The influence of the 1972 statewide extension clothing practice survey on amounts of staff time planned and expended and clientele contacts with selected audiences and teaching methods, fiscal years 1972 and 1974

Data from the Tennessee Extension Management Information System (i.e., Agent days planned and spent and clientele contacts made) for Fiscal Years 1972 and 1974 were related to information from the summary of the 1972 Tennessee Extension Clothing Survey to determine whether the latter had influenced time planned and spent with appropriate homemaker audiences and teaching methods. The relation between survey clothing practices and primary TEMIS clothing and textiles subjects was found to be satisfactory for study purposes. Recommended practices under the primary subjects "Clothing Records" and "Clothing Management and Planning" were found to be used the least by Tennessee homemakers suggesting need for program emphasis. Percents of total Agent days planned and expended on the weak clothing and textiles subjects between 1972 and 1974 showed no appreciable increases. Percents planned with non—club audiences tended to decrease and with Home Demonstration Club Members to increase; while percents expended were the reverse from 1972 to 1974. Regarding numbers of total Agent days planned for all clothing and textiles subjects, there was a marked decrease between 1972 and 1974. For total Agent days spent, a relatively small decrease in total time was noted. Also, a decrease of more than 10 percent was noted in total clientele contacts recorded in the clothing area from 1972 to 1974. Personal and Group methods were used the most in both years studied—mainly in "Clothing Production and Construction." It was implied that factors other than the statewide survey had influenced Agent time planned and spent and contacts made for audiences and by methods studied. Recommendations were made for further study.