Website Statistics: The Top 50 Most Read JOE Articles of 2008
The following 50 articles were the most viewed JOE articles between January 1 and December 31 of 2008. We offer this list as an indicator of trends in reader interest. It says a lot about the degree of interest people from around the world have in some of the topics discussed in JOE articles.
Bear in mind this list is not a reflection on the quality of the JOE articles that "made the list" as opposed to those that didn't. This list may be influenced by several factors (including the commonness of key phrases contained in a page and the length of time a page has been available online), and we caution against over interpretation.
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Understanding Employee Motivation
James R. Lindner (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1998 June
No. of Views: 99,639
2006 Rank: 1 -
Empowerment: What is it
Nanette Page, Cheryl E. Czuba (University of Connecticut Cooperative
Extension System)
Issue: 1999 October
No. of Views: 33,567
2007 Rank: 2 -
Cronbach's Alpha: A Tool for Assessing the Reliability of Scales
J. Reynaldo A. Santos (Texas A&M University)
Issue: 1999 April
No. of Views: 27,846
2007 Rank: 3 -
Nominal Group Technique: An Alternative to Brainstorming
John A. Sample (Florida State University)
Issue: 1984 March
No. of Views: 20,221
2007 Rank: 7 -
What's Relationship Marketing?
Bruce DeYoung (Oregon State University)
Issue: 1988 Fall
No. of Views: 18,620
2007 Rank: 6 -
How to Create and Use an Interactive PowerPoint Quiz Game
Barbara O'Neil (Rutgers)
Issue: 2003 April
No. of Views: 16,999
2007 Rank: 8 -
An Organizational Culture Assessment Using the Competing Values Framework: A Profile of Ohio State University Extension
Angel a. Berrio (National Institute for Agricultural Research, Maracay Venezuela)
Issue: 2003 April
No. of Views: 16,592
2007 Rank: 4 -
Assessing Your Collaboration: A Self Evaluation Tool
Lynne M. Borden (Ohio State University), Daniel F. Perkins (University of Florida)
Issue: 1999 April
No. of Views: 15,107
2007 Rank: 5 -
Single-Parent Families Patricia Tanner Nelson (University of Delaware)
Issue: 1986 Winter
No. of Views: 10,475
2007 Rank: 9 -
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs: Linking Research and Practice
Marilyn J. Johns, Fe Moncloa, Elizabeth J. Gong (University of California Cooperative Extension)
Issue: 2000 August
No. of Views: 9,883
2007 Rank: 10 -
Creative Teaching: Simulations, Games, and Role Playing
Karen DeBord (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University-Blacksburg)
Issue: 1989 Summer
No. of Views: 9,729
2007 Rank: 15 -
Refining Performance Appraisal
Thomas F. Patterson (University of Vermont-Burlington)
Issue: 1987 Winter
No. of Views: 9,659
2007 Rank: 13 -
Risk Factors Affecting High School Drop Out Rates and 4-H Teen Program Planning
Alexa Lamm, Amy Harder, Dennis Lamm, Herb Rose III, Glen Rask (Colorado State University)
Issue: 2005 August
No. of Views: 9,228
2007 Rank: 18 -
Effecting Extension Organizational Change Toward Cultural Diversity: A Conceptual Framework
Ann C. Schauber (Oregon State University Extension)
Issue: 2001 June
No. of Views: 8,852
2007 Rank: 12 -
Are You Experiencing Burnout?
O. Chris Igodan (Federal College of Education-Nigeria), L. H. Newcomb (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1986 Spring
No. of Views: 8,256
2007 Rank: 11 -
Defining Your Customer Profile - An Essential Tool
Martha Bazik, Dave Feltes (U. of Illinois)
Issue: 1999 December
No. of Views: 7,687
2007 Rank: 16 -
Post-Then-Pre Evaluation
S. Kay Rockwell, Harriet Kohn (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 1989 Summer
No. of Views: 7,676
2007 Rank: 22 -
Factors Influencing Career Choices of Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Pennsylvania
Natalie M. Ferry (Penn State University)
Issue: 2006 June
No. of Views: 6,932
2007 Rank: 30 -
The Value Orientations Method: A Tool to Help Understand Cultural Differences
Tom Gallagher (Oregon State University Extension Service)
Issue: 2001 December
No. of Views: 6,225
2007 Rank: 19 -
The Risk Matrix: Illustrating the Importance of Risk Management Strategies
Corinne Alexander, Maria I. Marshall (Purdue University)
Issue: 2006 April
No. of Views: 5,834
2007 Rank: 49 -
Character Education: Developing Effective Programs
Annette Kusgen McDaniel (Missouri 4-H Youth Development Program)
Issue: 1998 April
No. of Views: 4,868
2007 Rank: 17 -
Teleconferencing
Randall G. Rogan (Cornell), Gary A. Simmons (Michigan State)
Issue: 1984 September
No. of Views: 4,801
2007 Rank: 25 -
Are Youth at Risk?
Kirk A. Astroth (Montana State University-Bozeman)
Issue: 1993 Fall
No. of Views: 4,722
2007 Rank: 20 -
Using Research Methods to Evaluate Your Extension Program
Keith G. Diem (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
Issue: 2002 December
No. of Views: 4,714
2007 Rank: 44 -
How to Diagnose Soil Acidity and Alkalinity Problems in Crops: A Comparison of Soil pH Test Kits
Gene Stevens, David Dunn, Bobby Phipps (University of Missouri Outreach and Extension/Commercial Agriculture Program)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 4,509
2007 Rank: 21 -
Leadership Skill Development of Teen Leaders
Scott Kleon, Susan Rinehart (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1998 June
No. of Views: 4,476
2007 Rank: 31 -
Extension's Crossroads in Turbulent Times - Downsizing or Downgrading?
