Keywords
capacity assessment, extension clientele, extension networks, meta-synthesis
Abstract
A key factor in determining the future of agricultural extension efforts is ensuring that the voices of those who need to be heard are represented at all stages of the decision-making process. As agricultural extension becomes increasingly globalized, it is critical that the diversity of voices represented within capacity assessments likewise increases. Using two distinct approaches, the present study attempts to address a current gap within the extension literature specifically related to extension assessment respondent groups. First, 97 extension related assessment manuscripts were identified during a literature review and analyzed for respondent group. The results indicated most studies included only one respondent group. Among these assessments Clientele and Beneficiaries and Formal Power Roles were the respondent group categories most frequently examined. Next, a primary study was conducted to identify which respondent groups should be represented in capacity assessment according to agricultural extension experts. The panelists had the highest level of agreement regarding the inclusion of extension clientele and beneficiaries within capacity assessments. However, panelists agreed that representation from outside influences and formal power roles were also important to include in the capacity assessment process. The results indicate extension networks should purposively include a diverse set of respondents when conducting assessments to ensure a comprehensive perspective is represented.
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Erratum
A duplicate of this article appeared in an earlier volume of the journal. The journal erred in publishing "Lamm, K. W., Powell, A., Lamm, A., & Davis, K. E. (2021). Identifying Respondent Group Representation in Extension Capacity Assessments: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature and a Primary Study. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 28(5), 65-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4148/2831-5960.1031" in the earlier volume, and the article has been withdrawn from the journal. The removed article's DOI (10.4148/2831-5960.1031) now directs to this article. A DOI number, which had not been created had and is non-function, was associated with the earlier published article. The article "Lamm, K. W., Powell, A., Lamm, A., & Davis, K. E. (2022). Identifying Respondent Group Representation in Extension Capacity Assessments: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature and a Primary Study. Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 29(2), 43-73. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4148/2831-5960.1033" represents the content which had been associated with non-functional DOI "10.5191/jiaee.2020.27439."
Recommended Citation
Lamm, K. W.,
Powell, A.,
Lamm, A.,
&
Davis, K. E.
(2022).
Identifying Respondent Group Representation in Extension Capacity Assessments: A Meta-Synthesis of the Literature and a Primary Study.
Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 29(2), 43-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4148/2831-5960.1033
