Long-Term Outcomes of Early Adult 4-H Alumni

Authors

Nicole Marshall-Wheeler, University of California, Agriculture and Natural ResourcesFollow
Roshan Nayak, University of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesFollow
Anne IaccopucciFollow
Steven M. Worker, University of California, Agriculture and Natural ResourcesFollow

Volume

61

Issue

2

DOI

10.34068/joe.61.02.02

Abstract

Very little has been published reporting on long-term outcomes experienced by young adults (aged 19 to 34 years old) who participated in 4-H youth development programs. We adopted Gambone et al.’s (2002) framework advancing three long-term outcomes for early adulthood: economic stability, health and well-being, and community involvement. With cross-sectional survey methods, we compared long-term impacts between 693 California 4-H young adult alumni and 373 young adults in a U.S. general population sample who had not participated in 4-H. The results demonstrated that 4-H alumni report more positive long-term outcomes than the U.S. general population sample. The study contributes to the dearth of research around long-term outcomes, may be useful for marketing and funding, and will help better understanding the public value of Extension.

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Recommended Citation

Marshall-Wheeler, N., Nayak, R., Iaccopucci, A., & Worker, S. M. (2023). Long-Term Outcomes of Early Adult 4-H Alumni. The Journal of Extension, 61(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.61.02.02