Establishing a 4-H research base of graduate studies

The study discussed in this article located graduate (or terminal degree) theses and dissertations about the 4-H program in order that a research base might be established to further research and improve 4-H programming. Nearly 1,550 studies were located, representing the years 1911 to 2002, from 130 institutions worldwide. Ten major categories of study were determined through qualitative content analysis.