The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of Master Livestock
Volunteer program participants regarding the effectiveness of the program, their role in
the county 4-H volunteer program, and the role of various stakeholders in livestock
project decision making.
A census was attempted of the 242 possible participants. Using recommendations
from Dillman (2000), master volunteers were contacted by email if available and via
mailed questionnaire. This process yielded a 38% response rate. Follow-up methods
increased the response rate to 52.4%. The volunteers indicated the programs was of high
importance and effective. Findings included that volunteers perceived their most
influence came in the selection of feeds. The educator role was the one most involved in
the decision making process of the livestock projects, followed by the manager role,
leader role, and various servant-type leadership roles. Volunteers ranked stakeholders' influence on livestock project decisions, with the youth and the parents as most influential followed by the CEA, the volunteer, and the breeder. The average participant
reported nine years of overall volunteer service and two years of service as a Master
Livestock Volunteer. Participants in this study were between 38 and 47 years of age.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/85985 |
| Date | 10 October 2008 |
| Creators | Smith, Joe Douglas |
| Contributors | Murphy, Timothy H. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation, text |
| Format | electronic, born digital |
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