Youth in 4-H Latino Initiative programs achieve similar outcomes to youth in 4-H community clubs

Autor: Steven Worker, Maria Fábregas Janeiro, Kendra Lewis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: California Agriculture, Vol 74, Iss 01, Pp 40-45 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0008-0845
2160-8091
DOI: 10.3733/ca.2019a0027
Popis: Until recently, California 4-H programs did not represent the ethnic diversity found in California's population of young people. To close the gap in representation — particularly with Latino youth — UC ANR began the 4-H Latino Initiative, an effort to pilot adapted programs that would target the engagement of Latino youth and families. In this paper, we explore and compare young people's program experience and youth development outcomes between 4-H community clubs and 4-H Latino Initiative programs. We employed comparative post-test survey methodology with two treatment groups (community clubs versus 4-H Latino Initiative programs). The findings provide encouraging evidence that young people experienced positive outcomes from participating in 4-H programs, inclusive of both 4-H community clubs and 4-H Latino Initiative programs. Additionally, we found that the program experience — including relationship building and youth engagement — were similar across community clubs and 4-H Latino Initiative programs.
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