each competency was and how proficient it was using a seven point Likert scale. A

demographic information section was also included at the end of this instrument.

 The third phase of the study examined why Farm Bureau members may or may

not participate in leadership roles, such as serving on their local county Farm Bureau

board. A quantitative instrument was developed and included three parts: a motivation

sources inventory, a semantic differential scale on volunteering, and a Likert scale, which

measured perceptions of serving on county boards. This instrument also had a

demographic information section at the end. The instrument was sent to a random

sample of 420 active Farm Bureau members.

 From the results of the county board member instrument, it was found that the

largest "gap" between importance and proficiency competencies was in the political

process area. Active board members were found to be motivated by internal self-concept

factors and rated the evaluative factors of volunteering the highest. This study found that

the best model for explaining why Farm Bureau members chose to participate in

leadership roles explained 36% of the variance and included the independent variables:

volunteering evaluative factor, volunteering activity factor, number of Farm Bureau

events attended, member of other youth development organizations and participation in

leadership development programs.