Volume 50, Number 4 (2012)
Feature Articles
Stories and Storytelling in Extension Work
Scott Peters and Nancy K. Franz
The Extension Service and Rural/Frontier Disaster Planning, Response, and Recovery
Myron A. Eighmy, Thomas E. Hall, Eunice Sahr, Debra Gebeke, and Marie Hvidsten
Taxonomy for Assessing Evaluation Competencies in Extension
Michelle S. Rodgers, Barbara D. Hillaker, Bruce E. Haas, and Cheryl Peters
Building Regional Networking Capacity Through Leadership Development: The Case of Leadership Northwest Missouri
Beverly Maltsberger and Wilson Majee
Advancing Positive Youth Development: Perspectives of Youth as Researchers and Evaluators
David J. White, Anna Shoffner, Kendal Johnson, Netti Knowles, and Madison Mills
Fun with Foodella: A Pilot Study for Determining the Efficacy of a 2nd Grade Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum
Elizabeth M. Winter, Suzanne Stluka, Karlys Wells, Howard Wey, and Teresa M. Kemmer
Developing and Evaluating the Impact of an Extension-Based Train-the-Trainer Model for Effectively Disseminating Food Safety Education to Middle School Students
Jennifer Richards, Carrie Pratt, Gary T. Skolits, and Janie Burney
Delivering Programs at Worksites: Lessons Learned by Extension Educators
Lucile B. Bearon and Carolyn N. Bird
A Review and Critique of 16 Major Parent Education Programs
Christina L. Collins and Robert J. Fetsch
Research in Brief
Barriers and Effective Educational Strategies to Develop Extension Agents' Professional Competencies
Dona Lakai, KSU Jayaratne, Gary E. Moore, and Mark J. Kistler
Using Common Evaluation Instruments Across Multi-State Community Programs: A Pilot Study
Pamela B. Payne and Daniel A. McDonald
From Translation to Cultural Responsiveness: A Garden Program's Evolution in Understanding Educators' Perceptions of Spanish-Language Resources
Amy Aubrecht and Marcia Eames-Sheavly
The Role of Extension Nutrition Education in Student Achievement of Nutrition Standards in Grades K - 3: A Descriptive Evaluation of a School-Based Program
Mary E. Arnold and Debera Screiber
Development of a Team-Based On-Farm Learning Program While Challenging Soybean Growers to Increase Yield
Vince M. Davis, Linda S. Kull, and James A. Nelson
Assessment of Iowa Soybean Growers for Insect Pest Management Practices
Erin W. Hodgson, Mari Kemis, and Brandi Geisinger
Extension's Guide to Sexed Semen: A Dairy Case Study
Katelyn McCullock, Jay Parsons, and I Noa Roman-Muniz
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Programs and Taxpayer Actions to Improve Personal Finances
Erica Bobbitt, Cathy F. Bowen, Robin I. Kuleck, and Ronald Taverno
Ideas at Work
Leveraging University Diversity to Reach Potential Immigrant Farmers
Jason P. De Koff, Dharma S. Pitchay, and Jacqueline O. Joshua
Expanding the Reach of Extension to Underserved Audiences Through Study Circles in Rural Idaho
Melissa Cummins, Barbara Petty, Lyle Hansen, Katie Hoffman, and Grace Wittman
A Student and Teacher Watershed and Wetland Education Program: Extension to Promote Community Social-Ecological Resilience
Monique R. Myers
Using Rain Gardens to Promote Service Learning and Climate Science Education with Urban Youth
Sharon B. Kinsey and Michael W. Haberland
Louisiana 4-H Seeds of Service School Gardens: A Descriptive View
Melissa Cater, Janet Fox, and Bobby Fletcher Jr
The Minnesota Maple Series: Community-Generated Knowledge Delivered Through an Extension Website
David S. Wilsey, Julie A. Miedtke, and Eli Sagor
Tools of the Trade
The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing: A Review
Matthew A. Eichler
Demographic Data for Effective Programming: An Update on Sources and Successful Practice
Katherine J. Curtis, Daniel Veroff, Bill Rizzo, and James Beaudoin
Content Appraisal as a Method for Measuring the Effectiveness & Usability of Online Content
Jenifer Nadeau, Neely Heidorn, Nick Broady, and Jennifer Whittle
Increasing Your Productivity with Web-Based Surveys
Mary Wissman, Brittney Stone, and Ellen Schuster
Increasing Risk Awareness: The Coastal Community Resilience Index
Jody A. Thompson, Tracie Sempier, and LaDon Swann
Understanding Native American Women's Views of Physical Activity to Inform Family-Based Program Development
Tersesa Jackson, Stephany Parker, Janice Hermann, Sarah Miracle, and Chiquita Briley
Curriculum Helps Families Discuss and Plan for Future of Their Woodland or Farm
Brad Withrow-Robinson, Mary Sisock, and Susan Watkins
Healthy Homes Tools
Gina Peek, Melinda Lyon, and Randall Russ
Evaluating Your Environmental Education Programs: A Workbook for Practitioners—A Book Review
Corina Isabel Guevara
Commentary
Extension Projects in Community Planning Classrooms
Katia Balassiano
