R. Dale Safrit
PROFESSOR 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences Phone: 919.513.0306 |
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Education
Ed.D., North Carolina State University
M.S., North Carolina State University
B.S., North Carolina State University
B.S., North Carolina State University
research areas
Nonprofit Management, Professional Development, Leadership, Volunteer Management, Human Resource Development, Program Development
Courses Taught
• ECI 509: Foundations of Community Youth Development
• ECI 509: Developing Programs in Community Youth Settings
• ECI 509: Applied Research Methods in Community-based Youth Development
Current Projects
Dr. Safrit recently conducted a statewide study of employee retention and turnover among North Carolina Cooperative Extension county program professionals. In 2006, he conducted a study of core elements in North Carolina county 4-H Youth Development educational programs that will be replicated nationally in 2009-2010.
Recent Publications
Boone, E.J., Safrit, R.D., & Jones, J.M. (2002). Developing programs in adult education. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press. (ISBN 1-57766-229-6)
Schmiesing, R., & Safrit, R.D. (2007). 4-H Youth Development Professionals’ Perceptions of the Importance of and their Current Level of Competence with Selected Volunteer Management Competencies. The Journal of Extension. 45(3). Available at http://www.joe.org/joe/2007June/rb1p.shtml
Edwards, H.C., Safrit, R.D., Gliem, J.A., & Rudd, C. (2006, October). Knowledge and attitudinal impacts upon teen volunteers teaching younger youth in a community-based obesity and overweight prevention education program. The International Journal of Volunteer Administration, XXIV(2). Available at http://www.ijova.org/pdf/vol24_no2/ ijova_vol24_no2_edwards_obesityTRY-IT.pdf
Safrit, R.D. (2005). Revisiting state 4-H mentoring programs for county 4-H professionals. The Journal of Extension, 44(1), Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2006february/a6.shtml
Safrit, R.D., Edwards, H.C., & Flood, R.W. (2005). Using the Web to train and support teen volunteers: An initial assessment of the North Carolina TRY-IT! (Teens Reaching Youth through Innovative Teams) program. The Journal of Volunteer Administration, 23(4), 41-47.
Safrit, R.D., Schmiesing, R.J., Gliem, J.A., & Gliem, R.R. (2005). Core competencies for volunteer administration: An empirical model bridging theory with professional best practice. The Journal of Volunteer Administration, 23(3), 5-15.
Safrit, R.D., & Schmiesing, R.J. (2005). Volunteer administrators’ perceptions of the importance of and their current levels of competence with selected volunteer management competencies. The Journal of Volunteer Administration, 23(2), 4-10.
Safrit, R.D., Edwards, H.C., & Flood, R.W. (2004). An initial assessment of an interactive Web-based Extension curriculum to engage and prepare teens as volunteer teachers. The Journal of Extension. 42(3). Available: http://www.joe.org/joe/2004june/rb1.shtml
Safrit, R.D., Wykle, C.J., & Gliem, J.A. (2004). Leadership practices of Ohio AmeriCorps program directors and coordinators. The Journal of Volunteer Administration, 22(4), 10-16.
Safrit, R.D., Wykle, C.J., & Gliem, J.A. (2004). Leadership practices of Ohio AmeriCorps program directors and coordinators. (Reprinted with permission of The Journal of Volunteer Administration.) Volunteer: The Korean National Journal on Volunteerism, 142 (summer), 12-17.
Safrit, R.D., Gliem, R.R., & Gliem, J.A. (2004). Reasons for and barriers to participating in volunteerism and service: A comparison of Ohio youth in grades 5-8 and 9-12. The Journal of Volunteer Administration, 22(2), 35-42.
Safrit, R.D., & Schmiesing, R.J. (2004). A suggested model for contemporary volunteer management: Qualitative research bridging the professional literature with best practices. The Journal of Volunteer Administration, 22(4), 34-39.
DEPARTMENTAL ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences
512 Brickhaven, Campus Box 7606
Raleigh, NC 27695-7606
