Youth leadership life skills are the “development of life skills necessary to perform leadership functions in real life” (Miller, 1976, p.2). A model developed by Kapostasy indicates life skills should be taught through FFA (Staller, 2001). Thus, it is important to evaluate youth leadership life skills developed to determine the effectiveness of leadership curriculum and its quality and impact. This research study surveyed Arkansas FFA members after attending the 2012 Arkansas Leadership Conference to determine the leadership life skills developed while at the conference. Furthermore, this study looked at relationships between FFA participants and FFA participation with youth leadership life skills and provides recommendations for future research and for practitioners.
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January 15 2015
Perceived Leadership Life Skills Developed Through Participation at the Arkansas FFA Leadership Conference: A Program Evaluation Open Access
Chelsey Ann Ahrens;
Chelsey Ann Ahrens
Dr., Mrs.
1
Texas Tech University
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Casandra Kay Cox;
Casandra Kay Cox
2
Instructor, University of Arkansas
, Department of Agricultural Education, Communication and Technology, 205 Agriculture Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701
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Scott Burris;
Scott Burris
Dr.
3
Associate Professor, Texas Tech University
, Department of Agricultural Education & Communications, ,Box 42131, Lubbock, TX 79409
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Mollie Dykes
Mollie Dykes
4
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
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The Journal of Leadership Education
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Journal of Leadership Education (2015) 14 (1): 124–141.
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Ahrens CA, Cox CK, Burris S, Dykes M (2015), "Perceived Leadership Life Skills Developed Through Participation at the Arkansas FFA Leadership Conference: A Program Evaluation". Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 14 No. 1 pp. 124–141, doi: https://doi.org/10.12806/V14/I1/R8
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