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County Delivery System County Delivery System Summary Report: Statewide Summary Report: Statewide
Survey of Extension Survey of Extension PersonnelPersonnel
Nick Fuhrman, Ph.D.Assistant Professor
Agricultural Leadership, Education, & Communication
Our Sample (738 completed Our Sample (738 completed surveys)surveys)
Our SampleOur SampleNE District: 148 (20.2%)NW District: 183 (25.0%)SE District: 150 (20.5%)SW District: 153 (20.9%)State-level: 98 (13.4%)
Note: On average, 129 people skipped the demographic section.
Our SampleOur Sample
Quantitative ResultsQuantitative ResultsWe should have at least one
Agent in every county, regardless of program area.
Open to another delivery model, other than county-based delivery?
0-5 years experience 6-15 years experience
49% open, 13% did not know
51% open, 13% did not know
0-5 years experience(n = 257)
6-15 years experience(n = 254)
42% absolutely agree 39% absolutely agree
Quantitative ResultsQuantitative ResultsAgents should have opportunities
in multiple program areas.
For some services, paraprofessionals are a viable alternative to a full-time Agent.0-5 years experience 6-15 years experience
70% agree 80% agree
0-5 years experience 6-15 years experience
67% agree 67% agree
The Role of The Role of ParaprofessionalsParaprofessionalsIn a county with no Agents, what
services/programs could be done by a paraprofessional only?
1.4-H club meetings/in-school programs2.Submitting soil, water, and plant
samples to lab3.Office duties (answering phones, copies,
etc.)4.Publicizing programs (distributing pubs.)5.All “canned” programs w/ supervision
Quantitative ResultsQuantitative ResultsIf your county Extension office
had to be closed, would you be willing to work in another county?
Should county offices consider alternative office hours to meet clientele needs?0-5 years experience 6-15 years experience
49% yes, 32% no, 19% didn’t know
52% yes, 29% no, 19% didn’t know
0-5 years experience 6-15 years experience
62% yes, 8% no, 30% didn’t know
61% yes, 12% no, 27% didn’t know
Importance to County Importance to County DeliveryDelivery
Extension Component Level of Importance
Producing written publications Important (57%)
Facilitating one-on-one face-to-face education
Important (80%)
Facilitating group face-to-face education Important (85%)
Using mass media (press, news, radio) for education
Important (55%)
Facilitating online education Moderately Important (46%)
Designing/maintaining a website Moderately Important (42%)
Using social media (facebook, twitter) for education
Moderately Important (33%)
4-H Agents must engage 4-H Agents must engage in…in…
ANR Agents must engage ANR Agents must engage in…in…
FACS Agents must engage FACS Agents must engage in…in…
Where to make cutbacks?Where to make cutbacks?
1. Decrease number of meetings (and travel), implement more online
2. Cluster/consolidate offices and programs
3. Reduce printing and postal mail use
What to protect at all What to protect at all costs?costs?1. Presence in every county (county
offices)2. 4-H programming3. ANR Agents and programs
SummarySummaryPersonnel open to alternative delivery
models and working in another county with alternative office hours
Agents should serve multiple program areas
Paraprofessionals are an important resource to consider and utilize
Face-to-face education is more important over technology-facilitated education for clientele