Assessing Leadership Development Needs of 4-H Volunteer Leaders

Autor/inn/en	Windon, Suzanna; Stollar, Mariah K.; Radhakrishna, Rama
Titel	Assessing Leadership Development Needs of 4-H Volunteer Leaders
Quelle	In: Journal of Leadership Education, 20 (2021) 2, S.127-146 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1552-9045
Schlagwörter	Leadership Training; Youth Programs; Volunteers; Educational Needs; Teaching Methods; Leadership Qualities; Gender Differences; Educational Attainment; Age Differences; Experience; Skill Development; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führungslehre; Jugendsofortprogramm; Freiwilliger; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Führungseigenschaft; Geschlechterkonflikt; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Erfahrung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate Penn State Extension 4-H volunteer leaders' leadership development needs and preferred delivery methods for leadership development. The participants were 147 volunteer leaders who attended Penn State Extension Annual 4-H Leader Forum and filled out the survey. We found that the overall mean score for leadership skills needs among volunteer leaders was 4.33 (SD = 0.45). Volunteers' overall leadership skills needs do not differ based on volunteer gender, level of education, age, and previous volunteer experience. The preferred delivery methods of leadership development for Penn State Extension 4-H volunteer leaders were workshop and in-service training. Leadership education is critical in advancing volunteers' skills and preparing them to delivery well-developed, state of the art contemporary leadership education programs. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association of Leadership Educators. e-mail: Jole@aged.tamu.edu; Web site: http://leadershipeducators.org/page-1014283
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01