@mastersthesis {9350, title = {An analysis of Alabama 4-H member project selection and participation}, volume = {Ed.D.}, year = {1991}, note = {

Modified NAL abstract

}, school = {Auburn University}, type = {Doctoral diss.}, abstract = {

The study focused on aspects of a process by which youth were enrolled in a 4-H educational program and by which they selected projects or subject areas of participation in Alabama.

Because of extremes in project enrollment at the time, a relatively large sample was necessary to obtain adequate data for many of the project titles. Four thousand eight hundred and six youth in 155 4-H clubs in 50 of the 67 counties were included in the study. An instrument was developed to obtain responses from youth regarding the extent of their own participation in projects in which they had expressed an interest. An instrument regarding extension agent support in each of the 45 projects in individual counties was also developed with responses from 88 agents. Data analysis included cross tabulations, chi-square tests and simple correlations between the participation of the youth and the support of extension agents. Demographic factors were also studied. Of the findings, one indicated that female members participated to a greater extent than expected and males less than expected in several projects. There also seemed to be more than expected participation among members of clubs with both male and female members.

}, author = {John Anthony Cook} }