4-H in the 70's.

Developed under the leadership of the 1970 and 1971 Extension Committee on Organization and Policy 4-H Youth Subcommittees, the brochure offers a statement of potential and new directions for Extension 4-H youth programs. Opening sections deal with the functions of 4-H and balanced 4-H program expansion to serve seven million youth. Succeeding sections discuss: youth and teenage involvement in 4-H; youth involvement in community development; understanding and improving the environment; citizenship, government, and public affairs; business and economics; career exploration and marketable skills and attitudes; international dimensions of 4-H; personal development; food and nutrition; health education; expanding the 4-H camping program; multi-agency cooperation in the conduct of 4-H youth programs; professional staff development; volunteer staff development; long-range 4-H project program development; new methods, educational use of media, and technology; 4-H communication and information programs; documentation of 4-H accountability (youth program impact and effectiveness); and research, development, and evaluation. (Author/NH)