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4-H Agricultural Systems Technology, Joshua Dallin

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4-H gives youth an opportunity to explore different career paths, learn and practice new skills, and experience what a career in agricultural systems technology might be like.

4-H Agricultural Economics, Joshua Dallin

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4-H gives youth an opportunity to explore different career paths, learn and practice new skills, and experience what a career in agricultural economics might be like.

4-H Agribusiness, Joshua Dallin

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4-H gives youth an opportunity to explore different career paths, learn and practice new skills, and experience what a career in agribusiness might be like.

Evaluating Utah 4-H Stem Curricula Used To Promote Stem In Utah 4-H Programs, Michelle D. Simmons

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Utah 4-H strives to ensure that youth receive the best that positive youth developmental programming has to offer in an endeavor to provide 4-H youth with the knowledge and skills that will given them an advantage in the workforce. The purpose of this study was to determine if Utah's Discover 4-H STEM curricula that is being used to promote STEM in Utah 4-H program met the outcomes of the National 4-H STEM logic model.

Assessment Of The Arkansas Horse 4-H Program: Perspectives From Multiple Stakeholders, Fawn Lee Kurtzo

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Assessment of the Arkansas horse 4-H program utilized stakeholders’ perceptions to describe inputs, outcomes, preferences and impacts provided by the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. Stakeholders’ perceptions were captured through three studies. Studies included the following: a pre- and post-test evaluation of the 2016 summer horse camp, purposive interviews with county agents (n = 6), volunteer leaders (n = 4), and parents (n = 4) of horse 4-H clubs, and a statewide survey provided to Extension staff (n =26) and volunteer leaders (n = 28) affiliated with horse 4-H clubs.

The 2016 summer camp evaluation found the goals to improve horsemanship, …

Intentional Mentoring Through 4-H: The Role Of 4-H In A Successful Mentoring Program Between Youth And Adults, Emily Ann Shepperd

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

4-H Youth and Families with Promise (4-H YFP) is a one to one youth mentoring program that aims to help youth obtain skills that will help them to be successful. The purpose of this research was to determine if any positive outcomes were shown of youth participating in 4-H YFP. Positive outcomes were identified as peer social competence, greater ability to make positive choices, the development of effective communication skills, building connections, and contributing to the community. Results show that these outcomes positively increased among youth participants in the 4-H YFP program- but the changes were too small to be …

Working With 4-H Yough Who Have Disabilities, Aris Biedermann, Rebecca Mills

Rebecca Mills

This fact sheet gives tips on working with youth who have mental and/or physical disabilities.