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The Top 50 Most Read Articles (1/1/2006 to 12/31/2006)
The following 50 articles were the most viewed JOE articles between January 1 and December 31 of 2006. 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: 111,401Cronbach's Alpha: A Tool for Assessing the Reliability of Scales
J. Reynaldo A. Santos (Texas A&M University)
Issue: 1999 April
No. of Views: 28,503Empowerment: What Is It?
Nanette Page, Cheryl E. Czuba (University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System)
Issue: 1999 October
No. of Views: 24,385Assessing Your Collaboration: A Self Evaluation Tool
Lynne M. Borden (Ohio State University), Daniel F. Perkins (University of Florida)
Issue: 1999 April
No. of Views: 23,346An Organizational Culture Assessment Using the Competing Values Framework: A Profile of Ohio State University Extension
Angel a. Berrio (National Institute for Agricultural Research, Maracay Venezuela)
Issue: 2003 April
No. of Views: 17,376What's Relationship Marketing?
Bruce DeYoung (Oregon State University)
Issue: 1988 Fall
No. of Views: 16,027Extension'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: 15,141How to Create and Use an Interactive PowerPoint Quiz Game
Barbara O'Neil (Rutgers)
Issue: 2003 April
No. of Views: 12,120Teen 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: 12,051Single-Parent Families
Patricia Tanner Nelson (University of Delaware)
Issue: 1986 Winter
No. of Views: 12,021Effecting Extension Organizational Change Toward Cultural Diversity: A Conceptual Framework
Ann C. Schauber (Oregon State University Extension)
Issue: 2001 June
No. of Views: 10,948Refining Performance Appraisal
Thomas F. Patterson (University of Vermont-Burlington)
Issue: 1987 Winter
No. of Views: 9,933Drawings 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: 9,271Character Education: Developing Effective Programs
Annette Kusgen McDaniel (Missouri 4-H Youth Development Program)
Issue: 1998 April
No. of Views: 8,854Creative Teaching: Simulations, Games, and Role Playing
Karen DeBord (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University-Blacksburg)
Issue: 1989 Summer
No. of Views: 8,825Are You Experiencing Burnout?
O. Chris Igodan (Federal College of Education-Nigeria), L. H. Newcomb (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1986 Spring
No. of Views: 8,812Nominal Group Technique: An Alternative to Brainstorming
John A. Sample (Florida State University)
Issue: 1984 March
No. of Views: 8,506Teleconferencing
Randall G. Rogan (Cornell), Gary A. Simmons (Michigan State)
Issue: 1984 September
No. of Views: 7,198GIS and GPS Emergency Response Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
Stephen C. Brown, Shannon Crum, V. Stuart Foote (University of Texas)
Issue: 2003 August
No. of Views: 6,933Teen Employment
Patricia Tanner Nelson (University of Delaware-Newark), Stephen F. Hamilton (Cornell University)
Issue: 1986 Winter
No. of Views: 6,906Post-Then-Pre Evaluation
S. Kay Rockwell, Harriet Kohn (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 1989 Summer
No. of Views: 6,887Managing Diversity Within Cooperative Extension
D. Merrill Ewert, Jennifer A. King Rice (Cornell University)
Issue: 1994 August
No. of Views: 6,740Leadership Skill Development of Teen Leaders
Scott Kleon, Susan Rinehart (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1998 June
No. of Views: 6,692NEW Risk Factors Affecting High School Drop Out Rates and 4-H Teen Program Planning
Alexa Lamm, Amy Harder, Dennis Lamm, Herb Rose III, Glen Rask (Colorado State University)
Issue: 2005 August
No. of Views: 6,340Are Youth at Risk?
Kirk A. Astroth (Montana State University-Bozeman)
Issue: 1993 Fall
No. of Views: 6,182Defining Your Customer Profile - An Essential Tool
Martha Bazik, Dave Feltes (U. of Illinois)
Issue: 1999 December
No. of Views: 5,456How to Create a Bibliography
Janet Webster (Oregon State University)
Issue: 2003 June
No. of Views: 5,385Family, School, and Community Involvement in School-age Child Care Programs: Best Practices
Karen DeBord (North Carolina State University), Marilyn Martin (University of Rhode Island - Providence Center), Tony Mallilo (University of Rhode Island)
Issue: 1996 June
No. of Views: 5,352Proverbs: A Path to Understanding Different Cultures
Ellen Schuster (Oregon State University)
Issue: 1998 February
No. of Views: 5,340Accomplishing Cross Cultural Competence in Youth Development Programs
Bonita Williams (Lincoln University of Missouri)
Issue: 2001 December
No. of Views: 5,084The Value Orientations Method: A Tool to Help Understand Cultural Differences
Tom Gallagher (Oregon State University Extension Service)
Issue: 2001 December
No. of Views: 4,905NEW 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 Outreach and Extension/Commercial Agriculture Program)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 4,828Machinery Cost Estimates for Amish Farms
Randall E. James (Ohio State University)
Issue: 2004 October
No. of Views: 4,513NEW Developing Life Skills in Youth
Barry L. Boyd, Don R. Herring, Gary E. Briers (Texas A&M University-College Station
Issue: 1992 Winter
No. of Views: 4,300Job Enrichment in Extension
Louis S. Fourman, Jo Jones (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1997 October
No. of Views: 4,276NEW Dishwashing and Water Conservation: An Opportunity for Environmental Education
JoAnn M. Emmel, Kathleen Parrott, Julia Beamish (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Issue: 2003 February
No. of Views: 4,206Bridging the Generation Gap Across the Digital Divide: Teens Teaching Internet Skills to Senior Citizens
Jane Kolodinsky, Michele Cranwell, Ellen Rowe (University of Vermont)
Issue: 2002 June
No. of Views: 4,100NEW Reaping the Benefits of Computers: Factors encouraging and discouraging computer use
Jerry McClelland (University of Minnesota)
Issue: 1986 Summer
No. of Views: 4,061Secure SeatSM: A Safe and Systematic Approach to Teaching Riding
Greene, Elizabeth A. (University of Vermont), Dawson, Jana Z.(The American Association for Horsemanship Safety, Inc.)
Issue: 2002 August
No. of Views: 4,047Consumer Understanding of the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines
Cynthia Reeves Tuttle (University of Maryland)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 3,845Resource for Building Self-Esteem in Youth
Bob Cripe, Cynthia R. Hoover (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1994 June
No. of Views: 3,516NEW 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: 3,411NEW Internalization of Character Traits by Those Who Teach Character Counts!
Kristyn Harms, Susan Fritz (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 2001 December
No. of Views: 3,392Leading 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: 3,383NEW Programming Parameters for 5-to-8-Year-Old Children in 4-H
Scott D. Scheer (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1997 August
No. of Views: 3,366Development and Evaluation of Activity-Oriented Nutrition Classes for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Darcy Owen, Patricia Kendall, Karen Wilken (Colorado State University)
Issue: 1997 October
No. of Views: 3,321Bringing Leadership Experiences to Inner-City Youth
Barry L. Boyd (Texas A&M University)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 3,265Mixing Apples and Oranges
Christine J. Thompson (Michigan State University)
Issue: 1985 Spring
No. of Views: 3,145NEW Communicating Program Value of Family Life and Parenting Education Programs to Decision Makers
Karen DeBord (North Carolina State University)
Issue: 2005 April
No. of Views: 3,083A Framework for 21st Century Leadership
Lorilee R. Sandmann, Lela Vandenberg (Michigan State University)
Issue: 1995 December
No. of Views: 3,028