4-H Participation and Science Interest in Youth

Autor/inn/en	Heck, Katherine; Carlos, Ramona M.; Barnett, Cynthia; Smith, Martin H.
Titel	4-H Participation and Science Interest in Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 50 (2012) 2, (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Youth Programs; Science Interests; Surveys; Elementary School Students; High School Students; Age Differences; STEM Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Course Selection (Students); California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendsofortprogramm; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; STEM; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Course selection; Kurswahl; Kalifornien
Abstract	The study reported here investigated the impacts of participation in 4-H on young people's interest and participation in science. Survey data were collected from relatively large and ethnically diverse samples of elementary and high school-aged students in California. Results indicated that although elementary-grade 4-H members are not more interested in science than other youth, by high school, participation in 4-H is associated with a greater number of science classes and higher-level science coursework. These results suggest that the 4-H program may have the ability to influence science interest and participation in the long term among its members. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10