Shaping Communities Through Extension Programs

Authors

• Chester J. Bowling, Ohio State University ExtensionFollow
• Barbara A. Brahm, Ohio State University ExtensionFollow

Volume

40

Issue

3

Abstract

A community's essence, which is the combination of its identity, purpose, and culture, is dynamic. It is influenced or shaped in part by what the community knows. Extension, through its educational programs, plays a large part in creating community knowledge. This article shows how Extension educators can extend and accelerate the community-shaping process by using action research processes like Appreciative Inquiry. It also describes the Porch Cookie Project, one adaptation of Appreciative Inquiry.

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Recommended Citation

Bowling, C. J., & Brahm, B. A. (2002). Shaping Communities Through Extension Programs. Journal of Extension, 40(3), Article 5. https://commons.joe.org/joe/vol40/iss3/5