Exploring Community Partnerships in Agricultural and Extension Education

The descriptive study reported here sought to discover how Extension and agricultural education programs develop and use community partnerships to enhance educational programming. The population was a census of all New Mexico Extension agents and agricultural education teachers. Agents partnered wit...

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Published in:Journal of extension 2015-06, Vol.53 (3)
Main Authors: Seevers, Brenda, Stair, Kristin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agency Cooperation
Agricultural Education
Community Involvement
Community Organizations
Extension Education
Likert Scales
Middle School Teachers
New Mexico
Partnerships in Education
Program Effectiveness
Public Schools
School Community Relationship
Secondary School Teachers
Teacher Surveys
Youth Programs
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Summary:The descriptive study reported here sought to discover how Extension and agricultural education programs develop and use community partnerships to enhance educational programming. The population was a census of all New Mexico Extension agents and agricultural education teachers. Agents partnered with 57 different agencies/organization and teachers with 44 different groups. Agents were more likely to share programming efforts and resources, and serve on advisory committees. Teachers were more likely to share resources and programming efforts. More strengths than limitations were identified by both groups as reasons to collaborate. Both groups strongly agreed that sharing time and expertise can benefit programs.
ISSN:1077-5315
0022-0140
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.53.03.15