Website Statistics: The Top 50 Most Read JOE Articles of 2018

The following 50 articles were the most viewed JOE articles between January 1 and December 31 of 2018. 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. Analyzing Likert Data
   Boone Jr., Harry N.; Boone, Deborah A.
   Issue: 2012 April
   No. of Views: 34,622
   2017 Rank: 2 (+1)

2. Understanding Employee Motivation
   Lindner, James R.
   Issue: 1998 June
   No. of Views: 30,379
   2017 Rank: 8 (+6)

3. Empowerment: What Is It?
   Page, Nanette; Czuba, Cheryl E.
   Issue: 1999 October
   No. of Views: 23,790
   2017 Rank: 3 (Unchanged)

4. Keys to Successful Mentoring Relationships
   Byington, Teresa
   Issue: 2010 December
   No. of Views: 21,559
   2017 Rank: 5 (+1)

5. Cronbach's Alpha: A Tool for Assessing the Reliability of Scales
   Santos, J. Reynaldo A.
   Issue: 1999 April
   No. of Views: 20,398
   2017 Rank: 11 (+6)

6. Financial Simulations for Young Adults: Making the Real World" Real"
   O'Neill, Barbara
   Issue: 2008 December
   No. of Views: 18,255
   2017 Rank: 6 (Unchanged)

7. Youth Involvement in Community Development: Implications and Possibilities for Extension
   Brennan, M. A.; Barnett, Rosemary V.; Baugh, Eboni
   Issue: 2007 August
   No. of Views: 17,768
   2017 Rank: 9 (+2)

8. A 10-Step Process for Environmental Scanning
   Guion, Lisa A.
   Issue: 2010 August
   No. of Views: 16,989
   2017 Rank: 10 (+2)

9. The Value Orientations Method: A Tool to Help Understand Cultural Differences
   Gallagher, Tom
   Issue: 2001 December
   No. of Views: 15,733
   2017 Rank: 7 (-2)

10. Tips for Developing and Testing Questionnaires/Instruments
    Radhakrishna, Rama B.
    Issue: 2007 February
    No. of Views: 14,499
    2017 Rank: 4 (-6)

11. Factors Influencing Career Choices of Adolescents and Young Adults in Rural Pennsylvania
    Ferry, Natalie M.
    Issue: 2006 June
    No. of Views: 13,925
    2017 Rank: 1 (-10)

12. 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: 11,136
    2017 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: 9,327
    2017 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: 8,989
    2017 Rank: 14 (Unchanged)

15. A Review and Critique of 16 Major Parent Education Programs
    Collins, Christina L.; Fetsch, Robert J.
    Issue: 2012 August
    No. of Views: 8,802
    2017 Rank: 16 (+1)