About

Harriett Edwards, EdD, is a professor at NC State University within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, specifically in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences. Her contact email is haedward@ncsu.edu. The page indicates her role as a faculty member but does not provide specific details about her research focus, background, or key contributions. Therefore, no further biographical information is available from the provided text.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Psychology
• Medical education
• Computer Science
• Political Science
• Management
• Pedagogy
• Sociology
• Engineering
• Social psychology
• Nursing
• Engineering management
• Developmental psychology
• Process management

Selected publications

• Critical Competencies of 4-H Camp Staff for Achieving High Performance

  Journal of Extension · 2023-08-28

  articleOpen access

  Camps provide a substantial opportunity for youth to develop important life skills. Identifying and training staff on critical competencies are essential to achieving the desired outcomes for camp participants. The purpose of this study was to determine the most critical competencies of the 4-H residential camp staff for achieving high staff performance. The modified Delphi technique was used to achieve study objectives. The Delphi panel of this study consisted of 23 4-H camping experts from across the United States. This three-round Delphi study led to identify 15 critical competencies that will be useful in standardizing 4-H camp staff training programs.

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• Strategies for Diversity & Inclusion

  NACTA Journal · 2023

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Psychology

  The diversity of undergraduate students on college campuses across the country is increasing (Pope et al., 2014). In conjunction with this increase in diversity has been a rise in negative responses to that diversity, which in turn, causes decreased student satisfaction in the campus experience for those diverse student populations (Evans & D'Augelli, 1996; Evans & Rankin, 1998; Huntt et al., 2012; Seymour & Hewitt, 1997; Tonso, 1999). This increase in student diversity and decrease in student satisfaction has challenged universities to not only to support students, but also to create programs, design policies and procedures, and implement strategies and interventions that are culturally sensitive. The purpose of this case study is to provide insight into HBCU College of Agriculture (CoA) faculty experiences with diversity with a particular focus on why those HBCU CoA faculty chose to become multiculturally competent or not.

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• Aligning Instruction with Extension Professional Competencies for an Enhanced Undergraduate Extension Education Minor

  Journal of Human Sciences and Extension · 2022-12-01

  articleOpen access

  This paper reports on a three-year initiative to enhance the undergraduate Extension Education minor at a state land-grant university. Specific initiatives to improve the undergraduate Extension Education minor curriculum involved (a) revising the Extension Education minor due to varied curriculum and faculty changes and (b) aligning eight Extension Education courses’ units of study with Extension professional competency domains. The described processes helped understand the Extension Education curriculum by mapping competency domains and showing which domains were and were not taught in the eight courses. A key recommendation is to incorporate the alignment of Extension Education curriculum and Extension professional competencies into the Extension summer internship program, among other uses. Furthermore, it is recommended that faculty engage in a similar effort to map college curricula to professional competencies to ensure that academic minors have a clear purpose in preparing students for careers.

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• Lessons Learned from the Development of the North Carolina Extension Master Food Volunteer Program

  Journal of Extension · 2021 · 2 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Computer Science
  • Process management
  • Engineering management

  This article describes the curriculum and program development process that was used to create the North Carolina Extension Master Food Volunteer program. We used a rigorous program development process, including conducting a needs assessment, piloting and evaluating the program, incorporating revisions based on feedback, and receiving external reviews that were incorporated into the final product. We provide lessons learned and best practices for others to follow. These include the importance of piloting the program, involving agents and key partners throughout the entire process, and providing flexibility and adaptability in program delivery.

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• What Does it Take to Lead Extension Master Gardener Volunteers?

  Journal of Extension · 2021 · 1 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding
  • Political Science
  • Computer Science
  • Medical education

  We investigated the importance of volunteer engagement competencies to successful master gardener volunteer administration. We used a web-based survey to collect data from a census of North Carolina Extension agents with master gardener volunteer administration responsibilities. Respondents indicated 52 of the 55 competencies were important to the administration of master gardener volunteers. We concluded that although traditional volunteer management skills are essential, a more comprehensive model encompassing personal and leadership skills is needed to inform development of training and resources that will support attainment of competencies required for successful master gardener volunteer administration.