Jane Schuchardt (Iowa State University), Clarence J. Cunningham (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 1987 Spring
No. of Views: 7,158
2007 Rank: 7 -
Staffing Strategies For A More Diverse Workforce: Case Examples In Cornell Cooperative Extension
Soneeta Grogan, Barbara Eshelman (Cornell University)
Issue: 1998 February
No. of Views: 3,964
2007 Rank: 26 -
Drawings as a Method of Program Evaluation and Communication with School-Age Children
William Evans, Jackie Reilly (University of Nevada, Reno)
Issue: 1996 December
No. of Views: 3,845
2007 Rank: 23 -
Dishwashing and Water Conservation: An Opportunity for Environmental Education
JoAnn M. Emmel, Kathleen Parrott, Julia Beamish (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Issue: 2003 February
No. of Views: 3,758
2007 Rank: 24 -
NEW Why Do Teens Drop Out?: A Developmental View
Anne L. Heinsohn, Robert B. Lewis (The Pennsylvania State University)
Issue: 1995 February
No. of Views: 3,709
2007 Rank: Not Ranked -
A Framework for 21st Century Leadership
Lorilee R. Sandmann, Lela Vandenberg (Michigan State University)
Issue: 1995 December
No. of Views: 3,535
2007 Rank: 36 -
NEW Training and the Needs of Adult Learners
Carrie Ota, Cynthia F. DiCarlo, Diane C. Burts, Robert Laird, Cheri Gioe (Louisiana State University)
Issue: 2006 December
No. of Views: 3,373
2007 Rank: Not Ranked -
Reaping the Benefits of Computers: Factors encouraging and discouraging computer use
Jerry McClelland (University of Minnesota)
Issue: 1986 Summer
No. of Views: 3,355
2007 Rank: 33 -
NEW Self-Directed Work Teams: The Antidote for "Heroic Suicide"
Nancy K. Franz (University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension)
Issue: 2004 April
No. of Views: 3,332
2007 Rank: Not Ranked -
Bringing Leadership Experiences to Inner-City Youth
Barry L. Boyd (Texas A&M University)
Issue: 2001 August
No. of Views: 3,193
2007 Rank: 29 -
How to Create a Bibliography
Janet Webster (Oregon State University)
Issue: 2003 June
No. of Views: 3,184
2007 Rank: 14 -
Leading Without Authority: An Examination of the Impact of Transformational Leadership Cooperative Extension Work Groups and Teams
William Brown, Elizabeth A. Birnstihl, Daniel W. Wheeler (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Issue: 1996 October
No. of Views: 3,172
2007 Rank: 35 -
NEW Consumer Knowledge and Perceptions About Organic Food
Carolyn Raab, Deana Grobe (Oregon State University)
Issue: 2005 August
No. of Views: 3,056
2007 Rank: Not Ranked -
Teleconferencing
Randall G. Rogan (Cornell), Gary A. Simmons (Michigan State)
Issue: 1984 September
No. of Views: 3,023
2007 Rank: 25 -
Programming Parameters for 5-to-8-Year-Old Children in 4-H
Scott D. Scheer (Ohio State University)
Issue: 1997 August
No. of Views: 2,985
2007 Rank: 41 -
Accomplishing Cross Cultural Competence in Youth Development Programs
Bonita Williams (Lincoln University of Missouri)
Issue: 2001 December
No. of Views: 2,984
2007 Rank: 48 -
NEW Emotional Intelligence: A Pathway to Self-Understanding and Improved Leadership Capacities
Rose Fisher Merkowitz, Garee W. Earnest (Ohio State University Extension)
Issue: 2006 August
No. of Views: 2,962
2007 Rank: Not Ranked -
NEW A Methodology for Determining Extension Constituent Needs: A Case Analysis in the Forest Products Industry
Scott Bowe, Robert Smith, Joseph Massey, Eric Hansen (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, University of Minnesota, Oregon State University)
Issue: 1999 August
No. of Views: 2,882
2007 Rank: Not Ranked -
A Model Train-The-Trainer Program for HACCP-Based Food Safety Training in the Retail/Food Service Industry: An Evaluation
Kenneth E. Martin, Steve Knabel, (The Pennsylvania State University), Von Mendenhall (Utah State University)
Issue: 1999 June
No. of Views: 2,851
2007 Rank: Not Ranked -
Family, School, and Community Involvement in School-age Child Care Programs: Best Practices
Karen DeBord (North Carolina State University), Marilyn Martin (University of Rhode Island - Providence Center), Tony Mallilo (University of Rhode Island)
Issue: 1996 June
No. of Views: 2,805
2007 Rank: 43 -
Bridging the Generation Gap Across the Digital Divide: Teens Teaching Internet Skills to Senior Citizens
Jane Kolodinsky, Michele Cranwell, Ellen Rowe (University of Vermont)
Issue: 2002 June
No. of Views: 2,757
2007 Rank: 42 -
Developing Life Skills in Youth
Barry L. Boyd, Don R. Herring, Gary E. Briers (Texas A&M University-College Station)
Issue: 1992 Winter
No. of Views: 2,726
2007 Rank: 47 -
Teen Employment
Patricia Tanner Nelson (University of Delaware-Newark), Stephen F. Hamilton (Cornell University)
Issue: 1986 Winter
No. of Views: 2,724
2007 Rank: 46 -
Machinery Cost Estimates for Amish Farms
Randall E. James (Ohio State University)
Issue: 2004 October
No. of Views: 2,663
2007 Rank: 34