Publications
The 4-H Mission in Arkansas
4-H Volunteer Leaders Series
Printer Friendly Version
Goal of 4-H
4-H Is...
4-H Methods
4-H Management
4-H Support
Goal of 4-H
The goal of 4-H is to meet the basic needs of youth and help them acquire
essential life skills through planned "learn by doing" experiences. A necessary
outcome of the youth development goal is the development of volunteers as
individuals and leaders in the 4-H program.
4-H Is . . .
4-H is one of the educational programs of the Arkansas Cooperative Extension
Service involving youth and adults. It is a family-community effort
supplementing and complementing the mission of the home, church and school for
the development of youth. 4-H is:
An informal educational program
Community based and locally determined
Primarily group focused and family oriented
Volunteer operated, and
Coordinated by professional Extension faculty.
4-H Methods
4-H uses knowledge as a means to help individuals meet basic developmental
needs and acquire essential life skills.
4-H emphasizes subject matter-related projects and activities using
Extension and land-grant university resources.
4-H structures the learning environment using knowledge from the
social and behavioral sciences and the humanities to promote the acquisition of
life skills.
The mix of subject matter and educational methods in a democratic
environment provides for the personal development process.
4-H Management
4-H is operated by volunteers under the supervision of professional Extension
agents.
Some volunteers use subject matter as a means of interacting with
youth and adults in 4-H.
Other volunteers structure groups and learning experiences for youth
using the social and behavioral sciences.
And, other volunteers render services to youth and adults in support
of the 4-H program.
Professional Extension agents teach volunteers to use subject
matter, educational methods and the democratic process to achieve human
development objectives.
4-H Support
4-H is publicly supported by county, state and federal governments. Private
resources, both human and material, are used to enrich the learning experience
of youth and adults. 
Developed by the Arkansas 4-H Volunteer Leadership
Development Task Force. Updated by Beverly Hines, former 4-H and youth
development specialist, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas.
| Author: |
Darlene Baker, Ph.D., State Leader - 4-H Youth and Development |
DR. DARLENE Z. BAKER is state
leader 4-H and youth development, Cooperative Extension Service,
University of Arkansas, Little Rock.
4HCC1-PD-10-02RV
|
