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Cronbach’s Alpha Score For Youth and Adult Survey Life Skill QuestionsAlphaLife SkillValuesYouth Survey QuestionsLeadershipAccepting DifferencesContributions to Group EffortsPlanning and OrganizingService LearningCooperation0.760.740.700.820.730.95Adult Survey QuestionsLeadershipAccepting DifferencesContributions to Group EffortsPlanning and OrganizingService LearningCooperation0.820.730.710.780.950.73The survey results were compiled and analyzed to determine the change in the participants’perception of youth-adult partnerships after collaborating in a youth-adult partnership for oneyear. Descriptive statistics were used to determine the change in the participants’ perceptionsfrom the pre-survey to the post-survey. All results from individuals who completed a pre andpost survey were compiled and evaluated as a population. These results were summarized fortriangulation with the qualitative data.All surveys were coded and participants’ names were kept in strict confidence. Because thissurvey involved a youth audience, parental consent forms were required before the survey wasadministered. All forms and procedures were Internal Review Board approved; #AG0544.Scope of the StudyThe population for this study was the youth and adults who were involved in the youth-adultteams participating in the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Environmental Impact teamduring 2005-2006. The population consisted of teams of youth and adult partners from 16Oklahoma counties. Study respondents from the 16 locations self-selected to participate. Acensus was used for the study, therefore sampling was not required.Findings and ConclusionsPopulation of the StudyThe study was designed to involve the population of youth and adults who were participating inthe Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Environmental Impact team. This population includededucators, volunteers and youth from sixteen locations. From this group, 36 youth and 9 adultsself-selected to participate in the study by taking the pre-survey. There were additionaleducators involved who chose not to participate in the pre-surveys. Due to IRB guidelines,educator participation in this research was not mandatory and had no reflection on their jobperformance. However, after the program, several of these educators did chose to participate in
the research by completing an Adult Participant Report. The number of participants in this studywas small. However, if the total population of this project had chosen to participate andcompleted all the research instruments, pre and post, approximately 20 adults and 60 youthwould have been involved. Twenty youth, who completed the pre-survey, did not complete theproject or did not complete the post-survey. Following, is the number of participants whosedata was analyzed in the findings; 16 youth completed the pre-post surveys, 8 adults completedthe pre-post surveys, and 14 adults completed an Adult Participant Report.There were 14 total adults who completed both the pre-survey and the post-survey, or theAdult Report. Fourteen adult participants completed the Adult Report while 8 completed boththe pre-survey and post-survey. These adults were all involved with their county 4-Henvironmental youth-adult partnership for the first year of the project. There were 8 male and 6female adult participants, the average age was 39.35, ranging from 25 to 53 years old. All ofthe participants were Caucasian. The adult participants had been involved in 4-H from 0 to 26years with an average of 13.50 years. The majority of these adults (71.5%) spent from 2-10hours each month doing community service.Demographics of Adult Participants at the end of the Pre-survey (N = 14)Survey Question Frequency Median Minimum Maximum PercentGenderMaleFemale8657.142.9Age 41 25 53 100.00EthnicityCaucasian 14 100.0Highest Level of Formal EducationGraduate degree 10Four Year Degree 3Some College171.421.47.2RolePaid StaffVolunteer13192.97.1Years Involved in 4-H 11-15 0 26Hours spent doing Community Service each MonthMore than 20 hours 311-20 hours12-10 hours1021.47.171.5There were 16 total youth who completed both the pre-survey and the post-survey. Theseyouth were involved with their county 4-H environmental youth-adult partnership for the firstyear of the project. There were 11 boys and 5 girls, with the average age of 14.5, ranging from
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Winter 2008Volume 3 Number 3Editor
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Examining the Potential Unintended
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centered, multidisciplinary approac
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Volume 3, Number 3, Winter 2008Arti
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fostering skill learning and positi
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Table 1Participation in out-of-scho
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ResultsOur analyses were conducted
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watching TV, playing video games or
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Accordingly, this research augments
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Dotterer, A.M., McHale, S.M., & Cro
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A Descriptive View of the 4-H Club
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In this paper, the results of a cro
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Table 3Experience in the 4-H clubNo
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significantly higher than Caucasian
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This study focused only on the 4-H
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Theokas, C., Lerner, J.V., Phelps,
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potential for reaching audiences, d
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Putting Marketing Concepts into Pra
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2. Find out what others think about
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Diem, K.G. (1994). What do youth li
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Promoting Supportive Relationships
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We believe that the USPORT program
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West Virginia’s Response to theRo
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Ensuring good oral health requires
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Table 1Correlations between Planner
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problems in this rural state…This
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ReferencesBaldwin, C., & Caldwell,
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Purpose of StudyThe purpose of this
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Students in the High computer gamin
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Do Higher Levels of 4-H LeadershipA
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IntroductionEmotional Intelligence
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second section examined demographic
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Adaptability include “Reality Tes
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ReferencesAmerican Academy of Pedia
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Healthy Kids, Healthy Families:A Co
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and a half million U.S. youth (ages
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Families. In partnering counties, p
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Healthy Families was then offered a
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Kamberelis, G., & Dimitriadis, G. (
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