Member record books are useful tools for evaluating 4-H club programs

Forero, Larry; Heck, Katherine E.; Weliver, Pat; Carlos, Ramona; Nguyen, Thi Anh Phuong; Lane, Audra

doi:10.3733/ca.v063n04p215

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“…The community club model quickly became the prevalent program model, a legacy that continues to the present day. Community clubs have been shown to support youth leadership, community service and project-based learning (Forero et al 2009). However, as scholars have pointed out, many youth programs that formed at the turn of the 20th century have primarily served youth from dominant social groups and been less successful serving marginalized youth, youth of color, or youth from non-dominant social groups (Russell and Van Campen 2011).…”

Section: -H Community Club Legacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth in 4-H Latino Initiative programs achieve similar outcomes to youth in 4-H community clubs

Worker¹,

Janeiro²,

Lewis³

2020

Calif Agr

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Section: -H Community Club Legacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth in 4-H Latino Initiative programs achieve similar outcomes to youth in 4-H community clubs

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Janeiro²,

Lewis³

2020

Calif Agr

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“…Throughout the past hundred years, 4-H youth have recorded their participation, personal development, and 4-H income and expenses through the 4-H Record Book (Forero, et al, 2009). The Record Book is a program tool to help youth reflect on their learning experiences, set goals, learn record keeping skills, promote self-reflection skills, and promote positive youth development (California State 4-H Office, 2013;Diem, & Devitt, 2003).…”

Section: -H Youth Development Program and The 4-h Record Bookmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth and Adult Perceptions of a New Technology in California 4-H: The Online Record Book

Lewis

Worker

2016

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Youth development research suggests that adult volunteers have the potential to influence the how and when youth engage with technology as a legitimate form of program participation. The adults' comfort levels with technology, coupled with the historical structure of the youth development organization itself, shapes which technologies are made available to, adopted by, or perceived as relevant or useful to youth. This study explores how adults and youth members of California 4-H perceived the 4-H Online Record Book (ORB), an electronic version of the traditional 4-H record book. Survey data from 236 self-identified users and non-users of ORB provided feedback about their use of and feelings towards ORB, with youth expressing more positive feelings towards ORB and adults feeling more negative about the system. Youth however, felt supported by adults to use ORB.

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Traditional market-animal projects positively influence 4-H enrollment

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Forero²,

Caeton³

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The 4-H Youth Development Program (4-H) teaches life skills. An understanding of the factors that drive participation in the California 4-H program can help the organization target its efforts to increase enrollment and benefit more California youth as they move toward adulthood. 4-H has long been associated with market-animal projects, but the effect of these projects on enrollment is not known. In this study, 7 years' worth of enrollment data from 27 Northern California counties was evaluated with linear modeling techniques to determine the impact of market-animal projects (beef, sheep and swine) on program participation. The analysis demonstrated that market-animal projects produce significant, positive effects on enrollment. Each beef project contributed nearly four new members to county enrollment; a single sheep project yielded just over two new members; and two new swine projects produced a single new enrollment. Region and population density influenced membership but year within the study period did not. These results demonstrate the multiplicative effect of beef and sheep projects on county 4-H enrollment.

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Member record books are useful tools for evaluating 4-H club programs

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Youth in 4-H Latino Initiative programs achieve similar outcomes to youth in 4-H community clubs

Youth in 4-H Latino Initiative programs achieve similar outcomes to youth in 4-H community clubs

Youth and Adult Perceptions of a New Technology in California 4-H: The Online Record Book

Traditional market-animal projects positively influence 4-H enrollment

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