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Keywords
4-H clubs--Officials and employees--Training of; Experiential learning;
Abstract
Experiential learning can be traced to centuries ago, but actual models were not developed until the 1970s and beyond. The Iowa 4-H and Youth program, which is part of the Extension Service United States Department of Agriculture, has had experiential learning as its foundation since its inception early in the 20th century. Yet even 4-H, with it's well-known "learn-by-doing" philosophy, did not have a specific process with which to model learning experiences until 1992. This study examined the effectiveness of a cooperative training session which utilized the experiential learning model given to high school age leaders of the Northeast Iowa 4-H and Youth program. The purpose of the training was to prepare the County 4-H Council members to train 4-H club members with a program intended to help club meetings and committees function more successfully. The experiential learning model, cross-age teaching, youth development, and leadership development were combined in this training session. Identical questionnaires were administered to subjects before and after the training session. Statistical analyses consisted of descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, cross tabulations, and t-tests. Overall, the study concluded that as a result of the training, County 4-H Council members' (a) perceived knowledge level of program concepts increased, (b) perceived comfort and preparedness levels with teaching others increased, and (c) the number of subjects who selected 4-H as the top setting where they learned to teach others increased. Utilization of the experiential learning model was found to be an effective teaching technique.
Year of Submission
1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Carol Phillips
Second Advisor
Cathy Martinez
Third Advisor
Susan Koch
Date Original
1994
Object Description
1 PDF file (100 leaves)
Copyright
©1994 Vanette M. Grover
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Grover, Vanette M., "Use of the Experiential Learning Model With Adolescent County 4-H Council Members" (1994). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1871.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1871
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