Abstract
Youth leadership life skills are the “development of life skills necessary to perform
leadership functions in real life” (Miller, 1976, p.2). A model developed by Kapostasy indicates
life skills should be taught through FFA (Staller, 2001). Thus, it is important to evaluate youth
leadership life skills developed to determine the effectiveness of leadership curriculum and its
quality and impact. This research study surveyed Arkansas FFA members after attending the
2012 Arkansas Leadership Conference to determine the leadership life skills developed while at
the conference. Furthermore, this study looked at relationships between FFA participants and
FFA participation with youth leadership life skills and provides recommendations for future
research and for practitioners.
Introduction/Conceptual Framework
Youth leadership