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May 28, 2026Journal of Extension0 citations

Strategic Planning in Extension

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EFEllen L. FitzsimmonsGCGerald R. Campbell

Key Points

  • To emphasize the necessity of outward-looking perspectives in strategic planning for future development in extension education.
  • Analysis of strategic planning processes in extension education
  • Examination of academic compartmentalization and specialization
  • Identification of trends and threats to future planning
  • Increased specialization leads to risks in defining future strategies
  • Outward perspectives are essential for effective integration of knowledge
  • Strategic planning must adapt to the current academic environment for growth

Abstract

The key lesson to be learned from strategic planning is the importance of looking outward as we define our future. That idea is under continual threat in an academic world characterized by increasing specialization and the compartmentalization of knowledge.

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Fitzsimmons et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a17dd4e3fad632b0f9da0bchttps://doi.org/10.66752/1077-5315.8241
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