The purpose of this study was to examine the use and determine the preferred method of
social media among 4-H alumni in Louisiana. Based on a review of literature, communicating
with youth through social media has become a major trend and necessity, especially among 4-H
Youth Development and Cooperative Extension Service professionals. The Zammit Social
Media Questionnaire, a 24-item instrument that includes multiple choice, multiple answer, open-ended,
ranking, and Likert scale questions, was developed and administered online to 161
Louisiana 4-H alumni who received the 2011 Louisiana 4-H Senior Honor Cord and provided
usable e-mails. The final response count was 32, representing a 19.9% response rate.
The overall preferred method of social media among Louisiana 4-H alumni was
Facebook and text messaging. A majority of 4-H alumni use their smart phones or personal
computers to utilize social media. Some of the primary reasons that 4-H alumni use social media
are to communicate friends, view photographs, and become updated with current events. Less
than 13% of surveyed 4-H alumni use blogs, less than 7% use Google Circles or discussion
boards, and less than 4% use Flickr. Overall, 100% of surveyed 4-H alumni use some form of
social media.
Majority of the respondents were Caucasian, females, lived in rural areas, and have
completed or are enrolled in a 4-year college program. They participated in 4-H for 9 years and
were not a member of a parish 4-H Junior Leadership Club.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-04242012-142932 |
| Date | 01 May 2012 |
| Creators | Zammit, Kali Boudreaux |
| Contributors | Machtmes, Krisanna, Fox, Janet, Johnson, Earl |
| Publisher | LSU |
| Source Sets | Louisiana State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-04242012-142932/ |
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