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Browsing by Subject "Youth Programs"

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    4-H International Exchanges: New Directions after the Cold War
    (1998) Pace, David
    There has never been a time when the 4-H Global Education Curriculum and the Global Connections Cross-Cultural 4-H International Exchange Programs have been more important. School systems, community youth educational institutions, and global corporate business leaders are looking for benchmarks of how our youth are meeting global standards. Minnesota youth must be prepared to compete in a global workforce and to be active, productive, contributing global citizens.
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    Clubs and Groups in the Social Education of Young People
    (1998) Walker, Joyce; Dunham, Trudy; Snyder, Eric
    Clubs and membership groups have demonstrated great success in voluntarily attracting young people and providing a context for positive youth development education. These clubs are generally small, flexible groups of young people formed within the framework of larger sponsoring organizations. It is worth looking closely at what we know about clubs and membership groups and the community youth organizations that sponsor them.
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    The Pathways Project/Proyecto Caminos: Youth, Programs & Parents
    (St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Extension Service, 2011-10) Walker, Kate; Landrieu, Josey; Tzenis, Joanna
    The Pathways Project/ProyectoCaminos is a collaborative research project between theUniversity of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development andthe University of Illinois.The goal of the study is to understand how young people develop real world skills in youth programs, how these skills transfer to other parts of their lives, and how culture comes into play (Latino youth make up half of our sample). It relies on questionnaires, interviews and observations to follow high school aged youth, their parents and the staff from 12 programs. This poster describes the overall study and presents preliminary findings from the pilot study.
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    Youth Development Education: Supports and Opportunities for Young People
    (1998) Walker, Joyce
    Community-based youth development work has a long and respected history in America. The powerful tradition of community organizations sponsoring voluntary youth groups for constructive leisure and learning continues. In youth groups, young people work with dedicated adults to learn the values, skills, knowledge, and practical applications necessary to become and active, functioning adult in the community. Support for this intentional, hands-on, voluntary, youth-focused, community-based education is the primary interest of faculty and staff at the Center for 4-H Youth Development.