Measuring Economic Impact through Adoption: A Study of the Multi-County New Landowners Educational Series

The Multi-County New Landowners Educational Series is an Extension education program offered in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington Counties in Texas. We sent an online survey to past participants of the program (those who participated between 2006 and 2010; N = 162). Findings revealed signifi...

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Published inJournal of extension Vol. 55; no. 2
Main Authors Shackelford, Philip, Murphrey, Theresa Pesl, Dozier, Monty, Ripley, Jeff, Lockett, Landry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Extension Journal, Inc 01.04.2017
Subjects
Adult Education
Adults
Best Practices
Economic Impact
Extension Education
Land Use
Online Surveys
Ownership
Program Effectiveness
Texas
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Summary:The Multi-County New Landowners Educational Series is an Extension education program offered in Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Washington Counties in Texas. We sent an online survey to past participants of the program (those who participated between 2006 and 2010; N = 162). Findings revealed significant adoption of several best management practices that resulted in perceived increases in value per acre of participants' properties, with the grand mean increase being $26.57 per acre. The data we collected illustrate the need for continued evaluation of the economic impact of Extension programs. In addition to discussing our methodology and findings, we identify opportunities and challenges related to documenting such impact.
ISSN:1077-5315
0022-0140
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.55.02.25