A study to determine the additional income generated to the Texas agricultural sector by four Texas 4-H livestock projects & an assessment of life skills gained from youth exhibiting these projects /
The purpose of this study was to determine the life skills gained by youth exhibiting beef, swine, sheep, or goat 4-H projects and to evaluate the additional income generated to the Texas agricultural sector based on exhibition of these projects. It was an ex post facto approach and correlational d...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to determine the life skills gained by youth exhibiting beef, swine, sheep, or goat 4-H projects and to evaluate the additional income generated to the Texas agricultural sector based on exhibition of these projects. It was an ex post facto approach and correlational design. A 5% random sample was used to gather information from parents of youth exhibiting these projects. Data were collected using a mail questionnaire following procedures outlined by Dillman (2000). A total of 545 responses (35.2%) were returned for analysis. This equated to beef-41.9%, swine-29.6%, sheep-39.8%, and goat-35.6%. A scale was used to measure thirteen life skills (1 = Not Influential At All, 2 = Mildly Influential, 3 = Moderately Influential, 4 = Highly Influential, and 5 = Essential). Beef respondents revealed "accepting responsibility" (4.48),"setting goals" (4.28), and "develop self-discipline" (4.24) as the top three life skills influenced by exhibiting the beef project. Swine respondents noted "accepting responsibility" (4.34), "develop self discipline" (4.11), and "self motivation" (4.08) as their top three life skills. Sheep respondents yielded "accepting responsibility"(4.43), "setting goals" (4.26), and "develop self-discipline" (4.20) as their top three life skills. Goat respondents noted "accepting responsibility" (4.25), "build positive self esteem" (4.21), and "develop self-discipline" (4.03), as their top three life skills. Also, combined mean scores were calculated by adding the thirteen life skill responses together and dividing by the total number of life skills for each 4-H project. The results by project were: beef (4.01), swine (3.86), sheep (4.00), and goat (3.90). Statistically significant (p<.05) low relationships were found between life skill development and years of exhibition for all thirteen life skills measured. The additional income generated to the Texas agricultural sector was determined by adding the totals for exhibition cost, project purchase cost, and feed cost for the mean and median values. The total was $25,699,344.91 using the mean results and $16,004,426.65 using the median results. Respondents indicated that life skills were being developed as a result of exhibition of these projects and these projects stimulate millions of dollars into the Texas agricultural sector. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Agricultural Education". |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 153 leaves ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120-125). |