Campus Units
Human Development and Family Studies, Extension and Outreach
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2016
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Youth Development
Volume
11
Issue
1
First Page
62
Last Page
76
Abstract
Research suggests 4-H programs build Life Skills such as leadership, communication, citizenship and learning. However, 4-H programs vary from long-term on-going experiences to shorter, more intense opportunities. This paper discusses a program evaluation articulating the life skill development of participants in a 3-day residential State 4-H Conference on a Midwestern college campus. The Life Skills assessed were in the areas of leadership, citizenship, communication, and learning as part of overall Life Skill development. Participants were youth ages 14-18 years. A retrospective pretest-posttest was used to evaluate skill development and understanding. Analysis, including paired sample t-tests, indicated growth in each of the 12 common outcome measures evaluated. This study supports the importance of purposeful planning and youth engagement in the learning process to achieve desired life skill outcomes.
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Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Allen, Brenda S. and Lohman, Brenda J., "Positive Youth Development Life Skills Gained at the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference" (2016). Human Development and Family Studies Publications. 87.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/hdfs_pubs/87
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Comments
This article is published as Allen, Brenda S., and Brenda J. Lohman. "Positive Youth Development Life Skills Gained at the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference." Journal of Youth Development 11, no. 1 (2016): 62-76.