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The Role of State Administrators in Promoting Intergenerational Endeavors within Cooperative Extension

Marilyn Corbin discusses the role of state administrators in promoting intergenerational programs within Cooperative Extension. This presentation highlights the responsibilities, skills, and knowledge required, as well as the major responsibilities and informal roles of state administrators. It also emphasizes the importance of intergenerational programs, successful program criteria, and ways to support administrative leaders.

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The Role of State Administrators in Promoting Intergenerational Endeavors within Cooperative Extension

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  1. The Role of State Administrators in Promoting Intergenerational Endeavors within Cooperative Extension

  2. Presented by Marilyn Corbin, Ph.D.Associate Director and State Program Leader for Children, Youth and Families, Penn State Cooperative Extension

  3. The formal role and responsibility Family bonds are a link to our beginning and a guide to our future.

  4. Experience and skills • Knowledge of Extension’s philosophy, objectives, and educational delivery system, and overall aspects of the land-grant university system • Demonstrated knowledge of issues related to children, families and consumers • Knowledge of the social, economic, political, and cultural factors affecting Extension work

  5. Knowledge and skills (cont.) • Experience in securing grants, contracts and raising external funds to support personnel and programs • Experience in working with volunteers • Administrative experience in managing budgets and supervising personnel • Communication skills

  6. Major Responsibilities • Provide statewide leadership to CYF/FCS programs – identifying and addressing emerging issues, looking ahead….for educational opportunities – educational response – to impact an issue • Oversight to the statewide program planning and reporting process • Plan of work • Planning and Reporting System

  7. State Leadership Roles • Serve on the Director’s Council and the Extension Leadership Team • Work with the college administrative team – Dean’s staff and Director’s staff, Department Heads, Support staff • Work on special projects for Extension and represent Extension at state and national events – Ag Progress Days, Farm Show/State Fair, Legislative Events

  8. Collaborate to expand, enhance, develop or resource new programs • Faculty • Outreach Staff – WPSU and committees • Faculty and Staff in other colleges/universities • Health and Human Development • Human Ecology/Family & Consumer • Medicine • Education • Engineering • Extension in other states • State and Federal Agencies

  9. Informal Roles

  10. Program Development & Evaluation • Staff Performance • Management • Engagement & Outreach • External Funding & Fiscal Management • Communication • Organizational Support • Professional Development

  11. Intergenerational programs “Activities or programs that increase cooperation, interaction or exchange between any two generations. They involve the sharing of skills, knowledge, or experience between old and young.” National Council on Aging

  12. 1. What is critical about the program that merits an investment in resources? 2. What difference do the programs make? 3. What is their public value?

  13. What societal issues do the inter-generational programs address? So that….

  14. Promote Intergenerational Programs

  15. Successful programs: • Based on theory and empirical research, including ecological, family-systems theory. • Rigorously evaluated for program effects using quasi-experimental and experimental designs, usually over a number of years. • Target parents and primary caregivers. • Often embedded in a broader intervention that employs multiple strategies to influence children’s outcomes in the family, school and community. • Pay attention to the family context, including the influence of culture and economic realities. • Include parent/grandparent workshops, parent-child trainings, self-directed learning such as videos and e-learning, and home visiting. • Other criteria:

  16. How you can support your administrative leaders • Provide background information and feedback • Share ideas and explore opportunities • Focus on important issues • Develop sound and justifiable programs • Serve as a statewide leader • Respond to requests • Offer success stories and complete reports • Strive for excellence

  17. Topics for Inter-generational Program Collaboration • Health • Financial education • Leadership • Youth and family • Generation attitude gaps • New populations • Emergency planning • Others?

  18. Thank you and best wishes!

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