Hot Shots and Project-Based Extension: Setting a National Model by Reinventing Extension in Urban Areas

Colorado State University's Denver County Extension office is transforming the urban Extension landscape through a deliberate shift from traditional Extension programming toward a more project-based approach. In collaboration with the Western Center for Metropolitan Extension and Research, Denv...

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Published in:Journal of extension 2018-09, Vol.56 (5)
Main Authors: Collins, Rusty, Gaolach, Brad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Expertise
Extension Agents
Extension Education
Food
Student Projects
Urban Areas
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Summary:Colorado State University's Denver County Extension office is transforming the urban Extension landscape through a deliberate shift from traditional Extension programming toward a more project-based approach. In collaboration with the Western Center for Metropolitan Extension and Research, Denver County Extension developed the hot shot model to conduct applied research and special projects via project-based Extension in Denver, innovating how Extension operates and is viewed in urban communities. This approach couples staffing flexibility with expanded subject matter expertise, allowing local Extension to respond nimbly to stakeholder priorities while brokering the research and educational expertise of the university with the community.
ISSN:1077-5315
0022-0140
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.56.05.09