Modeling Leadership Development for a Diverse Workforce in Food and Agriculture. Final Report of Higher Education Challenge Grant Proposal No. 9203317 [microform] / Kathryn R. Treat and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5587205
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Treat, Kathryn R
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED387602
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995
- 15 p.
- Summary:
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The "Building Bridges" Leadership/Mentor Project developed a model leadership intern experience with emphasis on minority group involvement. It had four goals: to foster an environment in which cultural diversity was understood and valued; to increase work force participation of minority groups; to provide opportunities for leadership mentoring and role modeling; and to enhance employability and career success in the food and agricultural sciences. A mentor handbook and intern experience notebook were developed. The 13 interns who were recruited received 6 college credit hours in agricultural and extension or home economics education, tuition waiver, living stipend, and travel reimbursement. Mentors received a stipend. Prior to the 8-week onsite experience, mentors and interns participated in an orientation meeting, site visit, and 1-week leadership seminar. During the experiential component of the project, mentors provided day-to-day support to interns as they completed required activities. Students returned to campus to participate in a post-field experience seminar. The Youth Leadership Life Skills Development Scale was administered as a pretest/posttest. Findings indicated that, for the 1994 interns, increases in frequency were seen in 26 life skills; in 1995, only seven life skills showed an increase in mean frequency. Mentors thought this was a valuable opportunity for professional growth and renewal. Students found it a very valuable career awareness activity that provided personal and professional development. (YLB)
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- Sponsoring Agency: Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: 92-38411-8307.
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- Subject:
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- Agricultural Education
- Career Awareness
- Demonstration Programs
- Extension Education
- Food
- Food Service
- Higher Education
- Home Economics Education
- Internship Programs
- Leadership Training
- Mentors
- Minority Groups
- Models
- Professional Development
- Program Effectiveness
- Program Evaluation
- Role Models
- Rural Extension
- Student Leadership
- Undergraduate Study
- Other authors/contributors:
- New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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