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Understanding the delivery of a Canadian-based after-school STEM program: a case study
Eugenia Duodu1, Jessica Noble2, Yusuf Yusuf1
12Visions of Science Network for Learning, Toronto, ON Canada.
International Journal of STEM Education
|January 12, 2019
Summary
Visions of Science Network for Learning (VoSNL) offers community-based STEM programs for low-income youth, overcoming barriers to engagement. The evaluation highlights successes like community context delivery and challenges in outreach and age accommodation.
Area of Science:
- STEM Education
- Youth Engagement
- Community Programming
Background:
- Increasing demand for STEM workforce in Canada necessitates greater youth engagement.
- Psychosocial barriers disproportionately affect low-income youth's participation in STEM.
- Visions of Science Network for Learning (VoSNL) provides free, community-based STEM programs to address these barriers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the VoSNL's Community Science Clubs program.
- To evaluate the successes and challenges of implementing a community-based, out-of-school STEM program.
Main Methods:
- Process evaluation of a community-based STEM program.
- Analysis of program implementation successes and challenges.
Main Results:
- Program successes include community context delivery, consistent engagement opportunities, and positive youth-staff relationships.
- Implementation challenges involved navigating community issues, outreach and promotion, and accommodating a wide age range.
- Lessons learned from program implementation were identified.
Conclusions:
- This report offers a novel program description and process evaluation of a Canadian community-based STEM initiative.
- Findings can enhance VoSNL program delivery, evaluation, and expansion to marginalized communities.
- The study provides a framework for implementing and replicating similar STEM youth programs in community settings.
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