Rural Economics: Farmers in Transition. Preliminary Assessment of Dislocated Farmer Assistance Program.

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    • Peer Reviewed:
      N
    • Source:
      40
    • Intended Audience:
      Researchers
    • Subject Terms:
      Adult Counseling; Adult Education; Adults; Career Counseling; Extension Agents; Farm Occupations; Farmers; Interviews; Job Skills; Occupational Information; Off Farm Agricultural Occupations; Program Evaluation; Questionnaires; Rural Economics; Rural Farm Residents; Surveys
    • Subject Terms:
      Ohio
    • Abstract:
      Rural Economics: Farmers in Transition (RE:FIT), the Dislocated Farmer Assistance Program in Ohio, was designed to help farm families assess their skills and interests in nonfarm employment. The processes used by agents in counseling families were evaluated. The program was designed by personnel of the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service (OCES) to offer direct assistance to farm families through the services of trained agents. OCES agents developed materials to facilitate: (1) accepting the situation; (2) understanding transferrable skills; (3) realizing interests comparable to farming; and (4) exploring career and job options. Agents received intensive training in data collection, counseling families, and referral. Instruments to gather baseline data, to record interviews, and to make pre-post test comparisons were developed by OCES personnel. Two of those instruments, a preliminary discussion form and a log sheet, are included as appendices to the report. Assessment of preliminary data from 28 farm families shows that self-assessment and counseling had an impact on farm families, and that there is a need for further training of agents. (MDE)
    • Publication Date:
      1988
    • Accession Number:
      ED289901