An Initial Assessment of an Interactive Web-Based Extension Curriculum to Engage and Prepare Teens as Volunteer Teachers

Authors

• R Dale Safrit, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
• Harriett C. Edwards, North Carolina State UniversityFollow
• Warren R. Flood, North Carolina State UniversityFollow

Volume

42

Issue

42

Abstract

The North Carolina 4-H Teens Reaching Youth through Innovative Teams (TRY-IT!) program utilizes Web-based modules to strengthen and expand teen volunteerism. The research described here investigated teens' assessments of two initial TRY-IT! modules. The researchers developed a written questionnaire based upon eight criteria for evaluating Web-based training and collected data from a convenience sample of 67 teen 4-H members. Participants evaluated each component as above average. Based upon the pilot study findings, TRY-IT! promises to be very effective in engaging current and potential teens in volunteerism and community service through the use of Web-based curricula.

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Recommended Citation

Safrit, R., Edwards, H. C., & Flood, W. R. (2004). An Initial Assessment of an Interactive Web-Based Extension Curriculum to Engage and Prepare Teens as Volunteer Teachers. Journal of Extension, 42(3), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.66752/1077-5315.4821