EDUC 3350 - Youth Organizations and Leadership Development

(crosslisted) GDEV 3350
(SBA-AG) (CU-CEL)

Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Co-meets with GDEV 5350/EDUC 5350.

J. Perry.

Participants learn how to facilitate both youth and adult volunteer leadership development. They examine factors affecting membership, purposes, design, operation, and administration of youth organizations.

Outcome 1: Demonstrate application of experiential learning models in education.

Outcome 2: Explain how youth organizations relate to secondary education and career exploration.

Outcome 3: Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary for managing a 4-H/FFA chapter.

Outcome 4: Explain how the 4-H/FFA functions on the local, state, and national levels.

Outcome 5: Apply youth leadership theory to development of targeted youth organizations.

Outcome 6: Engage in the issues surrounding youth development in education & society.