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Staff Development
A Code of Ethics for Tennessee Extension Workers
Professional and personal ethics have captured news headlines recently. Ethics breakdowns among prominant individuals in government and industry has lead to a renewed emphasis on organizational values and ethical practices. A Code of Ethics for Tennessee Extension Workers was developed many years ago but is still pertinent to our work today.
Forms for HR128 Training Credit
The human resources policy, HR 128, provides for each UT employee to receive a minimum of 32 hours of training annually. Links to further information and credit forms are provided below. Extension forms should be processed through normal administrative channels and sent to Extension Evaluation & Staff Development rather than directly to Employee & Organizational Development. Please contact Herb Byrd if you have questions.
Employee and Organzational Development Web Site
Request for Additional Training Credit Form
Training Registration Form (For face-to-face training, FACILITATOR USE ONLY)
We are now able to use a spreadsheet to capture course information and the class roster for Synchronous Online Training (an example would be training delivered via Centra). Two tabs of the spreadsheet should be completed and emailed to Herb Byrd. One tab has course information and the other a training roster including UT Personnel Number and Name. An agenda should also be attached to the email -or- a hard copy should be provided. Online Training Credit Spreadsheet (For Synchronous Online Training, FACILITATOR USE ONLY)
Professional Development Plans
Each Extension faculty and staff member benefits from planned professional development. Individual professional development plans should be completed within a new employee's first year. It should then be evaluated annually and discussed as part of performance appraisal for needed updates and revisions. The Professional Development Plan is a required component of promotion dossiers. (We recommend that if you use a WordPerfect or Word file, right-click on the link below and select the option "save target as" to save to your local computer.)
Professional Growth: A Workbook for Planning Professional Growth (pdf)
Professional Development Plan (Adm. F-114) [wpd]
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Extension Summer Interns
Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Philip Morris and Minority Internships. For an application and more information please contact Randol Waters (phone 865.974.7371 or e-mail RGWaters@Tennessee.edu). 2005 Interns 2009 Interns
Tennessee Extension Research
Graduate students in Agricultural and Extension Education and other programs at the University of Tennessee frequently conduct social science research related to issues and problems in Extension. The reports selected for publication on this site are some that specifically address issues in Tennessee Extension. Each of the articles presented on this page may also be submitted for publication in appropriate peer reviewed journals. They are posted on this site for informational purposes only. Please contact the authors for permission before using any part of an article in other publications. If you are unable to contact the authors directly, you may contact Randol Waters at (865) 974-7371 or by e-mail (RGWaters@Tennessee.edu).
- Burden, Ray W. (2002). The Rural-Urban Interface: Challenges for the Extension System Abstract
- Byrd, Wm. Herbert III (2005). The Performance Predictive Effectiveness of Two Personnel Assessment Profiles for Tennessee Extension County Directors Abstract
- Ezell, Patsy A. (2003). Job Stress and Turnover Intentions Among Tennessee Cooperative Extension System Employees Abstract
- Hamilton, Patrick. (2004). The Development of an Instrument to Measure Practitioner Knowledge of Service-learning. Abstract Entire Article (pdf)
- Ingram, M. Kathryn (2003). The Quality of the 1998 Skillathon and Premier Exhibitor Program as Perceived by Participants, Facilitators, 4-H Agents, and FFA Advisors. Abstract Entire Thesis (pdf)
- Keel, Martha Williams. (2003). Asthma Knowledge, Experience, Beliefs, and Self-efficacy of Childcare Center Workers in Selected Urban and Rural Counties in Tennessee. Abstract
- Mantooth, Lori Jean. (2004). Benefits of Service-Learning in Tennessee 4-H Youth Development Abstract Entire Article (pdf)
- Mantooth, Lori Jean. (2004). Challenges of Service-Learning in Tennessee 4-H Youth Development Abstract Entire Article (pdf)
- Martz, Jill T. (2004). Tennessee 4-H Center Summer Residential Camping Programs: Settings for Positive Youth Development as Perceived by Youth Campers Abstract
- Powell, Amy M. (2004). Participation and Life Skill Development of the Tennessee Junior Livestock Skillathon Programs Abstract EntireThesis (pdf)
- Sortor, Anne R. (2003). Tennessee Cooperative Extension System Employee's Perceptions of
Psychosocial and Career-related Mentoring Functions with Supervisory-Subordinale Relationships. Abstract
- Wiebers, Justin A. (2001). An evaluation of CHARACTER COUNTS! character education activities in relationship to the behavior of elementary school children in Sullivan County, Tennessee Abstract EntireThesis (pdf)
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