Extension Education and the Social Sciences

Part I. Overview of Extension and the Social Sciences: 1. Introduction: the role of extension education in supporting children, youth, families, and communities Maria Rosario T. de Guzman and Holly Hatton-Bowers; 2. Engaged scholarship: navigating the role of research in extension using a relationship education case example J. Kale Monk; 3. Extension's role in promoting resilience among rural families with low-income Yoshie Sano, Ann A. Berry and Christopher T. Sneed; 4. Extension programming to enhance urban well-being Julie Fox; Part II. Addressing Key Issues in the Wellbeing of Children, Youth and Families: 5. Extension's role in supporting young children's well-being Constance C. Beecher and Teresa A. Byington; 6. Supporting youth through family engagement: opportunities for extension Jodi Dworkin; 7. The application of social science in 4-h youth development Theresa M. Ferrari and Mary E. Arnold; 8. Leveraging community and extension connections to support food, nutrition, and health programming Lisa Franzen-Castle, Michelle Krehbiel and Jean Ann Fischer; 9. Youth entrepreneurship education in extension: on applying lessons from the social sciences Surin Kim, Maria Rosario T. de Guzman, Claire Nicholas, Yunqi Wang, Irene Padasas and Olivia Kennedy; Part III. Looking Ahead: Emerging Issues and Trends: 10. Cooperative extension and diversity: supporting children, youth, and families amidst demographic and social change Kieu Anh Do and Virginie Zoumenou; 11. Reaching and serving underrepresented families: the necessity of engaging fathers in Extension programming Kerrie Fanning, Jiwon Yoon, and Margaret L. Kerr; 12. Training the next generation of extension professionals Joseph L. Donaldson; 13. Extending Extension's Outreach and Engagement with Social Media: A Case Study with an Integrated Media Campaign Jemalyn Griffin and Holly Hatton-Bowers.