Cooperative Extension Training Impact on Military Youth and 4-H Youth: The Case of Speak Out for Military Kids

Authors

• James Edwin, University of AlaskaFollow
• Steve McKinley, Purdue UniversityFollow
• B. Allen Talbert, Purdue UniversityFollow

Volume

48

Issue

1

Abstract

Extension needs new venues to promote their programming skills to unfamiliar audiences. One new audience Extension is currently reaching is military children. By partnering with Operation: Military Kids to offer a Speak Out for Military Kids training, Extension supports military children and document changes in the behavior of this audience. Measuring perceptions of both military and nonmilitary youth who participated in a Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK) training highlight the benefits of such a program. Results indicated that SOMK was an effective tool for Extension to use to reach out to military youth and communicate their message.

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Recommended Citation

Edwin, J., McKinley, S., & Talbert, B. A. (2010). Cooperative Extension Training Impact on Military Youth and 4-H Youth: The Case of Speak Out for Military Kids. Journal of Extension, 48(1), Article 26. https://doi.org/10.66752/1077-5315.3359