Personal attributes and job competencies needed by EFNEP paraprofessionals as perceived by EFNEP professionals

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-23

  Wakou, Betty A ^a   Keim, Kathryn S ^a   Williams, Glenna S ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EFNEP; Job competencies; Paraprofessionals; Personal attributes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; OCCUPATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKILL; STANDARD; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 0037235963     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-4046(06)60322-9     Document Type: Article

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