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It Starts With Us
| 4051 - Leadership | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4051.1) | 66 |
Number of youth who served as group leaders or officers (PRACTICE) |
| 4051.2) | 11 |
Number of youth who received education related to diversity and inclusivity (KOSA) |
| 4051.3) | 18 |
Number of youth who served as direct mentors to one or more younger youth (SEEC) |
| 4051.4) | 12 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC) |
| 4051.5) | 12 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC) |
Author: Rebecca Stahler
Major Program: Leadership
Public speaking is a life skill. The mission of 4-H is to develop life skills among young people (Cox, 1996). In fact, life skills, the abilities that individuals learn that help them to be successful in living a productive and satisfying life, serve as the foundation for the 4-H program (Boyd, Herring, & Briers, 1992). A number of studies have tried to determine if participation in non-formal educational programs such as 4-H have an impact on youth (Astroth, 1996; Boyd, 1991; Hanna,
Author: Rebecca Stahler
Major Program: Leadership
Leadership means different things to different people. There are numerous definitions. Stodgill (1974, p. 259) concluded that "there are almost as many definitions of leadership as there are persons who have attempted to define the concept."Any one of these meanings may apply to a certain circumstance, but no single definition is universally accepted; however, leadership is clearly a role that leads toward goal achievement, involves interaction of influence, and usually results in some
