The Positive Development of Youth: Comprehensive findings from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development
A longitudinal study that began in 2002 and was repeated annually for eight years, surveying more than 7,000 adolescents from diverse backgrounds across 42 U.S. states. Research
Impact of Teen Science Cafés on Scientists: Phase 1 Report
The present study was designed to address the gap in evaluation and research literature and improve understanding of experiences and motivations of scientists participating in Teen Science Cafés and the […]
Impact of Teen Science Cafés on Scientists: Phase 2 Evaluation
A Teen Science Café is an out-of-school program in which teens and STEM experts engage in conversation and activities to explore a topic related to the STEM professional’s expertise. Teen […]
National Network Interaction Survey Report – 2013
In Spring of 2013, the national evaluation team conducted a survey of the four founding nodes (Gateway Cave -St Louis, Open Minds Cafe – North Carolina, Science Discovery Cafe – […]
Focus Group Report on Teen Leaders 2014
Teen leader focus groups were conducted at the five funded nodes in the Network: Gateway Teen Science Café FL TeenSci Cafè Teen Science Café Washington NC Open Minds Teen Science […]
2016 TSCN Workshop Evaluations
In August 2016, the Teen Science Café Network (TSCN) held a three-day workshop with 36 attendees from new and continuing sites. For evaluation purposes, our evaluator, Jessica Sickler, distributed an […]
2017 TSCN Workshop Evaluations
We conducted two Member workshops in the summer and fall of 2017. We learned a lot from one another in these sessions and built stronger connections. Read the evaluation report […]
Café Scientifique Alumni Impact Report
Cafe Scientifique New Mexico was started in Fall of 2008 in four very diverse communities in northern New Mexico. It was a test to determine whether informal conversations with STEM […]