Motivational orientations of adults participating in a cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The purpose of the study reported here was to develop a better understanding of adult participation in the Master Gardener Program in Putnam County, Tennessee. Eighty-nine participants were surveyed, and 66 participants returned their completed survey, for a 74.16% response rate. Adults participated "to obtain a practical benefit," "to feed an appetite for knowledge," "to satisfy an intellectual curiosity," and "to satisfy an inquiring mind." MG Coordinators should market their programs as opportunities to learn and share specific gardening knowledge. More comprehensive research is needed to determine if adults are primarily interested in the MG Program strictly for knowledge. by Extension Journal, Inc.

published proceedings

  • Journal of Extension

author list (cited authors)

  • Strong, R., & Harder, A.

complete list of authors

  • Strong, R||Harder, A

publication date

  • August 2010