Abstract
The Teen Excellence in Leadership Institute (TELI) was created to provide meaningful leadership and civic- engagementexperiencestoteens.WeintegratedChickering’sTheoryofIdentityDevelopmentandthe 4-H Citizenship Framework to develop program objectives and a model, consisting of four components: understanding of self, developing a network, community problem solving, and advocacy. This study aimed to determinetheoveralleffectivenessoftheprogram,highlightareasforprogramimprovement,andprovide a proof of concept for the model. Results on select 4-H Citizenship Common Measures indicated statistically significantgainsinthefourcomponentsofthemodelforcohortsoneandtwo.Focusgroupdatarevealed five themes: diversity, connection, skill development, practical application, and learning about self. Evaluative resultssubstantiateprogramimpactandareasforcontinuedprogramdevelopment.
Citation
Johnson, J.C., Seibel, M.M., Bush, S.A. and Grove, B.B. (2019), "CULTIVATINGINNOVATIVETEEN-LEADERSHIPPROGRAMMING: BUILDING EVIDENCE OF IMPACT", Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.12806/V18/I2/R1
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:Emerald Publishing Limited
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