The Specialist in Today's University of Wisconsin--Extension

As part of a comprehensive strategic planning effort undertaken by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension Service (UWEX-CES), a web-based survey of state specialists was undertaken in the fall of 2007. This manuscript represents the "reporting-out" of the survey results. Based on the work of the strategic planning committee this survey covers a range of issues, but focuses on the role of the specialist in today's UW-Extension as well as the notion of scholarship. Specialists in general reported that they felt comfortable in their own roles but expressed concern that non-Extension colleagues lacked an appreciation for Extension work and notions of scholarship. While specialists general enjoy wearing numerous "hats" they expressed concern that an increasingly smaller resource pool is pulling them in too many different directions. Specialists strongly subscribe to the idea that Extension educational programming is research based and that research must stand the test of peer review. There is disagreement, however, on what constitutes peer review. Many specialists have the opinion that publishing their work in appropriate scholarly journals is the standard barer of peer review while others disagree. Many noted in written and verbal comments, however, because of the wide heterogeneity of specialists it is difficult if not dangerous to talk about the "representative" specialist. Yet, the survey results suggest that on a range of issues, the specialists are generally in agreement.

Community Economic Development Strategic Planning for Rural Communities: A Case Study of Successful Programs

This is an empirical case study which examines the extent to which extension-led community economic development strategic planning (CEDSP) programs in rural communities have been effective and why

Kinderräume in der Coronakrise? Eine kritische Betrachtung aktueller Studien zur Situation in Deutschland

Kinder stehen seit Beginn der Pandemie in Zusammenhang mit Kinderbetreuung, der Übertragung des Virus, der Bewältigung des homeschooling im Fokus öffentlicher und wissenschaftlicher Debatten. Im Zuge dessen wird Kindheit in der Krisenzeit auf – selbstverständlich wichtige – Themen wie psychosoziale Risiken, Bildung und Gewalt häufig reduziert. In diesem Beitrag wird die Berücksichtigung der spezifischen Räume von Kindern in den wissenschaftlichen Studien, die bislang in der Corona-Krise aus und zur Situation in Deutschland veröffentlicht wurden, diskutiert. Schwerpunktmäßig bezieht sich der Beitrag auf die COPSY-Studie (2021, 2020), die KiCo-Studie (2020) sowie auf die Studie „Kindsein in Zeiten von Corona“ (2020) des Deutschen Jugendinstituts (DJI). Es zeigt sich, dass Räume von Kindern, die jenseits der Institutionen der Kindertagesbetreuung und Schule im Alltag von Kindern eine wesentliche Rolle spielen, wie unter anderem Wohnräume, Freizeiträume, öffentliche Räume und urbane Räume, in den genannten Studien bislang nur verkürzt aufgegriffen oder gänzlich ausgeblendet werden. Zudem werden Kinder dabei vereinzelt in Zusammenhang mit Migration und sozioökonomischen Benachteiligungen ihrer Familien stigmatisiert. Ferner wird analysiert, inwiefern die Stimmen der Kinder in den Studien beachtet und Kinder selbst in die Forschung einbezogen wurden. Im Beitrag greife ich abschließend das Potential einer kritischen Stadtforschung auf, nämlich auf der Basis ihrer theoretischen und methodologischen Perspektiven die räumlichen Bezüge und Verortungen von Kindern herauszuarbeiten und das Wissen sowie die subjektiven Positionen von Kindern sichtbar zu machen. Damit treten Kinder als Akteur_innen und Gestalter_innen ihres Alltags hervor – eine Perspektive, die in der Corona-Krise in Politik und Öffentlichkeit bislang zu kurz gekommen ist

facing the challenges of climate change and food security : the role of research, extension and communication for development

In line with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) this study defines climate change as any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity. This report is a shortened version of the final study report, produced on request of FAO. The purpose of the shortened report is twofold: (1) to serve as a planning document to sharpen the climate change focus of research, extension and communication for development institutions (including FAO’s) in developing effective and relevant support activities for their partners and (2) to communicate the climate change support activities implemented by FAO in this field to potential partners and inform them about possible strategies and specific approaches that will enhance the role of extension, research and communication institutions and services for climate change adaptation (CCA). Besides introduction into the topic (section 1) the report discusses the context of climate change adaptation and its linkages with food security (section 2) and the analytical framework which has been used for the study (section 3). Subsequently, lessons learned from the case studies (section 4) are presented. A sketch of a new-style role for agriculture innovation support service agencies, including FAO (section 5) is provided. Finally, Annex 1 provides a more detailed conceptual framework linking agriculture innovation to the work of research, extension and communication for development

What characteristics of funding, provision and regulation are associated with effective social investment in ECEC in England, France and Germany?

