Extension Education and the Social Sciences

The Cooperative Extension System serves as the conduit through which scientific knowledge generated by the 130 land-grant colleges and universities in the United States is translated and delivered directly to its constituents. Since its inception over 100 years ago, Extension has been integral in developing, delivering, and applying cutting-edge knowledge in agriculture and natural resources, youth development, family and consumer sciences, and community and rural development. Today, more than ever, Extension will need to lead the way in building and maintaining sustainable partnerships across disciplines and with organizations at the local, state, and national levels to tackle complex issues considering diminishing resources. Bringing together leading and emerging scholars, this volume discusses how Extension is addressing issues and opportunities relevant to children, youth, families, and communities across the country both now and in the future. Topics include Extension's role in supporting childcare, social media use, entrepreneurship, rural communities, and underserved audiences.

Maria Rosario T. de Guzman is a Professor and Adolescent Development Extension Specialist in the Child, Youth, and Family Studies Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her programs of Extension and research focus on supporting healthy adolescent development and in understanding the intersections of culture, migration, and family life. She has authored over 50 publications, including Parenting from Afar (2018), which received the Gielen Award from the American Psychological Association for its contribution to psychology as a global discipline. Holly Hatton is Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the Child, Youth, and Family Studies Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Holly's program of Extension focuses on the use of reflective practice, mindfulness, compassion and social-emotional learning to support early childhood educators, young children, and families drawing upon community-based participatory methods. She is committed to addressing issues of systemic inequities and brings these issues to the forefront of her work.

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