Identifying and Meeting the Needs of Extension’s Target Audiences

This document provides an overview of the concept of target audiences as it relate to Extension education, and briefly presents concepts of audience analysis and educational content selection. In contrast to the general population, a target audience is comprised of people who can take some explicit...

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Main Authors: Laura A. Warner, Glenn D. Israel, John M. Diaz
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2019-05-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108892
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