A two-year, multi-method study
by Cornell Cooperative Extension on the impact of 4-H club membership
4-H system.
Year Published: 1999
Authors: June Mead, Eunice Rodriguez, Thomas Hirschl,
& Stephen Goggin, Cornell Cooperative Extension.
Findings:
Controlling for the influences of age, gender, family structure
and father’s education, comparisons were made
of all Search Institute survey respondents who did and did not participate
in other clubs with 4-H club members. 4-H club youth in New
York scored higher than both the Search Institute’s youth with club
participation and without club participation on all (significantly
higher on most) developmental assets tested including: educational
aspiration, achievement motivation, desire to help others, school
grades, self-esteem, decision making, having a value system, interaction
with adults, and ability to make friends.
How to get a copy of the study results:
Contact the authors at Cornell
Cooperative Extension;
Hard copy available at MN Center for 4-H Youth
Development - contact Mary Marczak: marcz001@umn.edu.
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