Volume 50, Number 2 (2012)
Feature Articles
Evidence of Impact: Examination of Evaluation Studies Published in the Journal of Extension
Jeffrey D. Workman and Scott D. Scheer
Context Matters: The Importance of Local Culture in Community Participation
Linda Stalker Prokopy, Daniel Aldrich, Janet Ayres, Shannon M. Amberg, Alicia Molloy, Amber Saylor Mase, and Aaron Thompson
Identifying the Factors Influencing Professional Volunteer Leadership in the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents
Alexa Lamm, Debbie Nistler, and Nicole Stedman
County Clustering for the California 4-H Youth Development Program: Impacts and Lessons Learned
Aarti Subramaniam, Harry Steve Dasher, and Jane Chin Young
4-H Participation and Science Interest in Youth
Katherine E. Heck, Ramona M. Carlos, Cynthia Barnett, and Martin H. Smith
Diabetes Cooking Schools Improve Knowledge and Skills in Making Healthful Food Choices
Martha Archuleta, Dawn VanLeeuwen, Karen Halderson, Linda Wells, and Margaret Ann Bock
Assessing Rural Coalitions That Address Safety and Health Issues
Shari Burgus, Charles Schwab, and Mack Shelley
Iowa Consumer Trends and Participation in Agritourism Activities
Melissa S. Norby and Michael S. Retallick
Factors Associated with Behavioral Compliance to Prevent the Spread of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
Bret R. Shaw, Kajsa E. Dalrymple, and Dominique Brossard
Extension Leads Multi-Agency Team in Suppressing a Pest in the West
Diana Roberts and Sujaya Rao
Research in Brief
Measuring the Impacts of a Volunteer-Based Community Development Program in Developing Volunteers' Leadership Skills
Amy Meier, Loretta Singletary, and George Hill
North Central Region 4-H Volunteers: Documenting Their Contributions and Volunteer Development
Pamela Larson Nippolt, Sue Pleskac, Vicki Schwartz, and Doug Swanson
Local Government Leadership Education: Measuring the Impact of Leadership Skill Development on Public Officials
Gregory A. Davis and Joe Lucente
Local Foods in Maryland Schools and Implications for Extension: Findings from Schools and Farmers
Lydia Oberholtzer, James C. Hanson, Gerald Brust, Carolyn Dimitri, and Nessa Richman
Priority Drinking Water Issues in Hawaii
Drew M. Brauer, Roebrt L. Mahler, Luisa F. Castro, and Carl I. Evensen
Use of Visuals for Food Safety Education of Spanish-Speaking Foodservice Workers: A Case Study in Iowa
Lakshman Rajagopal
Ideas at Work
Volunteer Middle Managers: Human Resources That Extend Programmatic Outreach
Heather Cassill, Ken Culp III, Jay Hettmansperger, Marla Stillwell, and Amanda Sublett
Pest Scene Investigators: A Peer-Learning Effort to Improve Forest Health in Oregon
Nicole A. Strong, Paul T. Oester, and Dave Shaw
Traumatic Brain Injury: Exploring the Role of Cooperative Extension in Kansas Communities
Debra M. Sellers and Jane Mertz Garcia
Produce Your Own: A Community Gardening Program
JoLynn Miller and Shannon Arnold
Starting a Robotics Program in Your County
Maria A. Habib
Tools of the Trade
Removing the Tension from Extension
Lucy Bradley, Elizabeth Driscoll, and Robert Bardon
Analyzing Likert Data
Harry N. Boone Jr and Deborah A. Boone
Have It Their Way: Creating Personalized Online Challenges to Motivate Learners
Barbara O’Neil and Karen Ensle
Experiential Cooking Programs for Low-Income Adults: Strategies for Success
Karen Franck, Michelle Vineyard, Ann Olson, and Ashley Peterson
EFNEP and SNAP-Ed Initial Paraprofessional Training Materials and Methods
Charlene Byington and Susan Baker
Vitamin D: How to Translate the Science of the New Dietary Reference Intakes for This Complex Vitamin—More Is Not Always Better!
Kathleen T. Morgan
Multi-Agency Team Uses University Archival Tool to Conserve Vital Project Information
Diana Roberts, Kay Vyhnanek, and Sujaya Rao
Poultry House Depreciation Tool
J Ross Pruitt
Scholarship Unbound: Assessing Service as Scholarship for Promotion and Tenure—A Book Review
Kurt M. Jones
Commentary
Extension's Future: Time for Disruptive Innovation
Nancy K. Franz and Ronald A. Cox
Extension Through a New Lens: Creativity and Innovation Now and for the Future
Karen Argabright, Jerry McGuire, and Jeff King
Don't Get Rode Hard and Put Away Wet
Robin Galloway
