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  title info:
    title: Perceptions of Texas county extension agents on volunteers who assist with planning and implementation of extension educational programs
  name:
    name part: Matthies, Allen Z.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Cummings, Scott
    role:
      role term: thesis advisor.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2012
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource.
  abstract: The objective of the study was to determine and evaluate county extension agents' perceptions on volunteer management competencies related to their county program. General perceptions related to volunteer management were also assessed. The research was conducted on Texas county extension agents working in the fields of agriculture and natural resources and family and consumer sciences. The purpose of this study was to make inferences concerning volunteer management based on self assessment data gained from study participants. The secondary purpose was to identify concerns and provide solutions for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service to enhance this organization. Five research questions were examined by the researcher: 1) What are the demographics of county extension agents working for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2) What are the county characteristics of extension volunteers and volunteer programs in Texas, 3) What are the differences in volunteer management based on location factors such as population size and staff size, 4) Is the ISOTURE model for volunteer management utilized by county extension agents working for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, and 5) How do county extension agents perceive their volunteer programs are viewed by the clientele they serve? The population of county extension agents was 451 at the time of data collection. Two hundred seventeen (217) responses were collected. The instrument for this study was in electronic format and was divided into three sections; general volunteerism, specified volunteerism as it relates to "Your Volunteer Group," and demographic data. The participant was asked to select a specified volunteer group which had eight predefined groups and one blank for "Other." The results of this study identified seven significant findings with seven recommendations for Texas AgriLife Extension Service regarding professional development, volunteer utilization, and volunteer structure. Conclusions reached from this r…
  note: by Allen Zan Matthies.
  note: "Major Subject: Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications"
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Doctor of Philosophy Texas A&M University 2009 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7414
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  note: Text (Dissertation)
  subject:
    topic: Major Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
  subject:
    topic: Texas Agrilife Extension Service
  subject:
    topic: volunteer management
  subject:
    topic: volunteer
  subject:
    topic: extension
  identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7414
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 120305
    record change date: 20151202151603.0
    record identifier: in00002745838