Semester
Fall
Date of Graduation
2009
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
EdD
College
College of Education and Human Services
Department
Curriculum & Instruction/Literacy Studies
Committee Chair
David Callejo
Committee Co-Chair
Chad Higgins.
Abstract
Global Education has been and continues to be an important aspect of American higher educational curriculum. Its importance is evidenced not only at the formal educational sector, but also within youth development programs like the West Virginia 4-H program.;The author contends that, the importance of global education is more relevant in the 21st century due to the increasing interdependence of the global world. The study looks at the perceived attitudes of 4-H Agents, Specialists, and Volunteers towards global education and how such an educational program affects the youth development of the 4-Her.;The present study, which is partly based on John Dewey's Philosophy of education and environment, uses a mixed method approach, where semi-structured interviews are constructed to elicit participants' opinions and perspectives with regards to the research questions.;Finally, the author suggests that the findings of the study point to the need to develop a global educational program that focuses on a reconceptualized curriculum that centers on connection, collaboration, and corporation on the part of the 4-Her with the global environment.
Recommended Citation
Abdulai, Ahmed M., "A reconceptualized analysis of the West Virginia 4-H Global Education program: Attitudes of agents, specialists, and volunteers" (2009). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 3503.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3503