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The Top 50 Most Read Articles (1/1/2002 to 5/31/2002)
The following 50 articles were the most viewed JOE articles between January 1 and May 31 of 2002. We offer this list as an indicator of trends in reader interest. It says a lot about the degree of interest people from around the world have in some of the topics discussed in JOE articles.
Bear in mind this list is not a reflection on the quality of the JOE articles that "made the list" as opposed to those that didn't. This list may be influenced by several factors (including the commonness of key phrases contained in a page and the length of time a page has been available online), and we caution against over interpretation.
- Understanding Employee Motivation
James R. Lindner (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1998 June
No. of Views: 12,709
- Assessing Your Collaboration: A Self Evaluation Tool
Lynne M. Borden (Ohio State University), Daniel F. Perkins (University of Florida)
Issue: 1999 April
No. of Views: 3,369
- Cronbach's Alpha: A Tool for Assessing the Reliability of Scales
J. Reynaldo A. Santos (Texas A&M University)
Issue: 1999 April
No. of Views: 3,163
- Creative Teaching: Simulations, Games, and Role Playing
Karen DeBord (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University-Blacksburg)
Issue: 1989 Summer
No. of Views: 1,860
- Garnishing Watermelon Enhances Promotions and Educational Programs
James M. Dangler (Auburn University)
Issue: 1995 June
No. of Views: 1,492
- Managing Diversity Within Cooperative Extension
D. Merrill Ewert, Jennifer A. King Rice (Cornell University)
Issue: 1994 August
No. of Views: 1,411
- Staffing Strategies For A More Diverse Workforce: Case Examples In Cornell Cooperative Extension
Soneeta Grogan, Barbara Eshelman (Cornell University)
Issue: 1998 February
No. of Views: 1,279
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Linking Research and Practice
Marilyn J. Johns, Fe Moncloa, Elizabeth J. Gong (University of California Cooperative Extension)
Issue: 2000 August
No. of Views: 1,169
- Predicting the Future: Have you considered using the Delphi Methodology?
Barbara Ludwig (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1997 October
No. of Views: 1,107
- Teen Employment
Patricia Tanner Nelson (University of Delaware-Newark), Stephen F. Hamilton (Cornell University)
Issue: 1986 Winter
No. of Views: 946 - Leading Without Authority: An Examination of the Impact of Transformational Leadership Cooperative Extension Work Groups and Teams
William Brown, Elizabeth A. Birnstihl, Daniel W. Wheeler (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 1996 October
No. of Views: 943 - Job Enrichment in Extension
Louis S. Fourman, Jo Jones (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1997 October
No. of Views: 938 - Proverbs: A Path to Understanding Different Cultures
Ellen Schuster (Oregon State University)
Issue: 1998 February
No. of Views: 918 - Are You Experiencing Burnout? Symptoms and coping strategies for Extension professionals
O. Chris Igodan (Federal College of Education-Nigeria), L. H. Newcomb (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1986 Spring
No. of Views: 853 - Drawings as a Method of Program Evaluation and Communication with School-Age Children
William Evans, Jackie Reilly (University of Nevada, Reno)
Issue: 1996 December
No. of Views: 844 - A Framework for 21st Century Leadership
Lorilee R. Sandmann, Lela Vandenberg (Michigan State University)
Issue: 1995 December
No. of Views: 821 - Are Youth at Risk?
Kirk A. Astroth (Montana State University-Bozeman)
Issue: 1993 Fall
No. of Views: 777 - Job Satisfaction and Commitment of 4-H Agents
Cathy F. Bowen, Rama Radhakrishna, Robin Keyser (Pennsylvania State University)
Issue: 1994 June
No. of Views: 752 - What's Relationship Marketing?
Bruce DeYoung (Oregon State University-Corvallis)
Issue: 1988 Fall
No. of Views: 743 - Refining Performance Appraisal
Thomas F. Patterson (University of Vermont-Burlington)
Issue: 1987 Winter
No. of Views: 737 - Keys to Building Successful Training Programs for Hispanic Family Day Care Providers
Marisa B. Warrix, Margarita Bocanegra (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1998 December
No. of Views: 730 - Extension's Crossroads in Turbulent Times - Downsizing or Downgrading?
