Website Statistics: The Top 50 Most Read JOE Articles of 2016

The following 50 articles were the most viewed JOE articles between January 1 and December 31 of 2016. 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.

1. Factors Influencing Career Choices of Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Pennsylvania
   Ferry, Natalie M.
   Issue: 2006 June
   No. of Views: 41333
   2015 Rank: 1 (Unchanged)

2. Analyzing Likert Data
   Boone Jr., Harry N.; Boone, Deborah A.
   Issue: 2012 April
   No. of Views: 38039
   2015 Rank: 3 (+1)

3. Tips for Developing and Testing Questionnaires/Instruments
   Radhakrishna, Rama B.
   Issue: 2007 February
   No. of Views: 37773
   2015 Rank: 2 (-1)

4. Empowerment: What Is It?
   Page, Nanette; Czuba, Cheryl E.
   Issue: 1999 October
   No. of Views: 29452
   2015 Rank: 4 (Unchanged)

5. Understanding Employee Motivation
   Lindner, James R.
   Issue: 1998 June
   No. of Views: 27164
   2015 Rank: 5 (Unchanged)

6. Keys to Successful Mentoring Relationships
   Byington, Teresa
   Issue: 2010 December
   No. of Views: 25742
   2015 Rank: 11 (+5)

7. Cronbach's Alpha: A Tool for Assessing the Reliability of Scales
   Santos, J. Reynaldo A.
   Issue: 1999 April
   No. of Views: 25705
   2015 Rank: 7 (Unchanged)

8. Youth Involvement in Community Development: Implications and Possibilities for Extension
   Brennan, M. A.; Barnett, Rosemary V.; Baugh, Eboni
   Issue: 2007 August
   No. of Views: 24215
   2015 Rank: 6 (-2)

9. Financial Simulations for Young Adults: Making the "Real World" Real
   O'Neill, Barbara
   Issue: 2008 December
   No. of Views: 21960
   2015 Rank: 9 (Unchanged)

10. The Value Orientations Method: A Tool to Help Understand Cultural Differences
    Gallagher, Tom
    Issue: 2001 December
    No. of Views: 21619
    2015 Rank: 10 (Unchanged)

11. Training and the Needs of Adult Learners
    Ota, Carrie; DiCarlo, Cynthia F.; Burts, Diane C.; Laird, Robert; Gioe, Cheri
    Issue: 2006 December
    No. of Views: 18101
    2015 Rank: 8 (-3)

12. Barriers to a Healthy Lifestyle: From Individuals to Public Policy—An Ecological Perspective
    Fitzgerald, Nurgul; Spaccarotella, Kim
    Issue: 2009 February
    No. of Views: 16766
    2015 Rank: 12 (Unchanged)

13. GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing Technologies in Extension Services: Where to Start, What to Know
    Milla, Katherine A.; Lorenzo, Alfredo; Brown, Cynthia
    Issue: 2005 June
    No. of Views: 15533
    2015 Rank: 15 (+2)

14. Calibration of Boom Sprayers Using Charts to Reduce Math Calculations
    Beard, F. Richard; Deer, Howard
    Issue: 2001 February
    No. of Views: 14756
    2015 Rank: 20 (+6)

15. Behavior Change Strategies for Successful Long-Term Weight Loss: Focusing on Dietary and Physical Activity Adherence, Not Weight Loss
    Hongu, Nobuko; Kataura, Martha P.; Block, Linda M.
    Issue: 2011 February
    No. of Views: 13886
    2015 Rank: 16 (+1)

16. A Review and Critique of 16 Major Parent Education Programs
    Collins, Christina L.; Fetsch, Robert J.
    Issue: 2012 August
    No. of Views: 13493
    2015 Rank: 17 (+1)

17. ABC's of Behavioral Objectives--Putting Them to Work for Evaluation
    Boone, Harry N., Jr.; Boone, Deborah A.
    Issue: 2005 October
    No. of Views: 13313
    2015 Rank: 14 (-3)

18. A 10-Step Process for Environmental Scanning
    Guion, Lisa A.
    Issue: 2010 August
    No. of Views: 12915
    2015 Rank: 13 (-5)

19. Assessing Program Implementation: What It Is, Why It's Important, and How to Do It
    Duerden, Mat D.; Witt, Peter A.
    Issue: 2012 February
    No. of Views: 11728
    2015 Rank: 25 (+6)

20. Tools to Help Horse Owners Deal with Muddy High-Traffic Areas
    Greene, Elizabeth A.
    Issue: 2007 December
    No. of Views: 10687
    2015 Rank: 24 (+4)

21. Nominal Group Technique: An Alternative to Brainstorming
    Sample, John A.
    Issue: 1984 March
    No. of Views: 10132
    2015 Rank: 19 (-2)

22. Small Businesses and the Community: Their Role and Importance Within a State's Economy
    Muske, Glenn; Woods, Michael; Swinney, Jane; Khoo, Chia-Ling
    Issue: 2007 February
    No. of Views: 10102
    2015 Rank: 18 (-4)

23. Detergent Considerations for Consumers: Laundering in Hard Water—How Much Extra Detergent Is Required?
    Cameron, Bruce A.
    Issue: 2011 August
    No. of Views: 6690
    2015 Rank: 23 (Unchanged)

24. An Organizational Culture Assessment Using the Competing Values Framework: A Profile of Ohio State University Extension
    Berrio, Angel A.
    Issue: 2003 April
    No. of Views: 6493
    2015 Rank: 21 (-3)

