The leadership skills needed by 4-H club members to become effective leaders as perceived by 4-H extension agents

The study was to determine what leadership skills 4-H club members in Georgia needed to become effective leaders. Secondly, to determine whether or not these skills were being taught and the amount of emphasis being placed on them. The sample consisted of 172 county Extension agents of the University of Georgia Extension Service. The major findings revealed that county Extension agents perceived selected leadership skills as being needed by 4-H club members for them to become effective leaders and the agents placed high levels of importance on these skills. Also, the agents reported that they were teaching these skills and placing a high degree of emphasis on them. Most of the leadership skills were rated above average on both the importance and emphasis scales.