Raise: What 4-H Teaches Seven Million Kids in a Resource Review

For over 100 years the 4-H Youth Development program has provided countless experiences for youth. This article reviews the recently published book Raise:  What 4-H teaches seven million kids and how its lessons could change food and farming forever (Butler, 2015). While the book focuses primarily o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jan Scholl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Clemson University Press 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Youth Development
Online Access:http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/439
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Summary:For over 100 years the 4-H Youth Development program has provided countless experiences for youth. This article reviews the recently published book Raise:  What 4-H teaches seven million kids and how its lessons could change food and farming forever (Butler, 2015). While the book focuses primarily on the California 4-H program, the author also highlights research from historical 4-H documents as well as thoughts from National 4-H program leaders.
ISSN:2325-4017