Download or read book An Exploration of Current and Potential Resources to Support Florida 4 H Volunteers written by Julie Pigott Dillard and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volunteers are critical to the success of the Florida 4-H youth development program. They broaden the scope of county programs and increase program capacity beyond what a single 4-H faculty member could provide. Because of the reliance on volunteers to deliver positive youth development programming, the overall success of the organization could depend on the level of training and support volunteers receive (Arnold and others, 2009). Volunteer development is part of the overall volunteer management system aimed at preparing volunteers for their roles and responsibilities. Those on-going activities could include orientation, supervision, relaying policies and procedures, training, support, feedback, recognition, and continual management (Kyrwood, and others, 2016; Plesak, date of publication not identified). While investing in volunteer development is expensive and time-consuming, it yields positive impacts related to the volunteer and within the organization (Manetti and others, 2015; Malinen and Harju, 2016; Boone and others, 2013). Conversely, when organizations fail to provide effective volunteer leadership or volunteer investment, volunteer satisfaction decreases and volunteers leave resulting in organizational losses (Radhakrishna and others, 2011). Skills and competencies youth development volunteers should possess have been both researched and established in current literature. They include communication, organizational, subject matter, relational, leadership, technology, time management, facilitation, and teaching skills as well as policy and procedural knowledge and skills directly related to their volunteer roles (Culp and others, 2007; Kok and others, 2020). While there is empirical research on volunteer skills, competencies, motivations, and organizational benefits, research examining the specific resource needs of volunteers is scarce. Thus, how adults learn in the workplace holds implications for volunteer development. Activities like group participation, observing others, working through tasks, and working directly with clients as well as resources like documents, manuals, mentoring, and coaching could assist volunteers with fulfilling their roles and responsibilities (Eraut and others, 2004). In addition, job aids, check lists, videos, and resource sharing could provide further resources for supporting volunteers (Moore and others, 2019). The purpose of this research study was to explore what current resources Florida 4-H provides for its volunteers and to describe the beliefs related to volunteer support between the two stakeholder groups, Florida 4-H volunteers and Florida 4-H faculty members, and how those beliefs might differ between the two groups. Four research questions guided this study: • Research Question 1: What resources does Florida 4-H provide for its volunteers? • Research Question 2: What resources do Florida 4-H volunteers identify as helpful in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities? • Research Question 3: What resources do Florida 4-H faculty members identify as helpful for volunteers to successfully fulfill their roles and responsibilities? • Research Question 4: How do the beliefs of Florida 4-H volunteers and Florida 4-H faculty members differ as related to resources helpful in successfully fulfilling volunteer roles and responsibilities? The study consisted of an online questionnaire and follow-up interviews with both Florida 4-H volunteers and 4-H faculty members. Survey respondents included 229 volunteers and 32 faculty members. Follow-up interviews were conducted one-on-one with 10 volunteers and 10 faculty members. The results of this study indicated that volunteer resources should be delivered using a wide variety of methods that directly support volunteer work. Resources are particularly needed that support the 4-H club and youth project work. For example, both volunteers and faculty cited a need for training related to parliamentary procedures and resources like checklists and manuals to support running 4-H club meetings. In addition, study results indicated facilitating, improving, and supporting communication between 4-H volunteers and 4-H faculty and 4-H volunteers and Florida 4-H. For example, the Florida 4-H website was identified as lacking in functionality and overall organizational support to volunteers and faculty which directly affected youth and parent stakeholders. Findings from this study could help to establish a framework for resource development to support the Florida 4-H volunteer development program.
