Koralalage Sunil Upali Jayaratne

Early-Career Challenges of Youth Development Extension Educators and Effective Strategies

SUSTAINABILITY.

What Does It Take to Lead Extension Master Gardener Volunteers?

JOURNAL OF EXTENSION.

Evaluation capacity building in the nonformal education context: Challenges and strategies

EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING, 79.

Evaluation competencies and challenges faced by early career extension professionals: developing a competency model through consensus building

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION & EXTENSION, 26(2), 183–201.

Expanding evaluator competency research: Exploring competencies for program evaluation using the context of non-formal education

EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING, 79.

Making evaluation work for you: Ideas for deriving multiple benefits from evaluation

Journal of Extension (Online), 54(1). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2016february/iw1.php

North Carolina chefs who cultivate restaurant gardens: A population with a hunger for extension information

Journal of Extension (Online), 54(6). Retrieved from https://joe.org/joe/2016december/tt7.php

Planning, delivering, and evaluating an extension in-service training program for developing local food systems: Lessons learned

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 4(2), 1–19. Retrieved from http://media.wix.com/ugd/c8fe6e_3633e1c2b3ed4f6c98c2e75d3c5d649b.pdf

Tools for formative evaluation: Gathering the information necessary for program improvement

Journal of Extension (Online), 54(1). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2016february/tt2.php

Challenges and opportunities in developing the student farm as an educational resource: A nationwide Delphi study on student farms

NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) Journal, 59(2), 96–103.

Cost effectiveness ratio: Evaluation tool for comparing the effectiveness of similar extension programs

Journal of Extension (Online), 53(6). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2015december/pdf/JOE_v53_6tt3.pdf

In-service Training Needs of Agriculture Teachers for Preparing Them to Be Effective in the 21st Century

Journal of Agricultural Education, 56(4), 47–58.

Use of Song as an Effective Teaching Strategy for Nutrition Education in Older Adults

Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, 34(1), 22–33.

A Look at What Influences the Leadership of Agricultural and Extension Education Department Heads

Journal of Leadership Education, 13(1), 57–74.

A framework for integrating and managing expectations of multiple stakeholder groups in a collaborative partnership

Journal of Extension (Online), 52(3). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2014june/iw6.php

Characteristics and motivational factors of effective Extension advisory leaders: Implications for building strong Extension advisory councils

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2(3), 32–44. Retrieved from http://media.wix.com/ugd/c8fe6e_e058fa5a17b548969a55005aa78dfffa.pdf

Engaging learners through collaborative learning: Leadership development of County Extension Directors and lessons learned

Journal of Extension, 52(2). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2014april/a2.php

Evaluation of Integrated Pest Management Interventions: Challenges and alternatives

In D. Pimentel & R. Peshin (Eds.), Integrated Pest management: Pesticide problems (Vol. 3, pp. 433–470). Netherlands: Springer.

Extension educators’ perceptions about the NC 10% Local Food Campaign: Impacts, challenges, and alternatives

Journal of Extension, 52(2). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2014april/a7.php

Grazing Winter Rye Cover Crop in a Cotton No-Till System: Yield and Economics

Agronomy Journal, 106(3), 1041.

Identification of current proficiency level of Extension competencies and the competencies needed for Extension agents to be successful in the 21st century

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2(1), 71–89. Retrieved from http://media.wix.com/ugd/c8fe6e_53ea61c582994033af7c961b1c4fcd7d.pdf

Scholarship perceptions of academic department heads: Implications for promoting faculty community engagement scholarship

Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 18(1), 123–151.

Teaching basic cooking skills: Evaluation of the North Carolina Extension Cook Smart Eat Smart Program

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 106(1), 39–46.

Use of demonstration gardens in Extension: Challenges and benefits

Journal of Extension, 52(4), 4–6. Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2014august/a6.php

Using Synchronous Distance-Education Technology to Deliver a Weight Management Intervention

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 46(6), 602–609.

Application of crossover design for conducting rigorous Extension evaluations

Journal of Extension, 51(2). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2013april/tt1.php

Characteristics of Extension demonstration gardens

Journal of Extension, 51(2). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2013april/rb8.php

Delivering a Behavior-Change Weight Management Program to Teachers and State Employees in North Carolina

American Journal of Health Promotion, 27(6), 378–383.

IPM extension: A global overview

In D. P. Abrol (Ed.), Integrated pest management: Current concepts and ecological perspectives (pp. 493–530). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.

Nutrition education brings behavior and knowledge change in limited-resource older adults

Journal of Extension, 51(2). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2013april/a1.php

Barriers and effective educational strategies to develop Extension Agents' professional competencies

Journal of Extension, 50(4). Retrieved from https://archives.joe.org/joe/2012august/rb1.php

Landowners' knowledge, attitudes, and aspirations towards woody biomass markets in North Carolina

Journal of Extension (Online), 50(4). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2012august/a9.php

Effects of a behavior-based weight management program delivered through a state Cooperative Extension and local Public Health Department network, North Carolina, 2008-2009

Preventing Chronic Disease, 8(4), A81. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/jul/10_0160.htm

Agrosecurity awareness curriculum design, delivery and evaluation with first responders to agricultural and food emergencies

Food Protection Trends, 30(6), 340–345.

Evaluating a New and Aspiring County Extension Director Leadership Education Program

Journal of Leadership Education, 9(1), 17–35.

Factors Affecting the Global Mindedness of Extension Agents: Implications for Building Global Awareness of Extension Agents

Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education, 17(1), 59–67.

Identifying Confidence Levels and Instructional Strategies of High School Agricultural Education Teachers When Working with Students with Special Needs

Journal of Agricultural Education, 51(2), 90–101.

Practical application of aspiration as an outcome indicator in Extension evaluation

Journal of Extension, 48(2). Retrieved from https://archives.joe.org/joe/2010april/tt1.php

Challenges, alternatives, and educational strategies in reaching limited income audiences

Journal of Extension, 47(6).

Evaluation Research: Methodologies for Evaluation of IPM Programs

In Integrated Pest Management: Dissemination and Impact (pp. 31–78).

Impact evaluation of food safety self-study extension programs: Do changes in knowledge relate to changes in behavior of program participants?

Journal of Extension, 47(3).

Impact evaluation of integrated Extension programs: Lessons learned from the community gardening program

Journal of Extension, 47(3).

A user-friendly evaluation resource kit for Extension Agents delivering financial education programs

Journal of Extension, 46(1).

Financial education and program evaluation for Extension professionals: From research to practical application

Journal of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, 3, 29–35.

A practical tool for the evaluation of extension programs presented to older adults

Journal of Extension, 45(6).

How to become an effective consumer of research in agricultural education?

The Agricultural Education Magazine, 79(5), 10–12.

Are We Making the Grade? A National Overview of Financial Education and Program Evaluation

Journal of Consumer Affairs, 40(2), 208–235.

Financial Education Program Evaluation Manual

Denver, CO: National Endowment for Financial Education.

A simple method to evaluate series- type Extension programs

Journal of Extension, 43(2).

Walk-A-Weigh fights obesity: Impact evaluation of a nutrition and exercise program

Research Journal of Extension Family and Consumer Sciences, 5–8.

Effects Of Restructuring On The Job Performance Of Extension Educators: Implications For In-Service Training

Journal of Agricultural Education, 39(4), 45–52.