Helping youth at risk: 4-H and Cooperative Extension venture into child care

Junge, Sharon K; Riley, Dave; Steinberg, Jill; Todd, Chris; McClain, Ina

doi:10.3733/ca.v048n07p27

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“…But parents and other caring adults need resources to help them talk with their children about diversity, and they need to know the importance of having these conversations. Through the 4-H program, UC has long played a leading role in providing high-quality learning tools for use in informal settings (Junge et al 1994;Braverman et al 1994b). About 135,000 California youth and 18,000 adults participated in 4-H programs during 1999, while thousands more benefited from staff collaborations and research activities.…”

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‘Third’ institution needed to bridge family-school gap for youth

Russell¹

2000

Cal Ag

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Section: The University's Rolementioning

confidence: 99%

‘Third’ institution needed to bridge family-school gap for youth

Russell¹

2000

Cal Ag

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Role of 4-H Dog Programs in Life Skills Development

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The Influence Of Learning Communities And 4-H/FFA Participation On College Of Agriculture Students' Academic Performance And Retention

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Garton²,

Dyer³

2001

JAE

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One of the most important challenges facing colleges of agriculture today involves recruiting, retaining, and educating high caliber individuals who are academically prepared to function in a rapidly changing food, fiber, and natural resource industry. This study compared the influence of participation in a learning community called a Freshman Interest Group (FIG) and participation in agricultural youth organizations (4-H/FFA) on academic performance and retention of freshmen in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. Freshmen enrolled in a college-wide learning and development course in the Fall of 1997 and 1998 (n = 442) participated. Involvement in a FIG and participation in an agricultural youth organization (4-H and/or FFA) were investigated as variables that could possibly influence academic performance and retention. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) procedures were utilized to determine the influence of participation in FIGs and agricultural youth organizations on academic performance. The Chi square test for association was utilized to determine the influence of participation in FIGs and agricultural youth organizations on retention. Participation in a Freshman Interest Group was not found to be a significant variable influencing students' academic performance or retention for the sophomore year. However, prior involvement in agricultural youth organizations was found to have a significant association with students' academic performance as well as retention. The study raises important implications for the recruitment of individuals with prior experience in agricultural youth organizations.

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Helping youth at risk: 4-H and Cooperative Extension venture into child care

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‘Third’ institution needed to bridge family-school gap for youth

‘Third’ institution needed to bridge family-school gap for youth

Role of 4-H Dog Programs in Life Skills Development

The Influence Of Learning Communities And 4-H/FFA Participation On College Of Agriculture Students' Academic Performance And Retention

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