Volume
52
Issue
3
DOI
10.34068/joe.52.03.33
Abstract
Extension is facing many challenges, including increasingly complex and changing societal conditions. One method to address these challenges is to implement targeted efforts around programmatic or organizational themes organized as an initiative. We use the Ohio 4-H Workforce Preparation Initiative as a case study to illustrate how the process of focusing and redirecting programming efforts can be an effective strategy for addressing issues important to Extension clientele. We also describe in general the benefits of using a change process or model to organize such efforts and specifically how Kotter's (1996) model fits well with our concept of an initiative.
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Recommended Citation
Cochran, G. R., Ferrari, T. M., & Arnett, N. (2014). Using an Initiative to Focus Programming Efforts: A Case Study of the Ohio 4-H Workforce Preparation Initiative. The Journal of Extension, 52(3), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.52.03.33
