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Item 4-H Expressive Arts and Brain-Based Learning Research(1999) Shields, CarolMinnesota 4-H Expressive Arts programs have been an important part of 4-H youth development programming for more than two decades. Each year 20,000 to 30,000 young people, ages 8 to 19, are involved in programs offered through a variety of venues in every Minnesota county. Programs and activities include performance art, visual arts, technical theater, script development, writing, and clowning. New pedagogical approaches are continually developed to engage young people in informal, non-competitive learning experiences in the arts.Item The 4-H Involvement in Workforce Preparation(1998) Sims, MichelleThe Dramatic increase in the need for a skilled, knowledgeable workforce requires preparing youth for meaningful employment. The Center for 4-H Youth Development's involvement in work and life skills gives youth more opportunities to develop attitudes and values that prepare them to enter adulthood. Students encouraged and trained from a young age to pursue knowledge in a format they find interesting and challenging are ready to successfully face the world.Item 4H's Challenges: Integrating Youth Development and Civic Development(1999) Bass, Melissa; Orcutt, LuciaItem Advancing the Understanding of Youth Development and Its Effective Application: Reflections on the North Central Region's Recent Efforts(2000) Borden, Lynne; Yohalem, Nicole; Blyth, Dale; Morales, JulieItem America's Promise: A Catalyst for Youth Issues(2002) Floyd, Donald; Sauer, RichardThe support of and commitment to America's Promise from most major youth organizations is strong, with optimism about the future. This optimism includes continuing increased awareness of the needs of youth and the role nonformal youth development organizations can play in meeting those needs. It also includes hope for an expanded national, state, and local resource commitment to support proven youth organizations in expanding their reach to and impact on young people.Item Becoming a University of Promise(2001) Bruininks, RobertItem Blurring the Borders When Schools and Communities Meet(2002) Nathan, JoeItem Bringing Youth Programs to Targeted Areas(2002) Skuza, JenniferItem Broadening the Perspective on Health and Youth Development(2000) Sigler Andrews, Nikki; Russell, StephenItem Community Youth Development: New Challenges for a New Century(2000) Stein, JeromeItem Community-Based Program Evaluation: Implications for Program Developers(1999) Byrne, Richard; Mancini, Jay; Marek, LydiaAs Extension programming moves from deficit-based program models which focus on what people do not possess to identifying and mobilizing strengths, the difficulties and dilemmas related to documenting program effectiveness remain. In many cases, research that would lead to such documentation is viewed as an obstacle rather than an asset. This paper highlights key issues pertaining to evaluation of community-based programs for children, youth, and families; discusses challenges common to Extension educators and program evaluators; and cites common misunderstandings of the evaluation process.Item From Service to Service Learning(2001) Shumer, RobertItem Helping Hands Brings Youth Leadership to Flooded Community(1998) Charland, Michael; Nagy, DeedeeItem Learning by Doing and the Youth-Driven Model(1998) Carlson, StephanIn the non-formal setting of 4-H Youth Development, it has long been the motto that youth learn best when they are actively involved in relevant, real-world situations. This "learning by doing" is often associated with the type of learning model encouraged by 4-H organizations.Item Minneapolis Promise: Reflections on the Journey(2001) Benson, Peter; Libbey, HeatherItem Minnesota Alliance with Youth: Reflections and Analysis of the Journey(2001) Blyth, Dale; Marczak, MaryItem Multicultural Challenges in 4-H Youth Development: Bridging the Divide(2000) Rodrigues, LeonItem Promoting Organizational Change Through Collaboration(1998) Dunham, TrudyHow might youth development professionals do their work in the future? With reduced budgets and staffing and changing demographics, Extension educators are looking at new ways to fulfill the land-grant mission through new audiences. This new look connects community-based programs through the Internet, where professionals work hand-in-hand with other professionals from other states as if they were in the same county. Technology is bringing the knowledge or the university to every home in the nation.Item Putting Knowledge to Work(2002) Yohalem, NicoleItem Source, Fall 2007(University of Minnesota Extension, 2007) University of Minnesota Extension