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Data parties engage 4-H volunteers in data interpretation, strengthening camp programs and evaluation process

California Agriculture, 2021
Participatory evaluation is a form of citizen science that brings program stakeholders into partnership with researchers to increase the understanding and value that evaluation provides.
Marianne Bird, Kendra M. Lewis
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Exploring the Relationship Between Program Experience and Youth Developmental Outcomes

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2021
Program quality is an important topic for improving out-of-school time youth development programs. High levels of program quality may contribute to enhanced positive youth development outcomes.
Kendra M. Lewis, Car Mun Kok, Steven Worker, Gemma Miner   +3 more
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UC 4-H youth spread the facts — not the disease — during COVID-19

California Agriculture, 2023
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for education in disease transmission and prevention. In response, the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program implemented a virtual epidemiology project, based on resources developed
Dorina M. Espinoza, Anne M. laccopucci, Marcel Horowitz, Roshan Nayak   +3 more
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Reviewing Youth Development Principles As Applied to the 4-H Youth Development Program

EDIS, 2006
Because 4-H is the youth development arm of Land Grant University outreach, 4-H youth development professionals are responsible for knowing and applying to their programs the most current and valid information regarding support for the growth and ...
Joy C. Jordan, Marilyn Norman
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Latino Volunteerism in the 4-H Youth Development Program

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2021
Nationally, the 4-H Youth Development Program utilizes more than 350,000 adult volunteers annually, and 25% of the nation’s K-12 students identify as Hispanic or Latino; however, there is a dearth of published literature on Latino volunteerism in the 4-H
Steven M. Worker, Maria G. Fabregas Janeiro, Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty   +2 more
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Why Youth Leave 4-H After the First Year: A Multistate Study

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2022
Enrollment in US youth development programs is decreasing annually. Research has shown that youth in the 4-H youth development program experience a broad range of positive youth development outcomes, including greater community contributions, healthier ...
Kendra M. Lewis , Sarah Hensley , Marianne Bird , Jeannette Rea-Keywood , JoLynn Miller , Car Mun Kok, Nancy Shelstad   +6 more
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Member record books are useful tools for evaluating 4-H club programs

California Agriculture, 2009
We used data from 4-H record books to evaluate the 4-H programs in Shasta and Trinity counties. These books are completed annually by youth participants throughout California to describe and quantify their experiences in the program and
Larry Forero, Katherine Heck, Pat Weliver, Ramona Carlos, Thi Nguyen, Audra Lane   +5 more
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Reconceptualizing Youth Sparks: A Sociocultural Approach to CoDesigning Programs for Somali Youth

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2022
The 4-H Youth Development Program has a long history of fostering positive youth outcomes. Recently, attention and resources have been invested in the development of a program model (i.e., the 4-H Thriving Model) that theorizes the program elements that ...
Joanna A. Tzenis
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Perceived Strengths of the Georgia 4-H Program: A Delphi Analysis

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2021
The Georgia 4-H program is the largest youth organization in the state andempowers youth participants to become autonomous and productive members ofsociety.
Alyssa Powell, John Scaduto, Kevan W. Lamm   +2 more
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Positive youth development merits state investment

California Agriculture, 2013
In the last three decades, positive youth development has emerged as the new paradigm for youth-related research and programming. The literature provides strong evidence that high-quality youth programs can have positive and significant effects. Positive
David Campbell, Kali Trzesniewski, Keith Nathaniel, Richard Enfield, Nancy Erbstein   +4 more
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