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• Preparing Capable Youth Workers: The Project Youth Extension Service Approach

  Journal of Youth Development · 2020 · 10 citations

  • Psychology
  • Medical education
  • Pedagogy

  The Project Youth Extension Service (YES!) college student internship integrates pre-service training on youth worker competencies with a year or more of practice experience in leading positive youth development programs for military youth impacted by the military deployment process. For nearly a decade, interns have reported significant improvement in 37 behavioral competencies, with 24 indicators improving .50 or more on a 5-point scale. Areas of greatest growth include practices critical to youth worker effectiveness and program quality: self-regulation, interaction, and adaptation in high-intensity settings. Qualitative comments indicate growth in personal maturity (e.g., composure, flexibility, openness to feedback) as well as professional growth (e.g., listening, organization, presentation, teamwork), and empathy for youth and families under stress. Intern growth was also observed by trainers and mentors. Program feedback from youth and event coordinators was consistently positive. Interns also benefited from working with a career mentor. Blended online and on-site training, episodic scheduling, and scaffolded leadership offer effective and efficient methods for programming and professional development. Findings point to the value of intensive and extended training focused on experiential learning, critical reflection, and mentoring, together with background knowledge on military culture, military family life, and youth development. The program model, full results, conclusions, recommendations for practice, and opportunities for improvement are discussed.

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• Long-term effects of youth work internship: The Project Youth Extension Service approach

  Children and Youth Services Review · 2020 · 14 citations

  • Medical education
  • Psychology
  • Nursing
  PublisherDOI

• Supporting Reserve Component Youth during Deployments: The Project Youth Extension Service Model

  Marriage & Family Review · 2020-11-04

  article

  Military families face unique challenges, especially during times of deployment. Children and youth face particular stressors during deployment and benefit from formal and informal resources as they adapt to resilience. Reaching families of service members in the National Guard and Reserve, the Reserve Component, is more challenging since they are more often geographically dispersed and often less connected to military support systems. Project Youth Extension Service (YES) has provided educational programming and social support for children and youth of RC families during deployment events nationwide for the past 8 years through teams of college interns. The program also provides intensive training and practical experience to college interns in 21st-century workforce skills. We review the context, challenges, program design, and effects, then discuss implications of Project YES using the family life education framework. We close with recommendations for improving practice and training, evaluation and research, and policy.

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• Using an Innovative Multiple-Methods Approach to Evaluate Extension Conferences

  Journal of Extension · 2019-04-01 · 6 citations

  articleOpen access1st authorCorresponding

  Engaging attendees of a 4-H volunteer conference in a multiple-methods approach to conference evaluation met the needs of our conference planning team by resulting in diverse opportunities for determining impact, assessing satisfaction, and understanding conference participants' experiences. The multiple-methods approach also appealed to conference participants by providing them with a variety of ways to share input and reflection while building a sense of community and belonging. Every participant was involved in multiple assessment strategies. We received both quantitative and qualitative data for assessing conference success and gathered impact data by using multiple creative evaluation tools.

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• Implementing a Successful National e-Forum

  Journal of Extension · 2019-08-01 · 2 citations

  articleOpen access

  The National 4-H Volunteer e-Forum is an alternative to multistate, face-to-face volunteer forums. Building on the success of regional e-forums, a collaborative group planned and offered three webinars that were relevant, economical, consistent, and convenient to attend. A blended learning strategy can successfully be used for focusing on both volunteer and organizational needs when approached with intentionality. Extension can use this model broadly to develop better trained corps of volunteers. Data-driven recommendations are included for Extension professionals interested in exploring hybrid training options.

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Frequent coauthors

• Ken Culp

  University of Georgia

  32 shared

• Jenny Jordan

  32 shared

• Katherine McKee

  Western Carolina University

  8 shared

• Joy Elmer Morgan

  North Carolina State University

  5 shared

• K. S. U. Jayaratne

  North Carolina State University

  5 shared

• Jacklyn Bruce

  North Carolina State University

  5 shared

• Mitzi Stumpf-Downing

  North Carolina State University

  4 shared

• Laura Jeuck

  North Carolina State University

  4 shared

Awards & honors

• Inducted into the Academy of Outstanding Faculty in Extensio…