Drawing Possibility

This chapter describes the collaboration between the Department of Indigenous Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada and the extension program at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, illustrating the process of engaging pre-service teachers working in collaboration with Indigenous artists, staff from the Art Gallery, and learners in the schools where art-based workshops were facilitated. Further, it will describe how by being involved on this project, the student teachers were able to reflect on themselves as educators, and on the challenges and triumphs that entails doing decolonizing work and becoming allies, advocates or “Indigenists.”

Psycoeducation of Responsible Scouts Care for Others in Disaster Response

The attitude of disaster response to disaster-affected communities in general is an urgent priority to be given so that the community becomes resilient. So far, people are accustomed to relying on government assistance and are not able to provide an appropriate first response. This is because the community does not understand how to act appropriately when a disaster occurs in the area where they live. Law No. 24 of 2007 on Disaster Management. The subjects in this study were 110 Advanced Coaches, the Surabaya Kwarcab Helping Brigade, the Surabaya Kwarcab Care Scouts, the Surabaya Kwartir Branch Work Council using a knowledge scale on disaster response and psychoeducation related to Psychological First Aids. The results of the calculation of the t test (Paired Sample Test) obtained the results of t = 6.473 at p = 0.000. This means that between the pre-test and post-test of there is a very significant difference the experimental group in the knowledge of disaster response. The pre-test of the experimental group (Mean = 96.2553) was higher than the post-test of the experimental group (Mean = 88.5745), this indicates that PFA psychoeducation can increase knowledge about disaster response, thus indicating a significant relationship between psychoeducational independent variables. PFA with the dependent variable is knowledge about disaster response. The implication of this research is that it is expected to become an extension program so that it can increase knowledge related to disaster mitigation so that in the future members of the Rescue Brigadier can become the vanguard of disaster mitigation.

Strategy analysis of extension of performance in transfer of livestock technology innovation for farmer empowerment

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is still widespread and needs to be watched out for. In government policies that implement the new normal in several places, agricultural extension workers play a very important strategic role in responding to the pandemic, especially in rural areas. This study aims to analyze the performance strategy of extension workers in assisting farmers during the pandemic in disseminating information on livestock technology innovations. The research was conducted in Barru Regency, with the sub-district location being the sample. Sources of data in this study were collected using surveys/interviews with extension workers, farmers, stakeholders, and in-depth interviews with informants. The results show that the performance strategy that can be taken in improving the performance of the extension worker in the transfer of livestock technology innovation is by increasing the competence of the instructor in the guidance carried out to overcome various problems during the implementation of the extension program and improve innovation, communication and extension methods according to the needs of farmers and support from government agencies. Therefore, it is expected to improve the performance of agricultural extension workers by increasing the extension budget and improving extension facilities and infrastructure so that farmers can adopt agricultural/livestock technology innovations provided by extension workers to increase livestock productivity, increase farmer income and welfare.

ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGAGEMENT OF MICROFINANCE BORROWERS IN BORONGAN CITY AND IT’S IMPACT ON THEIR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

This study aimed to document the profile of the respondents in terms of number of years of membership in micro financing, number of availed loans and maximum amount of loan received. It also aimed to find out the entrepreneurship engagement of micro finance borrowers, to describe the contribution of microfinance to the economic conditions of the microfinance borrowers and to determine the problems commonly encountered by the microfinance borrowers in their entrepreneurial venture. It was revealed that microfinance provided livelihood to micro borrowers through micro loans that made them earn an income higher than what they are earning before. Doing business have problems, however borrowers still profit from their entrepreneurial engagement specifically merchandising or buying and selling which has fast return on investment. Thus, they were able to successively avail larger amount of loans and stay for more years as client of MFIs. This implies that microfinance borrowers are creditworthy and responsible individuals. Moreover, it could be implied also that MFIs are committed to help their clients be uplifted from poverty. Conduct of trainings through the extension program of the College of Business Management and Accountancy and partnership with Microfinance Institutions is recommended to improve their income and overall living standards. KEY WORDS: microfinance, borrowers, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial venture

The effectiveness of a counseling program It is based on positive interventions in reducing emotional divorce among the workless spouses in the light of the prevalence of corona virus: فعالية برنامج إرشادي قائم على التدخلات الإيجابية في خفض الطلاق العاطفي لدى المتزوجين العاطلين عن العمل في ظل انتشار فيروس كورونا

The current study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a counseling program based on positive psychology in reducing emotional divorce among a sample of the unemployed during the Corona virus, and to achieve the objectives of the study, a random sample was chosen available from unemployed parents with a medium or high level of emotional divorce. Where the study sample consisted of (18) fathers and they were divided into two groups: an experimental group, in which the number of fathers was (9) fathers who underwent the current study, and a control group in which the number of fathers was (9) fathers who did not undergo any therapeutic intervention, and a measure of emotional divorce was developed. And the preparation of a counseling program based on positive psychology, and after applying the counseling program to the members of the experimental group for a month, the results of the study concluded that the experimental group had a lower level of emotional divorce compared with the control group, and it was also found that the members of the experimental group retained the effect of the program after a month From the end of the program, the study came out with some recommendations, including: Attempting to implement the extension program on other categories of the unemployed through the Family Protection Centers and the counselors.

The Effect of Core Vocabulary Extension Program for Children with Inconsistent SSD

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Core Vocabulary Extension Program for establishing speech sound consistency on speech inconsistency and accuracy of children with inconsistent SSD.Methods: Four children with inconsistent SSD aged 3-5 years who exhibited speech sound inconsistency, phonological error patterns, and articulation problems at the same time participated in this study. The program of this study used a core vocabulary approach and a multi-sensory approach, and parental support was provided at the same time. The experimental design used a multiple probe baseline design, with 3-5 baseline evaluations, 10 treatment evaluations, and 3 maintenance evaluations were performed. Data analysis of dependent variables, mean, trend line slope, standard deviation, immediate effect of treatment, and ratio of non-overlapping data (PND) were analyzed.Results: As a result of the study, inconsistency was reduced and articulation ability was improved. Speech inconsistency improvement was effective in all four participating children, but accuracy improvement was only effective in three children.Conclusion: This study is significant in that it confirmed the therapeutic effect of the Core Vocabulary Extension Program which integrated a multisensory approach and parent coaching based on a core vocabulary approach on speech sound inconsistency and accuracy of children with severe speech sound disorder accompanied by intellectual problems and language disorders. In the future, it is necessary to apply a phonological approach to remove the remaining phonological error patterns after speech consistency is established and to confirm the effectiveness of the phonological approach

The Benefits of Extension Program Area Specialization: A Look at Client Satisfaction and Outcomes

This study explores the effect of Extension program area on the perceptions of clientele regarding their overall satisfaction and benefits of services provided by Extension. Written by Mallory L. Cotter and Glenn D. Israel, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication; 5 pp.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc396