What question did this study set out to answer?

The study aims to engage 4-H educators in facilitating youth research experiences and identifying challenges they face.

May 28, 2026

Engaging County Educators in Science Education Reform: The New York 4-H Environmental Inquiry Program

Key Points

The study aims to engage 4-H educators in facilitating youth research experiences and identifying challenges they face.
Conducted interviews and surveys with county educators
Performed on-site observations of 4-H programs
Assessed the implementation of youth research projects
Nearly all educators implemented youth research projects but faced challenges
Challenges included lack of personal and partner educators' research experience
Difficulty integrating research projects into existing curricula and programs

Abstract

We attempted to engage 4-H educators in facilitating science research experiences for youth. Through interviews and surveys of county educators and on-site observations, we determined that although nearly all educators implemented youth research projects, they faced challenges related to their own and their partner educators' lack of research experience and to fitting research projects into ongoing school curricula and county Extension programs. Future efforts might consider providing short research experiences for county educators and teachers to better enable them to facilitate research experiences for youth and thus to help schools meet inquiry-based science education standards.

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DEPRIEST et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a17dd4e3fad632b0f9da058 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.66752/1077-5315.4789

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