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标题：Assessing Leadership Development Needs of 4-H Volunteer Leaders
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作者：Suzanna Windon ; Mariah K.Stollar ; Rama Radhakrishna 等
期刊名称：Journal of Leadership Education
电子版ISSN：1552-9045
出版年度：2021
卷号：20
期号：2
DOI：10.12806/V20/I2/R10
语种：English
出版社：Association of Leadership Educators
摘要：The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate Penn State Extension 4-H volunteer leaders’ leadership development needs and preferred delivery methods for leadership development. The participants were 147 volunteer leaders who attended Penn State Extension Annual 4-H Leader Forum and filled out the survey. We found that the overall mean score for leadership skills needs among volunteer leaders was 4.33 (SD = .45). Volunteers’ overall leadership skills needs do not differ based on volunteer gender, level of education, age, and previous volunteer experience. The preferred delivery methods of leadership development for Penn State Extension 4-H volunteer leaders were workshop and in-service training. Leadership education is critical in advancing volunteers’ skills and preparing them to delivery well-developed, state of the art contemporary leadership education programs.