Extension Economics
The focus of the department's Extension programs is to delivery educational programs to the Commonwealths’ farm, agribusiness, and credit managers; educators and youth, public and private sector policy makers; and rural residents to improve their knowledge, understanding, and ability to make informed economic decisions.
Extension economists are engaged with citizens of the Commonwealth to identify critical economic problems and/or opportunities and employ appropriate economic methods to analyze workable solutions and delivery targeted education programs to improve the wellbeing of participants.
Extension economics education is characterized by:
| • | Educational programs delivered by extension educators directly to clientele as well as to and through county extension agents |
| • | Adult learners from both public and private sector with diverse educational experience, age, and interests |
| • | Problem identification, choice of research methods, and educational programs driven by empirical problems faced by clientele |
| • | Educator must obtain funding, identify and recruit adult learners, find classroom facilities, enroll learners, and produce educational program |
| • | Funding for educational programs supported by local, state, and federal funds, as well as by gifts, grants, and contracts obtained by the extension educator |
| • | Embedded within the empirical nature of the problem faced by clientele, the educator identifies the economics issues, collaborates with other subject matter specialists, and delivers an integrated educational program |
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