Collaborative Research on Out-of-School-Time Science Programs for Youth: Qualitative Research and Longitudinal Survey Design

青少年课外科学项目的合作研究：定性研究和纵向调查设计

• 批准号: 1010935
• 负责人: Robert Tai
• 金额: $ 14.91万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-12-01 至 2013-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1010935&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Out; Time; Science

The project will conduct a mapping study to describe the contexts, characteristics and practices of a national sample of science-focused Out-of-School Time (OST) programs and identify exemplar programs for further study. A Field Study will seek more detailed knowledge about these programs by interviewing participants, alumni, and other stakeholders, and observing program activities. The results of these studies will be presented at a working conference at the end of the project to discuss how to develop a survey instrument to measure important youth outcomes from OST programs and collect baseline data for an anticipated longitudinal study. This project will provide new descriptive materials about the operation and practice of the out of school learning of science. It will produce a literature review, a list of organizations that provide out of school science training and a plan for future data collection. A qualitative study will be conducted to answer questions such as to what extent OST science experiences spark interest or rather nurture or sustain it and how these outcomes fit within the broader context of lifelong learning and development. The study is intended to create a new typology of youth OST science programs that sufficiently describe crucial features that differentiate such programs.

该项目将进行一项映射研究，以描述全国性的以科学为中心的校外时间（OST）计划的背景，特征和实践，并确定典范计划以进行进一步研究。 一项现场研究将通过采访参与者，校友和其他利益相关者以及观察计划活动，以寻求有关这些计划的更详细的知识。这些研究的结果将在项目末尾的一个工作会议上介绍，以讨论如何开发一种调查工具来衡量OST计划中的重要青年结果，并收集基线数据以进行预期的纵向研究。该项目将提供有关科学范围学习的运作和实践的新描述材料。它将产生文献综述，一份提供从学校科学培训提供的组织清单，以及未来数据收集的计划。将进行一项定性研究，以回答有关OST科学经验的程度引起的兴趣或培养或维持的问题，以及这些结果如何适应终生学习和发展的广泛背景。该研究旨在创建一个新的OST科学计划的新类型，该计划充分描述了与此类计划不同的关键特征。