Looking Ahead: Envisioning the Future of the Extension Program Development Model

Abstract

This article synthesizes key points from this special issue of the Journal of Human Sciences and Extension and provides recommendations for and predictions about the evolution of the Extension Program Development Model. A foundational question addressed by each of the authors of this special issue and summarized in this chapter is, “If your recommendations regarding the Extension Program Development Model were followed, what would Extension look like in five years?”

Keywords

• extension
• program development
• applied research
• visioning
• program logic
• stakeholder engagement
• program evaluation
• needs assessment
• public value