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is seen as a crucial element of the social investment state. Whilst the extent of social investment in ECEC depends on financial expenditure, its effectiveness depends on certain conditions being met, namely affordable, high quality provision being available. We explore policy development and the role played by government in the funding, provision and regulation of ECEC in England, France and Germany and then compare them in terms of availability, affordability and quality. We argue that for children aged three and over, social investment can be deemed to be broadly effective in France and Germany, but in England quality is compromised by low staff qualification levels in private childcare centres. For children under three, effective social investment is elusive in all countries although as a result of different conditions not being met. Our findings lead us to question the limitations of the concept of social investment in ECEC, particularly in marketised contexts

Residual stresses and practical adhesion: effect of organo-metallic complex formation and crystallization

Epoxy-amine liquid pre-polymers are often applied onto metallic substrates and cured to obtain painted materials or bonded joint structures. The overall performance of such systems depends on the interphase created between the epoxy amine polymer and the metallic substrate. When epoxyamine liquid mixtures are applied onto a metallic oxide layer, concomitant amine chemisorption and oxide dissolution occur leading to organo-metallic complex formation. Depending on the amine nature, as soon as the organo-metallic complex concentration is higher than the solubility product (e.g., isophoronediamine (IPDA)), these organo-metallic complexes crystallize as sharp needles. At the same time, the uncrystallized organo-metallic complexes react with the epoxy monomer to form, after curing cycle, a new network. Moreover, the crystal size increases with the solid/liquid contact time leading to an increase of intrinsic residual stresses and Young's modulus. When aliphatic diethylenetriamine (DETA) was used, no crystallization occurred, but the interphase formation was observed. The aim of this study was to understand and to establish the role of crystallization of organo-metallic complexes formed within the interphase on the practical adhesion performance. As the crystallization of the organo-metallic complex depends on the nature of the amine, two amine hardeners were used (IPDA inducing the formation of crystals and DETA without formation of crystals). For DGEBA-IPDA systems, the ultimate load decreases while residual stresses increase when the liquid/solid contact time increases. When no crystal formation was observed (e.g., DGEBADETA system), residual stresses, coating Young's modulus and ultimate load values all remained nearly constant irrespective of the liquid/solid contact time

Context and forms of pluralisation of day-care facilities in Germany

"Seit Anfang der 70er Jahre des vergangenen Jahrhunderts gibt es in der Bundesrepublik einen mehr oder weniger kontinuierlichen Ausbau von Kindertageseinrichtungen. Die damit verbundene Übernahme öffentlicher Verantwortung für das Aufwachsen von Kindern auch außerhalb der Schule hatte in der DDR bereits in den 50er Jahren begonnen. Seit etwa zehn Jahren ist eine Ausdifferenzierung und Pluralisierung des Angebots von Kindertageseinrichtungen zu beobachten, bei der zunehmend auch wirtschaftliche Argumente aufgegriffen werden. Von Kitas als Dienstleistungseinrichtungen ist die Rede und von Erzieherinnen als Unternehmerinnen. Damit kommen Strukturen ins Spiel, die bei öffentlichen Bildungseinrichtungen im traditionellen Sinne so nicht vorgesehen sind. In unserem Beitrag stellen wir gesellschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen für diese Entwicklung dar und versuchen zu zeigen, wie sich dadurch auch das Verhältnis der Einrichtungen zu Eltern und Kindern verändert, die ihre Dienste in Anspruch nehmen." (Autorenreferat).Since the early nineteenseventies we have seen in West Germany a more or less continuous expansion of day care facilities In East Germany the rise of public responsibility for the circumstances under which children grow up (before entering and parallel to attending school) had begun already in the fifties In the last decade we have observed an increasing differentiation and pluralisation of day care institutions, and increasingly economic motives are being presented for this process Day care institutions are termed as service companies and day care teachers as entrepreneurs We are facing structural elements with which traditional institutions of public education are quite unfamiliar In this contribution, a description of the social context of these developments is given and an analysis of the changes in the relationships is attempted between day care institutions as service providers on one hand and parents and children as "customers " on the others. (DIPF/Orig.

Spektroskopie von Edelgasionen in heissen Plasmen

SIGLEAvailable from TIB Hannover: DW 4279 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekDEGerman

Die Handelspolitik einer Regierung: eine institutionenoekonomische Analyse

SIGLEAvailable from Bibliothek des Instituts fuer Weltwirtschaft, ZBW, Duesternbrook Weg 120, D-24105 Kiel Mb 736 / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekDEGerman