Volume
57
Issue
4
DOI
10.34068/joe.57.04.24
Abstract
Elected officials, an audience essential to the relevance and funding of Extension, may lack knowledge of Extension's capacity to engage with them in solving local problems, building consensus, and improving strategic planning or governance. They may not consider that by collaborating with locally knowledgeable Extension professionals, they also gain access to broader university resources that can assist them in understanding community needs and obtaining relevant evidence-based recommendations. We describe how Extension and county officials and personnel implemented utilization-focused evaluation to inform county strategic planning, budgeting, and governance, leading to continuous process improvement for the county and increased support for and understanding of Extension.
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Recommended Citation
Lane, T. C., & Sanders, C. (2019). Leveraging Utilization-Focused Evaluations to Engage Elected Officials and County Personnel. The Journal of Extension, 57(4), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.57.04.24
