TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the evidence for youth outcomes in 4-H
T2 - A scoping review
AU - Agans, Jennifer P.
AU - Maley, Mary
AU - Rainone, Nicolette
AU - Cope, Marie
AU - Turner, Andrew
AU - Eckenrode, John
AU - Pillemer, Karl
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank undergraduate research assistants Hee Jin Jeon and Matt Avila for their assistance in the literature search process. This research was supported by the Cornell University Program for Research on Youth Development and Engagement (PRYDE) at the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR), funded by a gift from Rebecca Q. Morgan, and by Smith-Lever funds from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Agriculture , under Agreement No. 2015-16-178 . Appendix A
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - 4-H is an extremely influential youth development program, serving over six million youth across the United States and worldwide. These programs are designed to promote youth development; empirical evidence for youth development outcomes of participation in 4-H programs can help to document the nature of their effects on youth. We conducted a scoping review to describe the quality, type, and focus of research on 4-H program outcomes from both peer-reviewed and grey literature. After abstraction, coders assessed 107 papers across several indices, with results indicating that the body of evidence for youth outcomes from 4-H programming is lacking, with no studies rigorously assessing causal program impact. More rigorous research is needed to evaluate and report the evidence for youth outcomes from participation in 4-H. Improving the quality of 4-H research can strengthen 4-H programming.
AB - 4-H is an extremely influential youth development program, serving over six million youth across the United States and worldwide. These programs are designed to promote youth development; empirical evidence for youth development outcomes of participation in 4-H programs can help to document the nature of their effects on youth. We conducted a scoping review to describe the quality, type, and focus of research on 4-H program outcomes from both peer-reviewed and grey literature. After abstraction, coders assessed 107 papers across several indices, with results indicating that the body of evidence for youth outcomes from 4-H programming is lacking, with no studies rigorously assessing causal program impact. More rigorous research is needed to evaluate and report the evidence for youth outcomes from participation in 4-H. Improving the quality of 4-H research can strengthen 4-H programming.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104617
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104617
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85076151546
VL - 108
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
SN - 0190-7409
M1 - 104617
ER -