume 46, Number 4 (2008)
Editor's Page
Important Changes to JOE Submission Guidelines
Laura Hoelscher
Commentary
Interacting with Your Gay and Lesbian Colleague
Jeffrey D. Myers
Feature Articles
Essential Components for Successful Virtual Learning Communities
Patricia M. Sobrero
Proactive Planning to Address Budgetary Shortfalls: The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Experience
Rachel Lyons, Barbara O’Neill, Nicholas Polanin, and Robert Mickel
Hard Times Ahead: Creating Alternative Revenue Streams for Extension
Gina M. Taylor and Dennis M. Anderson
Job Travel and Work Experiences of Women Employed in the Cooperative Extension Service
Cheryl L. Peters, Anisa M. Zvonkovic, and Sally Bowman
Managing Performance in Extension: Redesigning the Performance Evaluation System at Illinois
K Peter Kuchinke, Gerald Correthers, and Kyle Cecil
Indicators of Success for Teamwork: What Extension Professionals Need to Excel as Team Members
Beverly M. Kelbaugh and Garee W. Earnest
An Assessment of Virginia Cooperative Extension's New Extension Agent Training Program
Almeshia S. Brown, Jerry D. Gibson, and Daisy L. Stewart
An Assessment of Agricultural Producers' Attitudes and Practices Concerning Pesticide Spray Drift: Implications for Extension Education
Thomas W. Blaine, Franklin R. Hall, Roger A. Downer, and Timothy Ebert
Research in Brief
Back to the Future Part 2: Surveying Geospatial Technology Needs of Georgia Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Professionals
Krista L. Merry, Pete Bettinger, and William G. Hubbard
Facilitation Competence: A Catalyst for Effective Extension Work
Louise Franck Cyr
Increasing Positive Perceptions of Food Irradiation: Appealing to One's Affective Domain
Janet Laminack, Frank Dainello, Shannon H. Degenhart, and Tom A. Vestal
Improved Knowledge and Adoption of Recommended Food Safety Practices by Food Recovery Agency Personnel and Volunteers Participating in the Serving Food Safely Program
Katie W. Dean, Elizabeth S. Reames, Georgianna Tuuri, and Michael J. Keenan
Oregon WoodFest: Assessing the Educational Impact
Chris Knowles, Eric Hansen, and Molly Engle
Evaluation of a Wildlife Education Exhibit for Youth
Amy L. Carrozzino and Sanford S. Smith
Learning Styles of Farmers and Others Involved with the Maine Potato Industry
Steven B. Johnson, Hannah S. Carter, and Eric K. Kaufman
Who Is Volunteering for the Maine 4-H Program?
Jennifer Lobley
Ideas at Work
Community-Based Food Systems in Michigan: Cultivating Diverse Collaborations from the Ground Up
David Conner, Susan Cocciarelli, Barbara Mutch, and Michael W. Hamm
Volunteer Development in 4-H: Constructivist Considerations to Improve Youth Science Literacy in Urban Areas
Martin H. Smith
A Population at Risk: Youth "Aging Out" of the Foster Care System and Implications for Extension
Eboni J. Baugh
Expanding Horticultural Training into the Prison Population
ML Robinson and Angela M. O’Callaghan
Kentucky Extension Professionals Use Oral Health Partnership to Educate Communities
Sharlee Shirley Burch
Tools of the Trade
Taking Program Snapshots: Planning Strategies When There Isn't Time for Strategic Planning
Viviane Simon-Brown
Promotion, Tenure, and Merit-Based Pay: 15 Keys to Success
Barbara O’Neill
Student Internships in Extension: Strategies for Success for the Agent and the Student
Carolyn S. Wilken, Brenda C. Williams, Norma Cadavieco, and D Katey Walker
The Gap Analysis Program: A Proactive Approach to Biodiversity Conservation
John D. Gerlach II and G Jason Jolley
Building a Successful ATV Safety Education Program Utilizing Youth and Community
Maci Flautt, Laura Giaccaglia, Thomas Hutchinson, and Ann Twiner
Cattle CODE: Coproduct Optimizer Decision Evaluator
Crystal D. Buckner, Darrell R. Mark, Virgil R. Bremer, and Galen E. Erickson
