Research & Scholarship

Following is a listing of journal articles that provide information and resources to strengthen and improve volunteer programming.

• Volunteer Middle Managers: Human Resources That Extend Programmatic Outreach
• Overview of the GEMS Model of Volunteer Administration
• The Volunteer Recognition Program Model: Providing Volunteer Recognition Throughout the Year
• Orchestrating Volunteer Orientation: Introducing The OBOE Model
• Identifying Volunteer Core Competencies: Regional Differences
• Recruiting and Engaging Baby Boomer Volunteers
• Volunteer Recruitment Packets: Tools for Expanding Volunteer Involvement
• Planning Educational Volunteer Forums: Steps to Success
• Extension Agents as Administrators of Volunteers: Competencies Needed for the Future
• Motivating Adult Volunteer 4-H Leaders
• 360-Degree Evaluations: A New Tool in Extension Programming
• Demographic Differences of 4-H Volunteers, Agents, and State Volunteerism Specialists: Implications for Volunteer Administration
• Planning Aids: Tools to Ensure Volunteer and Event Successes
• Recognizing Adult Volunteer 4-H Leaders
• Developing a Farmer's Market Volunteer Team in Lieu of a Paid Manager
• Disengaging a Volunteer: What to Do When Supervision Fails
• Incorporating Volunteer Mentors to Strengthen Extension Programs
• Major Customer Turnoffs: Implications for Extension
• Utilizing Senior Citizens to Teach Cultural Awareness in an Inclusive Classroom Setting
• Converting Qualitative Feedback into Quantifiable Categories
• Building A Multi-Generational Volunteer Base: Understanding How Human Development Impacts Volunteer Service
• Effective Motivators For Master Volunteer Program Development
• The Scholarship of Extension: Practical Ways for Extension Professionals to Share Impact