Leadership life skills development in 4-H teen leadership programs

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Leman, Amy (author) and Wang, Junfeng (author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2021-09-16
    URL:
    https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol59/iss3/20/
    Published:
    USA: Clemson University Press
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13295
    Journal Title:
    The Journal of Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    59(3) : Article 20
    Subject Term:
    education, extension, Illinois, USA, leadership, non-formal education, youth, leadership development, life skills, skill development, 4-H, experiential learning, teens, programming, youth programs, youth leadership, leadership programs, behaviors, and experiential learning model
    Notes:
    6 pages, This study introduces a framework for 4-H leadership competencies and explores the relationship between 4-H leadership programs and participant leadership life skills development. Illinois 4-H members aged 15-18 completed an online survey about their 4-H experiences and skills. Participants reported local programs exhibited the characteristics in the leadership competencies framework. Members participating in leadership competency programs reported higher leadership life skills scores than those in other 4-H non-leadership oriented programs. Females reported higher leadership life skills scores in comparison to males. However, spending more years in leadership programs was only related to a significant change in skills development for some participants.

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