Effectiveness of Advisory Committees in Community Resource Development

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The purpose of this study was to find out how effective Extension Community Resource Development Advisory Committees are in achieving their purposes and functions. Data were gathered from 83 lay committee members and 52 Extension agents using a mail questionnaire. Both members and agents agreed that committees were meeting their purposes by making sound program decisions, securing community acceptance of programs and improving the programming skills of members. There was also a consensus that committees were effectively performing functions of analyzing community situations and legitimizing and communicating program decisions among community residents. Committee purposes and functions were significantly correlated, implying that when agents concentrate upon and achieve any purpose or function, other purposes and functions may be achieved simultaneously, thus increasing committee effectiveness. Members and agents indicated considerable need for educational material on how to establish community facilities and services and how to build leadership. Specialists should play a lead role, and agents should support this endeavor.

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