Life Skills Gained from Involvement in 4-H & Other Out-of-School Time Activities

Riordan, KimRauschenfels, DianeReith, Crystal2012-12-172017-04-142012-12-172017-04-1420102010https://hdl.handle.net/11299/187528THESIS presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Education Degree in the College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2010Committee names: Kim Riordan, Diane Rauschenfels. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.McLaughlin (2000) states, “Young people with nothing to do during out-of school hours miss valuable chances for growth and development” (p. 2). It is important that youth organizations utilize this time to strengthen the life skills of area adolescents. In this quantitative study, life skills from Hendrick’s Targeting Life Skills Model (1998) were rated by youth involved in the 4-H program and other out-of-school time (OST) activities. Youth included in this research project were from Cottonwood County, which is located in southwestern Minnesota. The results allowed comparisons to be made on which life skills youth perceive to have gained the most and least.enLife skillsOut-of-school-time activities4-H programsOSTAfter school programsMaster of EducationDepartment of EducationCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthPlan Cs (coursework-based master's degrees)4-H clubs -- Minnesota.After-school programs.Life Skills Gained from Involvement in 4-H & Other Out-of-School Time ActivitiesLife skills from 4-H & other OST activitiesScholarly Text or Essay