25. Simple Statistics for Correlating Survey Responses
    Hollingsworth, Robert G.; Collins, Topaz P.; Smith, Virginia Easton; Nelson, Scot C.
    Issue: 2011 October
    No. of Views: 6142
    2015 Rank: 26 (+1)

26. Maintaining Healthy Boundaries When Working with At-Risk Audiences
    Torretta, Alayne
    Issue: 2004 December
    No. of Views: 5836
    2015 Rank: 32 (+6)

27. Serving Dual-Career Families: Problem or Opportunity?
    Hester, Susan B.; Dickerson, Kitty G.
    Issue: 1984 July
    No. of Views: 5623
    2015 Rank: 31 (+4)

28. Comparison of the LEGO Mindstorms NXT and EV3 Robotics Education Platforms
    Sherrard, Ann; Rhodes, Amy
    Issue: 2014 October
    No. of Views: 5492
    2015 Rank: 30 (+2)

29. Learning Best Through Experience
    Richardson, John G.
    Issue: 1994 August
    No. of Views: 5473
    2015 Rank: 27 (-2)

30. Creative Teaching: Simulations, Games, and Role Playing
    Karen DeBord
    Issue: 1989 Summer
    No. of Views: 5466
    2015 Rank: 37 (+7)

31. Examining "Empowerment": A How-To Guide for the Youth Development Professional
    Huebner, Angela J.
    Issue: 1998 December
    No. of Views: 5061
    2015 Rank: 22 (-9)

32. The Meaning of Aging
    Chen, Nina
    Issue: 2001 December
    No. of Views: 4976
    2015 Rank: 33 (+1)

33. NEW Pre- and Post-Testing with More Impact
    La Barge, Greg
    Issue: 2007 December
    No. of Views: 4941
    2015 Rank: Unranked

34. Strategies for Generalizing Findings in Survey Research
    Radhakrishna, Rama; Doamekpor, Prosper
    Issue: 2008 April
    No. of Views: 4691
    2015 Rank: 35 (+1)

35. Indicators of Success for Teamwork: What Extension Professionals Need to Excel as Team Members
    Kelbaugh, Beverly M.; Earnest, Garee W.
    Issue: 2008 August
    No. of Views: 4613
    2015 Rank: 49 (+14)

36. A Population at Risk: Youth "Aging Out" of the Foster Care System and Implications for Extension
    Baugh, Eboni J.
    Issue: 2008 August
    No. of Views: 4596
    2015 Rank: 42 (+6)

37. Assessing Your Collaboration: A Self Evaluation Tool
    Borden, Lynne M.; Perkins, Daniel F.
    Issue: 1999 April
    No. of Views: 4448
    2015 Rank: 48 (+11)

38. Ecological Principles—A Unifying Theme in Environmental Education
    Mengak, Michael T.; Rutledge, Holly E.; McDonald, Barbara
    Issue: 2009 October
    No. of Views: 4219
    2015 Rank: 29 (-9)

39. Growing Through the Stages: A New Look at Professional Growth
    Rennekamp, Roger A.; Nall, Martha A.
    Issue: 1994 June
    No. of Views: 4185
    2015 Rank: 46 (+7)

40. Risk Factors Affecting High School Drop Out Rates and 4-H Teen Program Planning
    Lamm, Alexa; Harder, Amy; Lamm, Dennis; Rose, Herb, III; Rask, Glen
    Issue: 2005 August
    No. of Views: 4180
    2015 Rank: 28 (-12)

41. NEW Getting the Most Out of Multiple Response Questions
    Santos, J. Reynaldo A.
    Issue: 2000 June
    No. of Views: 3993
    2015 Rank: Unranked

42. NEW Principles of Effective Behavior Change: Application to Extension Family Educational Programming
    Pratt, Clara; Bowman, Sally
    Issue: 2008 October
    No. of Views: 3819
    2015 Rank: Unranked

43. Challenges to Diversity from an African-American Perspective
    McCray, Jacquelyn W.
    Issue: 1994 June
    No. of Views: 3731
    2015 Rank: 44 (+1)

44. Characteristics of Effective Training: Developing a Model to Motivate Action
    Wise, Dena; Ezell, Patsy
    Issue: 2003 April
    No. of Views: 3727
    2015 Rank: 41 (-3)

45. NEW The Influence of Different Tomato Varieties on Acidity as It Relates to Home Canning
    Heflebower, Rick; Washburn, Carolyn
    Issue: 2010 December
    No. of Views: 3569
    2015 Rank: Unranked

46. A Framework for 21st Century Leadership
    Sandmann, Lorilee R., Ph.D.; Vandenberg, Lela, Ph.D.
    Issue: 1995 December
    No. of Views: 3562
    2015 Rank: 39 (-7)

47. The Risk Matrix: Illustrating the Importance of Risk Management Strategies
    Alexander; Corinne; Marshall, Maria I.
    Issue: 2006 April
    No. of Views: 3535
    2015 Rank: 36 (-11)

48. NEW The Important Role Non-Parental Adults Have with Youth Learning Leadership
    McNeill, Brian
    Issue: 2010 October
    No. of Views: 3395
    2015 Rank: Unranked

49. A Model of Employee Satisfaction: Gender Differences in Cooperative Extension
    Vlosky, Richard P.; Aguilar, Francisco X.
    Issue: 2009 April
    No. of Views: 3349
    2015 Rank: 38 (-11)

50. Pots, Pans, and Kitchen Equipment: Do Low-Income Clients Have Adequate Tools for Cooking?
    Landers, Patti; Shults, Cheryl
    Issue: 2008 February
    No. of Views: 3317
    2015 Rank: 47 (-3)