3. Learning in 4-H Youth Development Motivation and Engagement Contribution: Authentic and Consequential Activities Belonging Independence and Flexibility Challenge Scaffolding through roles High expectations
4. Wisconsin 4-H Youth Leadership Survey Survey sampled 268 youth grades 6 through college freshmen Drawn from 12,942 4-H members statewide + representation of other leadership programs Follow up focus groups in seven counties.
5. Most Frequent Leadership Experiences Work as a group or team Work in cooperation or partnership with an adult Guide, train, or advise younger children and peers Experience guidance, training, or advising from older youth or adults Engage in service that benefits others Make decisions that affect a group, organization, or community.
7. Life and Career Skills Leadership Evaluation Results How much did 4-H Participation contribute? Skills Strongest Findings in Teamwork Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others (74% agreed) Accept ideas different from your own (64%) Help a team/group reach it’s goals (68%) Other Strong Findings: Inclusiveness, Communication, Planning and Organizing Leadership Efficacy and Identify Strongest Findings in Leadership Identity Accept Responsibility for Doing a Job (74%) Understand your own leadership strengths (67%) Other Strong Findings: Self-efficacy Connectedness Strongest Findings in Community Connections Made you feel more connected to your community (83%) Made you feel more important to your community (77%) Other findings: Motivation (“Motivated you to work with others to make things better in your community” (79%)
8. STEM as a National Mission Mandate America faces a future of intense global competition with a startling shortage of scientists 18 percent of U.S. high school seniors are proficient in science (NAEP 2005) Goal of engaging one million new young people in science programs by 2013
9. 66% 59% 36% 5% U.S. Challenges in Science, Engineering & Technology Undergraduate Degrees in Science & Engineering SOURCE: Rising Above the Gathering Storm, 2006
10. STEM in the Economy Between 2006 and 2016, STEM jobs will account for one out of five new jobs in Wisconsin (WI Dept. of Workforce Dev., 2008) How are these two photos related? FDA to consider approval of genetically engineered salmon This year's 'big steer' was a clone
13. Summary 4-H Youth Development plays a crucial role in preparing youth for 21st century jobs Youth in 4-H are motivated to be lifelong learners Leadership development Teamwork Communication Technology Creativity
Editor's Notes
Community Based Organizations opportunity to focus on the outer ring of the arc. Complement to K-12. Model for how the community can raise youth prepared for the work force and citizenship roles.
All greater than 90% in the last year, 1/2/4/6 majority participated monthly or more often
Skills: Coming from many places in a youth’s lifeSelf-efficacy: I can motivate and inspire others, help a team reach its goalsIowa 4-H AmbassadorsTeamwork: I have the experience of being on a team with shared vision and high expectations—that helps to take on leadership. “There are consequences if you don’t follow through.”Identity “Step up” Vilas Teen Court “It makes you step up more. You cannot just go along for the ride. You have to participate, make choices. It’s for real, not just for fun.”Buffalo County Prevention Coalition members: they accepted leadership roles not because they thought it would be a good experience, but because they felt confident they could do it and thought if they didn’t no one else would.”Workforce: Calumet after school program leaders talked about how useful their leadership skills have been to them in classes and work—especially communication skills and self-confidence. One mentioned his boss, who has two youth from 2 different schools’ Boomerang programs working for him, said “I wish I had more Boomerang kids.”Connectedness findings significantly higher for older youth (high school age)
