The Targeted Life Skills model (Hendricks, 1998) has been an important guide to planning, implementing, and evaluating 4-H youth development programs. This model provides a holistic youth development approach, referred to by multiple researchers (Barkman & Machtmes, 2002; Garton, Miltenberger, & Pruett, 2007; Pittman & Yohalem, 2002; Scales, 1996; Wright & Bersamin, 2004.) 4-H based studies using Targeted Life Skills identified a positive relationship between participation in 4-H activities and ...
I am a rural sociologist and an Extension faculty member in the Department of Community and Leadership Development.For Cooperative Extension, I developed and run the Extension program Kentucky: By The... More
This program was an effort to share information about the importance of maintaining family traditions during holiday gatherings, while maintaining a budget, to families expecting children or with chil... Read More
Since 1981 the International Centerof Bowling Green, KYhas helped resettle over10,000 refugeesand immigrantsworldwide.Thecenterhelpsin assimilation and integration intocommunity life.In September,a ca... Read More
Elliott County is a beautiful county tucked away in the hills of eastern KY . However, with all its beauty, the rural area of Elliott County does not provide a great deal of job opportunities, and thi... Read More
The annual KY 4-H Shooting Sports State Competition, the culminating event for youth participating in the 4-H shooting sports program was hosted at the Bluegrass Sportsmens League in Wilmore, KY on Sa... Read More