4-H Science Initiative: Youth Engagement, Attitudes, and Knowledge Study. Revised

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Publicat a:	Policy Studies Associates, Inc. (Apr 2012), p. 1-79
Autor principal:	Mielke, Monica
Altres autors:	LaFleur, Jennifer, Butler, Alisha, Sanzone, Joy
Publicat:	Policy Studies Associates
Matèries:	California New York Delaware Iowa Ohio (Columbus) North Carolina (Greensboro) Texas United States > US Learner Engagement Student Attitudes Science Interests Science Careers Science Programs Program Implementation Extension Agents Youth Student Surveys Youth Programs National Competency Tests Science Teachers Comparative Analysis Science Activities Scientific Attitudes Science Process Skills Occupational Aspiration Program Evaluation Student Participation Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 12
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Resum:	In 2006 4-H National Headquarters at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National 4-H Council introduced a new initiative aimed at increasing the number and quality of science, engineering, and technology programs that 4-H offers around the country, and increasing the number of youth involved in these programs. By engaging youth in informal science educational opportunities through the 4-H Science Initiative, the organization hopes to increase: science interest and literacy among youth, the number of youth pursuing post-secondary education in scientific fields, and the number of youth pursuing science-related careers. With the support of the Noyce Foundation, National 4-H Council has contracted with Policy Studies Associates (PSA) to evaluate the implementation of this new initiative. The National 4-H Science Evaluation Design Team created a logic model for the initiative that outlines the short- and long-term goals of the initiative. This year's evaluation had three key objectives: (1) to gather program-level information about the implementation of 4-H science programs from science educators, (2) to collect information from participants about their attitudes toward science and their opinions of their 4-H Science programs, and (3) to look for any associations between youth-level data and the characteristics of the 4-H Science programs in which youth are enrolled. In order to meet these goals, a survey was conducted of science educators leading 4-H Science programs, and a survey of youth participants. The science educator survey was administered in spring 2011 had an overall response rate of 62 percent. Youth surveys were administered in a random sample of programs in late May and June 2011.Youth surveys were received from 19 of the 21 programs in the sample, for a program-level response rate of 91 percent. The first section of this report describes findings from the survey of all 4-H Science educators in the seven states participating in the evaluation, the second section presents data from the YEAK survey, and the final sections summarize this evaluation's findings and present recommendations.
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