Assessing Needs for Organizational Development, Staff Development and Management During Periods of Organizational and Enrollment Decline in a Not-for-profit, Nonformal Educational System PDF Download

Author: Glenn J. Applebee
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Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 690

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Abstract: This dissertation examines some of the effects of societal, organizational, and programmatic changes on one cooperative extension system. Determination was made of changes in human resource allocations, system wide program enrollments, program offerings, communication strategies, enrollment management strategies, and some values of professional staff which led to recommendations for management strategies meant for not-for-profit nonformal educational organizations. Some conclusions are: there are contrasts between actual enrollment figures and perceptions of professional managers; there are different reasons for decline and different types of audiences for programs depending on county types; there is lack of clarity of what is the policy of the organization in relation to enrollment; and the system is attractive to populations which may not have the greatest need for educational programs.