Contents Executive Summary Situation Statement The OSU Innovations Introduction to the Study The questionnaire Study Findings Results by Theme Integration Innovations Extent Results Breakouts Scholarship Responsiveness Flexibility Resources Outcomes Discussion Recommendations

Breakout Comparisons Six breakout comparison charts are included in the following interactive illustration. Click the thumbnail charts or type their numbers (1-6) on your keyboard to display and switch between charts. Commentary, with links to data tables and significance-test results, begins just below the illustration. (NOTE: The illustration is not available for you because your browser does not have JavaScript enabled. Please enable JavaScript, then reload this page.) Program Area Breakouts by program area show a rather wide variation in NOW mean. Ag is most positive about the degree of integration, followed by Forestry. The positive trend over the last six years is highly consistent for the five items, across program areas (with the exception of only one item for one program area). Data table & Significance tests Location Campus-based Extension professionals gave more favorable ratings about the present level of integration than did county-based Extension professionals. For all three location categories, the trend over the last six years is consistently positive (with the exception of only one item for "other location" Extension professionals). Data table & Significance tests Hire Date By hire date (pre- vs. post-1995), there was only one significant difference in NOW averages. Although the longer-term staff are generally less positive in their responses to the questionnaire, they gave a significantly more favorable rating to 4b: Degree of integration of research and Extension in your program area. Data table & Significance tests previous page top of this page next page