Building Impactful Extension Programs by Understanding How People Change
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Warner, Laura A., Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, and Michael S. Gutter. (2014) 2021. “Building Impactful Extension Programs by Understanding How People Change: AEC527/WC189, Rev. 9/2021”. EDIS 2021 (5). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-wc189-2014.

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Extension is reported to be one of the world’s most successful change agencies, and the ability to encourage behavior change remains critical to its success. This 7-page fact sheet describes an approach to understanding how Extension audiences move through the process of change as a means of delivering meaningful programming at the most appropriate level. 

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