Jane Schuchardt (Iowa State University), Clarence J. Cunningham (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1987 Spring
No. of Views: 724 - Educating With Controversial Issues
Stephen D. Schumacher, Mike Lloyd (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1997 February
No. of Views: 684 - Self-Esteem of Rural Teens
Anita M. Hall, George P. Rowe (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 1991 Winter
No. of Views: 664 - Everybody Wins: Involving Youth in Community Needs Assessment
Glenn D. Israel (University of Florida), Thomas W. Ilvento (University of Kentucky)
Issue: 1995 April
No. of Views: 660 - Character Education: Developing Effective Programs
Annette Kusgen McDaniel (Missouri 4-H Youth Development Program)
Issue: 1998 April
No. of Views: 657 - A Model Train-The-Trainer Program for HACCP-Based Food Safety Training in the Retail/Food Service Industry: An Evaluation
Kenneth E. Martin (Pennsylvania State University), Steve Knabel (Pennsylvania State University), Von Mendenhall (Utah State University)
Issue: 1999 June
No. of Views: 652 - Creating Agriculture Awareness through an Interactive Learning Experience: Incubators in the Classroom
Ryan A. Meunier, B. Allen Talbert, Mickey A. Latour (Purdue University)
Issue: 2000 February
No. of Views: 646 - Examining Community Needs Through A Capacity Assessment
Ruben D. Nieto, Dona Schaffner, Janet L. Henderson (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1997 June
No. of Views: 623 - Extension: On the Brink of Extinction or Distinction?
David A. King, Michael D. Boehlje (Purdue University)
Issue: 2000 October
No. of Views: 620 - A Family Check-Up: A Web-based, Self-Assessment Program In Family Life, Financial Management, Nutrition, and Food Safety
Rick Peterson, Connie Kratzer, Irene Leech, Kathleen Stadler, Tim Roberts, Mark Sumner (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Issue: 1999 December
No. of Views: 593 - Effecting Extension Organizational Change Toward Cultural Diversity: A Conceptual Framework
Ann C. Schauber (Oregon State University Extension)
Issue: 2001 June
No. of Views: 571 - Resource for Building Self-Esteem in Youth
Bob Cripe, Cynthia R. Hoover (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1994 June
No. of Views: 555 - Development and Evaluation of Activity-Oriented Nutrition Classes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Darcy Owen (Barbara Davis Center for Juvenile Diabetes), Patricia Kendall (Colorado State University), Karen Wilken (Colorado State University)
Issue: 1997 October
No. of Views: 555 - FarmersŐ Markets: Consumer Trends, Preferences, and Characteristics
Ramu Govindasamy (Rutgers University), John Italia (Merrill Lynch), Adesoji Adelaja (Rutgers University)
Issue: 2002 February
No. of Views: 554 - Fundamentally Flawed: Extension Administrative Practice Part 1
Thomas F. Patterson, Jr. (University of Vermont)
Issue: 1997 December
No. of Views: 553 - Leadership for the 21st Century
Betty S. King (University of Kentucky)
Issue: 1994 June
No. of Views: 537 - Evaluation with a New Twist
Emmalou Van Tilburg (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1987 Winter
No. of Views: 535 - How to Diagnose Soil Acidity and Alkalinity Problems in Crops: A Comparison of Soil pH Test Kits
Gene Stevens, David Dunn, Bobby Phipps (University of Missouri)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 525 - Leadership Skill Development of Teen Leaders
Scott Kleon, Susan Rinehart (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1998 June
No. of Views: 523 - Coalition Sustainability: Long-Term Successes & Lessons Learned
Kathleen Lodl, Georgia Stevens (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 2002 February
No. of Views: 521 - Nominal Group Technique: An Alternative to Brainstorming
John A. Sample (Florida State University)
Issue: 1984 March
No. of Views: 521 - Achieving Diversity and Pluralism: Our (Sad) Separatist Model
Maurice Dorsey (USDA-CSREES-ECS)
Issue: 2001 December
No. of Views: 509 - Investing in the Future: Addressing Work/Life Issues of Employees
Linda M. Kutilek, Nikki L. Conklin, Gail Gunderson (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 2002 February
No. of Views: 490 - Post-Then-Pre Evaluation
S. Kay Rockwell, Harriet Kohn (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 1989 Summer
No. of Views: 482 - Leave Home! International Sabbaticals as Unfreezing Experiences
Larry Lev (Oregon State University)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 480 - Managing Administrative Conflicts
Garee W. Earnest (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1994 June
No. of Views: 479 - Implementation of a Web-Based, Self-Scoring Version of the Family Assessment Device (FAD) for Parent Education
Rick Peterson, Janet Prillaman (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Issue: 2000 December
No. of Views: 478 - Consumer Understanding of the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines
Cynthia Reeves Tuttle (University of Maryland)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 475 - What Farm Families Tell Us That Can Be Useful in Educating for Health and Safety
Robert C. Seiz, Eleanor Pepi Downey (Colorado State University)
Issue: 2001 December
No. of Views: 471