Download or read book Informal Learning to Support Volunteer Performance written by Heather Camille Kent and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volunteer engagement is critical to achieving the mission of volunteer organizations (Boone and others, 2002). Fogarty and others (2009) found that 4-H volunteers are a mediating factor in achieving positive youth development outcomes and are responsible for teaching at least 50% of the life skills youth gain from participation in the organization. For 4-H to consistently achieve positive youth development outcomes, volunteers must be prepared for their roles (Arnold, 2009). However, most 4-H volunteer education programs are offered sporadically (Smith and others, 2017) and tend to focus on fundamental skills (Serafino, 2001), rather than more complex skills volunteers need to create supportive environments for positive youth development outcomes to occur (Arnold and others, 2009). Volunteers often state that a lack of learning opportunities is the reason why they do not continue to serve as a volunteer (Fahey and others, 2003). Also, many volunteers face obstacles participating in formal training, particularly when it is only offered face-to-face in a physical location (Ouellette and others, 2014). To address these issues, Spink (2016) recommends integrating more opportunities for self-directed learning and on demand resources. Studies by Homan and others (2020) and White and others (2020) found that 4-H volunteers desired more opportunities for mentoring, networking, and access to communities of practice to build content-specific knowledge and skills. 4-H volunteers also want more opportunities for mentoring and online and virtual learning (Dillard, 2020; Hensley and others 2020; Kok and others, 2020). Intentionally providing opportunities for volunteers to learn through informal learning may be a solution to address issues related to volunteer education. The relationship between work and informal learning is the strongest within the context of volunteering (Livingstone, 1999) but is the least understood (Duguid and others, 2013). While informal learning has been studied in the context of paid work, informal learning that occurs through volunteering is often considered passive (Cox, 2002), and is unplanned, unstructured, and ignored by organizations (Duguid and others, 2013; Livingstone and Guile, 2012). As a result, a systematic framework for organizations to intentionally develop and support pathways for informal learning does not currently exist. The purpose of the current study was to explore how volunteers in the Florida 4-H Positive Youth Development program engage in informal learning to support their volunteer roles. The goal of the study is to develop a list of informal learning activities volunteers participate to design a conceptual framework to guide organizations in the development of informal learning activities for volunteers to select from and explore. Four research questions guided this study: 1. What types of informal learning activities do Florida 4-H volunteers participate in to support their performance as a volunteer? 2. How frequently do volunteers engage in these types of informal learning activities? 3. Which informal learning activities do volunteers identify as most helpful to support their volunteer performance? 4. Why do Florida 4-H volunteers engage in informal learning? This two-part study consisted of an online questionnaire and follow-up interviews with current Florida 4-H volunteers. Respondents to the survey included 237 adult volunteers of which 20 participated in semi-structured interviews. The results from both survey and interview data indicated that volunteers frequently engage in a variety of informal learning activities. The top five activities volunteers did on a weekly basis included: searching the internet, reading newsletters, blogs, curriculum, and other print materials, collaborating with others on a joint task, setting personal goals, and using social media. When 4-H volunteers use informal learning, they want to learn about topics related to positive youth development, educational design and delivery, organization, 4-H program management, and interpersonal relationship skills. These topics are domains of learning Culp and others (2007) found to be essential for volunteers to be successful. Volunteers shared the number one reason why they choose to participate in informal learning is because they want to improve their performance. This supports the motto of the organization, which is "to make the best better." Volunteers also stated that they use informal learning because they have learning needs that are not currently being met by the organization and because it is more convenient and flexible for them than traditional didactic methods. Finally, volunteers said that informal learning aids in not only motivating youth but keeps them excited about the volunteer work they do for the organization. This study resulted in several implications for volunteer organizations, as well as a conceptual framework for organizations to guide intentional informal learning for volunteers.
Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Download or read book Recruiting and Retaining Minority 4 H Volunteers in Tampa Bay Area Florida written by Diana Lanier Smith and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book TIP 35 Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Updated 2019 written by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivation is key to substance use behavior change. Counselors can support clients' movement toward positive changes in their substance use by identifying and enhancing motivation that already exists. Motivational approaches are based on the principles of person-centered counseling. Counselors' use of empathy, not authority and power, is key to enhancing clients' motivation to change. Clients are experts in their own recovery from SUDs. Counselors should engage them in collaborative partnerships. Ambivalence about change is normal. Resistance to change is an expression of ambivalence about change, not a client trait or characteristic. Confrontational approaches increase client resistance and discord in the counseling relationship. Motivational approaches explore ambivalence in a nonjudgmental and compassionate way.
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Download or read book Community Programs to Promote Youth Development written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-02-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young people's developmental needs and help them become healthy, happy, and productive adults? Community Programs to Promote Youth Development explores these questions, focusing on essential elements of adolescent well-being and healthy development. It offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs. The book also discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. It examines what we know about the current landscape of youth development programs for America's youth, as well as how these programs are meeting their diverse needs. Recognizing the importance of adolescence as a period of transition to adulthood, Community Programs to Promote Youth Development offers authoritative guidance to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other key stakeholders on the role of youth development programs to promote the healthy development and well-being of the nation's youth.
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Download or read book Backpacker written by and published by . This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
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Download or read book The Volunteer Management Handbook written by Tracy D. Connors and published by . This book was released on 1995-11-16 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic management practices, including recruiting, training, and integrating volunteers into the general organizational structure, are described by experienced professionals in the nonprofit sector.
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