In order to provide an historical perspective on the development of Consumerama (a 4-H program initiated in 1969 by the Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service), a 34-item questionnaire was developed and distributed to persons having prime responsibility for 4-H Consumerama activities in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. After securing a 100…

Guidelines and procedures which Texas Agricultural Extension Service personnel may use in working with local people in planning and carrying out county programs are provided in this handbook. The program building process is based on the philosophy that people have both the desire and ability to plan and carry out educational programs. The handbook…

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of Extension agents and volunteer 4-H Club leaders regarding a newly proposed concept of using county leaders in the conduct and expansion of 4-H Club work in Idaho. An objective was to find out if volunteer 4-H Club leaders felt qualified to conduct: (1) 4-H leader training, (2) planning…

How the personnel of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service planned and expended their time was studied, and adjustments considered necessary to providing future educational programs were determined. The four aspects of the study were: (1) the time Florida Cooperative Extension personnel were spending on various areas of the program compared…

A three-part questionnaire requiring the prioritization of 93 program items under 13 identified program areas was administered to 207 Extension agents in counties from 30 States where 4-H Community Development (CD) programs were conducted through organized groups. The study was designed to (1) describe and analyze the 4-H/CD programs conducted by…