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| Teen Leadership
:: Background |
Background:
Leadership - A Component of 4-H Youth
Development
4-H Youth Development Introduction and Overview
The 4-H Professional Research and Knowledge Base (PRK)
model identifies leadership development is an important
element of youth development. Youth development is the "reason
for being" of the Ohio 4-H Program. Both the Ohio
4-H mission statement (to enable youth to reach their
fullest potential as capable, competent, caring, and
contributing citizens), and the 4-H Pledge (which highlights
the development of young people's heads, hearts, hands,
and health) illustrate the fact that four-fold youth
development is the central focus of Ohio 4-H.
| 4-H youth development |
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Cognitive Development including
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Development
of the Head for clearer thinking |
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Development
of competent citizens |
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(4-H PRK Base)
(4-H Pledge)
(4-H Mission) |
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Emotional Development including
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Development
of the Heart for greater loyalty |
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Development
of caring citizens |
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(4-H PRK Base)
(4-H Pledge)
(4-H Mission) |
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Social Development including
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Development
of Hands for larger service |
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Development
of contributing citizens |
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(4-H PRK Base)
(4-H Pledge)
(4-H Mission) |
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Physical Development including
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Development
of Health for better living |
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Development
of capable citizens |
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(4-H PRK Base)
(4-H Pledge)
(4-H Mission) |
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For
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The betterment
of clubs, communities, the country, and the
world. |
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Changing
and improving our diverse society |
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Strengthening
family relationships, solving issues and
problems, and developing life roles |
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(4-H Pledge)
(4-H Mission)
(Extension Mission) |
All Ohio 4-H programs, including 4-H leadership development
programs, should incorporate this four-fold development
of youth as an integral part of their design and implementation.
It is the responsibility of every 4-H professional and
volunteer to make sure this happens in the programs for
which they are responsible. |
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