Study of seven youth. Youth mentioned feelings of comfort, safety and connectedness within the program as a reason for remaining a program member. They also mentioned the fun they had and friends they had made within the program, and opportunities to learn new life skills and to develop empathy and maturity.
BT - Journal of Extension C6 - Ohio State University IS - 4 LA - eng N2 -Study of seven youth. Youth mentioned feelings of comfort, safety and connectedness within the program as a reason for remaining a program member. They also mentioned the fun they had and friends they had made within the program, and opportunities to learn new life skills and to develop empathy and maturity.
PY - 2006 T2 - Journal of Extension TI - An exploratory study of adolescents' motivations for joining and continued participation in a 4-H afterschool program UR - https://archives.joe.org/joe/2006august/rb3.php VL - 44 ER -