Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification
Quality volunteers are essential to the success of 4-H programs. Although much attention has been paid to the initial orientation of volunteers, additional training is typically optional. Beginning in 2013, our county required all adult volunteers to complete at least one hour of continuing educatio...
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| description | Quality volunteers are essential to the success of 4-H programs. Although much attention has been paid to the initial orientation of volunteers, additional training is typically optional. Beginning in 2013, our county required all adult volunteers to complete at least one hour of continuing education as part of a biennial recertification process. We used existing resources (“eLearning for Volunteer Orientation”; eXtension webinars). There was no significant difference in volunteer retention between re-screening and non-re-screening cohorts (p=.855). We collected 166 volunteer ratings of 23 recorded webinars on eXtension. Volunteers gave concrete examples of how they would use the information learned in their volunteer role. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e23ea826e6e145d4ab64589566428dd62024-02-03T04:13:49ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172017-01-0111310511510.5195/jyd.2016.464436Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer RecertificationWendy Hein0Trisha White1Janaleen Williams2Oregon State UniversityOregon State UniversityOregon State UniversityQuality volunteers are essential to the success of 4-H programs. Although much attention has been paid to the initial orientation of volunteers, additional training is typically optional. Beginning in 2013, our county required all adult volunteers to complete at least one hour of continuing education as part of a biennial recertification process. We used existing resources (“eLearning for Volunteer Orientation”; eXtension webinars). There was no significant difference in volunteer retention between re-screening and non-re-screening cohorts (p=.855). We collected 166 volunteer ratings of 23 recorded webinars on eXtension. Volunteers gave concrete examples of how they would use the information learned in their volunteer role.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/464 |
| spellingShingle | Wendy Hein Trisha White Janaleen Williams Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification Journal of Youth Development |
| title | Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification |
| title_full | Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification |
| title_fullStr | Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification |
| title_short | Successful Use of eXtension and Online Training Modules in Mandatory Biennial Volunteer Recertification |
| title_sort | successful use of extension and online training modules in mandatory biennial volunteer recertification |
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