This qualitative study explored the experience of youth serving on the state 4-H council of Missouri, which provides opportunities to serve as ambassadors of the 4-H organization and influence the experiences of younger members. While many 4-H programs have a statewide youth council, there is little research regarding these groups or the impacts…

This paper aims to provide strategies for youth-serving organizations to maximize opportunities for youth to develop leadership skills within the out-of-school time program context. The sample includes 5 youth-serving agencies who participated in the Youth Driven Spaces initiative led by a Midwest program. Data for this project included…

This article examines tensions and developments in youth work following the Albemarle Report in 1960, which sought to revive the flagging youth service. It uses oral history interviews with former youth workers and club members in London and Liverpool, archival research looking at the documents of voluntary youth clubs and associations in London…

BOYPOWER '76 is an eight-year, long-range plan with emphasis on members and units, trained unit leaders, and national standard units. In the annual report to Congress of the Boy Scouts of America, charts are provided as an analysis tool for studying the progress of the Boy Scouts as it relates to BOYPOWER '76 and its monthly and final objectives.…

The guide is intended to assist 4-H Club extension workers in recruiting volunteer adult and youth leaders. It discusses: why volunteers serve (organizational identity, desire to serve, involvement of other family members, future opportunities and obligations, community status, self interest, and public opinion); how to recruit (person-to-person…

A publication is presented which combines information and instructions on public speaking and platform presentations for 4-H members. It contains instructions in the preparation of all types of formal speeches, illustrated talks, and demonstrations including the planning and production of visual aids. Sample aids and materials are appended. A…

The central concern of the study was to formulate a statement of compentencies that would aid a volunteer 4-H leader in his/her effectiveness in the use of incentives when working with youth. Tentative competencies were categorized in the areas of (1) assessing and evaluating member behavior; (2) communicating and interacting; (3) developing…

In order to develop effective training programs for adult volunteer 4-H leaders, profiles of 161 present leaders were obtained by use of a questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed by means of a frequency count. Fifteen basic assumptions were developed to establish a criteria of certain givens or beliefs. Although this study is limited as to…

Although the volunteers' guide is intended primarily to outline the functions and tasks of the adult and youth volunteers in 4-H clubs, it also provides helpful outlines of support tasks for citizens of the community, sponsors, business and government agencies, and civic and religious agencies. The guide's sections deal with the following topics:…

A major inference from the results of this study involved the overall emphasis of the Future Farmers of America (FFA). FFA should continue to stress individual student participation locally to fulfill its aims and objectives. State and national activities should serve to build additional personal development of the advanced students and serve as…

The handbook is designed to assist youth leaders in the Future Farmers of America (FFA). It is organized into nine sections of varying length which consider the following facets of FFA (with sample sub-topics in parentheses): FFA members (things to know to become an effective member, membership policy); FFA officers (duties and qualifications of…

Youth club leaders participated in a seven-day residential camp to discuss with resource persons their area and village needs, to assess developmental possibilities and problems, and to evolve a plan for dealing with these problems. Specific projects undertaken by the clubs upon the leaders' return are cited. (AG)

Plans for evaluation should be laid prior to implementation of a program. A hierarchy of types of program evaluation helps select the exact type of evaluation intended. This hierarchy starts with the easiest (and least useful) type of evaluation and six progressively more difficult levels of evaluation are added in cumulative fashion. The seventh…

Based upon an analysis of the behavior of seventy-seven participants in a 4-H field trip, the article discusses evidence that participation in the 4-H project increased leadership performance. (NR)