A Study of Boy/Girl Ratio in 4-H in Seven Western States.

Autor/in	Davis, Robert F.
Titel	A Study of Boy/Girl Ratio in 4-H in Seven Western States.
Quelle	(1970), (74 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Attitudes; Age Differences; Extension Education; Group Membership; Interviews; Questionnaires; Recruitment; Rural Urban Differences; Rural Youth; Sex Differences; Student Projects; Urban Extension; Urbanization; Youth Clubs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Gruppenzugehörigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Recruiting; Rekrutierung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Schulprojekt; Stadtentwicklung; Urbanisation; Urbanisierung; Jugendfreizeitstätte
Abstract	The trends toward an increase in the percentage of nonfarm members and the concurrent increase in the percentage of girls in 4-H programs prompted the need for this 1970 study involving Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona. A primary purpose for the study was to confirm or deny these suggested trends. The problem of the decreasing percentage of boys, coupled with urbanization and expansion of 4-H, was considered. Enrollments, recruiting methods, and projects of 4-H members were discussed, followed by results of staff interviews and staff-attitude surveys. It was concluded that the number of boys joining 4-H was not equal to the number of girls because the programs offered to boys did not meet the needs of nonfarm boys. Other contributing factors include program rigidity; inadequate, uninteresting project materials; lack of staff training and experience in new project areas; lack of administrative and staff support of urban programs; difficulty of finding male leaders in urban areas; and the prevailing "farm-boy" image of 4-H. Numerous suggestions for improvements are listed, and pertinent materials and tables are appended. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC