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Department of Youth Development

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The Extension Department of Youth Development is the only organization of its kind in Minnesota. By researching, training and delivering youth development programs, we help to create positive, out-of-school time, non-formal learning opportunities for young people throughout the state.

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    Feeding the dairy herd (reviewed 1996)
    (University of Minnesota Extension Service, 1996) Linn, James; Hutjens, Michael; Shaver, Randy; Otterby, Donald; Howard, W. Terry; Kilmer, Lee H.
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    Using Numbers to Tell 4-H Success Stories
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2000) Marczak, Mary
    An article showing that charts, tables, and graphs can be effectively used to tell 4-H success stories.
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    Listening to Young People’s Perspectives on Out-of-School Time Opportunities
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2004) Saito, Rebecca; Minnesota Commission on Out-of-School Time
    Youth Voices focus groups were conducted with 101 middle- and high-school students in nine Minnesota communities during March and April 2004. Facilitated by researcher and evaluator Rebecca N. Saito, the discussions focused on youths’ perspectives on and opinions about after-school and community-based programs. Saito also debriefed after each conversation with the adult(s) who organized the group. This briefing paper provides an overview of what we learned about the OST opportunities and experiences in these communities.
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    Exploring the Supply and Demand for Community Learning Opportunities in Minnesota
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2005) Lochner, Ann; Allen, Gina; Blyth, Dale; Minnesota Commission on Out-of-School Time
    It is with great pleasure we share the results of this one of a kind study—Exploring Supply and Demand for Community Learning Opportunities in Minnesota. This study was designed to explore Minnesota parent and youth perceptions about afterschool opportunities for young people across the state.
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    Journeys into Community Executive Summary
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2005) Blyth, Dale; Walker, Joyce; Lochner, Ann; Minnesota Commission on Out-of-School Time
    At the request of University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks, several members of our faculty examined Minnesota youth needs and produced a blueprint for ensuring Minnesota’s young people have engaging opportunities to learn and develop during the non-school hours.
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    Adolescent Stress and Depression
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2005) Walker, Joyce
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    Journeys into Community Full Report
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2005) Blyth, Dale; Walker, Joyce; Lochner, Ann; Minnesota Commission on Out-of-School Time
    At the request of University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks, several members of our faculty examined Minnesota youth needs and produced a blueprint for ensuring Minnesota’s young people have engaging opportunities to learn and develop during the non-school hours.
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    Quality Matters Toolkit: Reflection
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2007) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Activities that can be done with staff and young people for the Youth Program Quality Initiative.
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    Quality Matters Toolkit: Voice and Engagement
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2007) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Activities that can be done with staff and young people for the Youth Program Quality Initiative.
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    Afterschool Learning Opportunities Make a Difference
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2008) Lochner, Ann
    A fact sheet on the benefits of after-school learning.
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    Quality Matters in Afterschool Programs
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2008) Moore, Deborah; Lochner, Ann
    A short brief about how youth who participate in high-quality afterschool programs have positive outcomes. Increasing the impact of afterschool programs means increasing program quality and youth engagement.
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    Minnesota 4-H Youth Development Program Outcomes: Leadership and Civic Engagement
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2008) Haugen, Heidi; Harrington, Becky
    Annotated bibliography on leadership and civic engagement developed to inform program outcomes for Minnesota 4-H Youth Development.
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    Once we know it, we can grow it (summary version)
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2009) Walker, Joyce; Gran, Cecilia; Moore, Deborah
    Summary version of a white paper on how quality matters in multiple dimensions of nonformal learning in the nonschool hours.
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    Once we know it, we can grow it (full report)
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2009) Walker, Joyce; Gran, Cecilia; Moore, Deborah
    A white paper on how quality matters in multiple dimensions of nonformal learning in the nonschool hours.
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    Promoting Participation of Older Youth in Out-of-School Time Programs and Opportunities
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2009) Saito, Rebecca
    Research focusing attention on the need for engagement of under-represented and under-served teen-agers, 13 years of age and older, in engaging and beneficial programs and opportunities that help them thrive.
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    Building Your Programs 20 Minutes at a Time: Leadership & Reflection Activities You Can Use
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Stevenson, Anne; Harris Hering, Anita; Piehl, Barb; Skelly, Carol
    Research on youth program quality and brain-based learning give us scientific proof that time for reflection and the use of a variety of reflective techniques facilitate learning. This resource booklet will help you build skills for facilitating reflection and building leadership skills with youth or adult groups. It offers a brief overview of experiential learning and youth program quality research, facilitator tips, and 27 short activities to help create quality experiential learning.
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    Beyond Core Competencies: Practitioner Expertise as a Critical Component of Quality
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Walker, Kate; Gran, Cece
    What does it take from a systems-level perspective to prepare and develop youth development practitioners to create and sustain quality youth programs? This paper argues that current core competency frameworks in youth work are necessary but ultimately insufficient for capturing the practitioner expertise required to achieve quality in practice and programs.
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    Leadership Matters Literature Review and Curriculum Research
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Herman, Margo
    This literature review was prepared for the specific purpose of assessing the environment, resources and need for curriculum designed specifically for youth work supervisors. It includes literature search results as well as synthesizes perspectives from interviews with colleagues and focus groups with youth work supervisors to define curriculum scope and content.
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    Minnesota 4-H Retention Study Brief
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Harrington, Rebecca; Sheehan, Trisha; Blyth, Dale
    While the Minnesota 4-H Club program has been growing over the last six years, over 25% of youth do not re-enroll annually. Wanting to know how 4-H could improve its member retention rate, the Minnesota 4-H Retention Study asked 4-H members who left the program why they decided to join, stay and ultimately leave 4-H.
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    Preliminary findings from the Minnesota 4-H Quality Improvement Study
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Moore, Deborah; Grant, Samantha; McLaughlin, Colleen; Walker, Kate; Shaffer, Brenda
    This preliminary report reviews a model currently being field tested using the YPQA tool and innovative data collection methodologies, which use 4-H youth and adult volunteers for assessing and improving youth program quality.