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Benefits Of Participation In The Cannon County 4-H Livestock Projects As Perceived By Select Former Exhibitors, Heath Darrell Nokes
Benefits Of Participation In The Cannon County 4-H Livestock Projects As Perceived By Select Former Exhibitors, Heath Darrell Nokes
Masters Theses
The Purpose of this study was to determine the perceived influence of the development in certain life skills and decisions regarding education and career choices. A total of 52 former participants of the program were identified and responded to mailed questionnaires concerning their experiences in the 4-H livestock project.
Findings revealed that participation in the 4-H livestock projects had a positive effect on the development of life skills such as leadership, confidence, communication skills, record keeping skills, and confidence. Decisions regarding educational and career choices were impacted. Participants regarded participation in the livestock projects as having "some effect" (M= 3.16) …