摘要:Most of the people who work with extension in the counties and states would agree that it does good work. It even appears that folks in Washington, including members of Congress, tend to feel that way, too. So, why is there this constant call for increased and improved accountability by extension? The current environment in Washington-when you combine the National Research Council reports on the land grant universities, the tight budget atmosphere, and the changes in political representation shifting toward urban and suburban interests-leads to greater pressure for extension to not only document the good work it does, but to demonstrate that it is the best work that can be done using federal dollars.