Use of the PRKC Tool in Assessment of Staff Development Needs: Experiences from California

Authors

Katherine Heck, University of California- DavisFollow
Aarti Subramaniam, University of California-DavisFollow
Ramona Carlos, University of California- DavisFollow

Volume

47

Issue

3

Abstract

This article reviews the experiences of the authors in using the Professional Research, Knowledge, and Competency (PRKC) tool in assessing staff development needs among 4-H staff members in California. The PRKC is useful for evaluating self-perceptions of knowledge and competency levels among youth development staff. We encountered a number of challenges in working with the PRKC tool that are identified here, such as determining the best way of analyzing and interpreting the responses. The conclusions described here may assist researchers in other states in using the PRKC for similar work.

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Recommended Citation

Heck, K., Subramaniam, A., & Carlos, R. (2009). Use of the PRKC Tool in Assessment of Staff Development Needs: Experiences from California. The Journal of Extension, 47(3), Article 7. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/vol47/iss3/7