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America’s Moment: Investing in Positive Youth Development to Transform Youth and Society by Mary E. Arnold

“…As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, America’s youth are suffering in unprecedented ways as their journey to adulthood is interrupted by multiple societal…”
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Youth Community Engagement: A Recipe for Success by Arnold, Mary E., Dolenc, Brooke, Wells, Elissa E.

“…This article describes how community engagement contributes to youth development. Drawing on the literature on youth engagement, youth development, and…”
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Design and Use of a Systematic Site Visit Protocol: Implications for Novice Evaluators and Mentors by Lile, Joy R., Flesch, Jeffrey M., Arnold, Mary E.

“…Site visits are frequently used by evaluators to gain first-hand experience and knowledge about program implementation. However, few peer-reviewed articles…”
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A Time Like No Other: 4-H Youth Development and COVID-19 by Arnold, Mary E, Rennekamp, Roger A

“…In this thought leader commentary, we review the potential devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, including trauma, impacts on mental…”
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Youth Participatory Evaluation: Matching 4-H Youth Experience to Program Theory by Arnold, Mary E, Gandy, Jonathan

“…Recently, a new program model for describing and predicting the impact of 4-H on youths was proposed. The model's structure was confirmed statistically in…”
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From Context to Outcomes: A Thriving Model for 4-H Youth Development Programs by Arnold, Mary E.

“…The contemporary Extension 4-H program is focused on positive youth development, providing experiences that increase the likelihood of enhanced wellbeing and…”
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Program Theory and Quality Matter: Changing the Course of Extension Program Evaluation by Arnold, Mary E, Cater, Melissa

“…As internal evaluators for the 4-H program in two states, we simultaneously yet independently began to change the way we approached our evaluation practices,…”
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Illuminating the Process of Youth Development: The Mediating Effect of Thriving on Youth Development Program Outcomes by Arnold, Mary E., Gagnon, Ryan J.

“…This paper examines the relationship between the developmental contexts of youth programs and resultant developmental outcomes, and explores whether the…”
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Connecting the Dots: Improving Extension Program Planning with Program Umbrella Models by Arnold, Mary E.

“…This paper builds on the Extension program planning framework presented by Seevers, Graham, Gamon, and Conklin (1997) in an effort to enhance and improve…”
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YA4-H! Youth Advocates for Health: Impact of a 4-H Teens-as-Teachers Program by Arnold, Mary E, Flesch, Jeffrey M, Ashton, Carolyn, Black, Lynette, Brody, Barbara, Hosty, Maureen, Northway, Shanna

“…This article reports the results of an evaluation of the YA4-H! Youth Advocates for Health--Teens as Teachers program. Consistent with previous research on the…”
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The Impact of a Campus-Based 4-H Summer Conference Program on Youth Thriving by Arnold, Mary E, Davis, Jamie M, Lundeberg, Roberta

“…In 2014 the Oregon 4-H program adopted a new program model to describe and evaluate the impact of 4-H on youths. The model is based on promoting thriving in…”
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Choose Health Action Teens: A Review of a Teens as Teachers Nutritional Education Training Curriculum by Jeffrey M. Flesch, Joy R. Lile, Mary E. Arnold

“…This review draws from published research related to the best practices for the utilization of teens as teachers to examine Choose Health Action Teens (CHAT),…”
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Review of the YA4-H! Youth Advocates for Health: Building Successful Youth-Adult Partnerships Training Curriculum by Jeffrey M. Flesch, Joy R. Lile, Mary E. Arnold

“…Youth-adult partnerships (Y-APs) are an important aspect of positive youth development programming. Creating effective Y-APs, however, requires training of…”
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Developing Evaluation Capacity in Extension 4-H Field Faculty: A Framework for Success by Arnold, Mary E.

“…Developing evaluation capacity in organizations is a complex and multifaceted task. This article outlines a framework for building evaluation capacity. The…”
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YA4-H! Youth Advocates for Health: Teens as Teachers by Jeffrey M. Flesch, Joy R. Lile, Mary E. Arnold

“…Although the research literature speaks to the necessity of having a high-quality training curriculum for teens as teachers (TAT) programs, there are very few…”
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From 4-H International Youth Exchange to Global Citizen: Common Pathways of Ten Past Program Participants by Mary E. Arnold, Jamie Davis, Aimee L. Corliss

“…This qualitative study examined the life course of ten adults who participated as youth in the 4-H International Exchange program. The purpose of this research…”
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The Role of Extension Nutrition Education in Student Achievement of Nutrition Standards in Grades K-3: A Descriptive Evaluation of a School-Based Program by Arnold, Mary E, Schreiber, Debera

“…This article reports the results of a descriptive evaluation of the impact of an in-school Extension nutrition education program in a small, very rural county…”
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From Then to Now: Emerging Directions for Youth Program Evaluation by Mary E. Arnold, Melissa Cater

“…Understanding the impact of youth development programs has been an important topic since the programs first began, and the past 25 years in particular have…”
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Measuring Science Inquiry Skills in Youth Development Programs: The Science Process Skills Inventory by Mary E. Arnold, Virginia D. Bourdeau, Brooke D. Nott

“…In recent years there has been an increased emphasis on science learning in 4-H and other youth development programs. In an effort to increase science capacity…”
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Participatory Evaluation with Youth Leads to Community Action Project by Ashton, Carolyn, Arnold, Mary E, Wells, Elissa E

“…4-H has long emphasized the importance of civic engagement and community service for positive youth development. One pathway to this ideal is youth action…”
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