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- Title
Are Selection Processes Allowing Talent Diverse Members Advance Through the Leadership Ranks of FFA?
- Authors
Mills, Denise; Anderson, Ryan; Paulsen, Thomas H.
- Abstract
As a student-led organization, the National FFA Organization and the selection of student leaders is an essential element of its continuation and success. As the National FFA Organization continues to strive to provide opportunities for personal growth and premier leadership, considerations to member advancement through selection criteria at the state level ultimately increases awareness of the potential end products of these criteria - - the students. The purpose of this study was to identify the self-identified talents among state FFA officers using data collected by the National FFA Organization. All state FFA associations are provided, free of charge, the opportunity for state FFA officers to utilize the Clifton StrengthsFinder® assessment. Once a student completes the assessment, the signature top five themes of talent are recorded and made available to the National FFA Organization. This research design utilizes a convenience sample of participating state FFA officers in the Clifton StrengthsFinder® assessment tool. After compiling the themes, additional data was collected on the election process each state FFA association uses to select state FFA officers. Each selection process yielded the same top ten talents: Achiever, Restorative, Responsibility, Includer, Learner, Belief, Positivity, WOO, Input, and Communication. This indicated no differential between the type of selection process utilized and the strengths state FFA officers possessed. State and National FFA staff should consider and review each step in the selection process, and if these steps are truly effective at allowing diversely talented members to be authentically represented.
- Subjects
NATIONAL FFA Organization; CONVENIENCE sampling (Statistics); SCHOOL entrance requirements; MATURATION (Psychology); LEADERSHIP; NATION-state; SCHOOL elections
- Publication
CTE Journal, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 2, p68
- ISSN
2327-0160
- Publication type
Article