Supporting the "Archstone of Democracy": Cooperative Extension's Experiment with Deliberative Group Discussion

Cooperative Extension has a rich history of providing research-based knowledge and functioning as a catalyst for change through community engagement. It is via this second dimension of its identity that Extension has long played a role in creating space for public issues to be understood through del...

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Published inJournal of extension Vol. 55; no. 5
Main Author Shaffer, Timothy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2017
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Summary:Cooperative Extension has a rich history of providing research-based knowledge and functioning as a catalyst for change through community engagement. It is via this second dimension of its identity that Extension has long played a role in creating space for public issues to be understood through deliberative discussion. Rather than view the use of deliberation and discussion as only a recent development in Extension's approach to engaging citizens about public issues, I highlight efforts and challenges related to Extension's experiment with deliberation and discussion in the 1930s and 1940s and use this historic perspective to identify important implications for Extension today.
ISSN:0022-0140
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.55.05.24