Proportions of Tennessee 4-H member in Explorer, Junior, Junior High, and Senior audience Tennessee 4-H Standard Four, FY 1978

Author

Chʻun Chang

Date of Award

3-1980

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Agricultural Extension

Major Professor

Robert S. Dotson

Committee Members

Cecil E. Carter, George S. Foster

Abstract

This descriptive, analytical study was undertaken in an effort to study the situation regarding Tennessee's 4-H Standard Four, which suggests an audience mix of 20 percent Explorers, 40 percent Juniors, 30 percent Junior High members, and 10 percent Seniors, for FY 1978.

Data were obtained from State 4-H Report Summaries, TEMIS printouts, and Tennessee School enrollment summaries.

Major findings included the following:

1. Though 81 percent of all county 4-H staffs planned work under the four primary audiences, more than one-third of time planned was under General 4-H and other audience headings.

2. Percents of time planned in FY 1978 were 7.7 percent for Explorers; 18.9 percent for Juniors; 20.2 percent for Junior High; and 16.6 percent for Seniors.

3. Percent of time spent in FY 1978 were 3.7 percent for Explorers; 14.1 percent for Juniors; 16.2 percent for Junior High; and 15.4 percent for Seniors.

4. Percents of contacts made in FY 1978 were 7.4 percent for Explorers; 23.0 percent for Juniors; 17.4 percent for Junior High; and 6.5 percent for Seniors.

5. Percent of actual actual enrollments in FY 1978 were 21.3 percent for Explorers; 46.0 percent for Juniors; 29.2 percent for Junior High; and 3.6 percent for Seniors.

6. Suggested 1983 enrollments had already been achieved in FY 1978 for 42 counties overall, 40 for Explorer, 49 for Junior, 49 Junior High, and 7 Senior.

7. Projected 1983 school enrollments showed that there should be enough school enrollments in 1983 for all districts and audiences but Extension Supervisory District IV in the Explorer audience. Numbers of counties under all but the Senior audience showed deficits between suggested 1983 goals and 1983 school enrollment figures for those of 4-H age.

Standard Four was found to offer useful guidelines for Extension planners and the Senior 4-H audience was identified as the one needing greatest attention with only 3.5 percent of the 4-H members enrolled. Implications were drawn and recommendations made for use of findings and further research.

Recommended Citation

Chang, Chʻun, "Proportions of Tennessee 4-H member in Explorer, Junior, Junior High, and Senior audience Tennessee 4-H Standard Four, FY 1978. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1980.
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