BirdSleuth Afterschool Evaluation: Focus Groups

1. Yes, I'd like to help you conduct a focus group!

We are looking for up to 5 out-of-school-time programs to help us understand how students interpret and respond to nature/science-related surveys. As an evaluator, you agree to allow a our Cornell Lab evaluator to interview groups of 6-10 youth about surveys we have developed. These interviews will take no more than an hour. You will get the Nature Detectives curriculum, but you don't have to use it before the interviews take place.

Requirements:

* Your participants must be between 9-13 years old and be taking part in a program that takes place after school or over the summer (for example, as part of a summer camp).

* You should be able to collect the parental permission forms we provide prior to the focus group. We need between 6-10 youth who will participate in the group (the interview will take less than and hour).

* The focus group must take place before August 1, 2012 (but you don't have to teach the curriculum before then).

* Only programs that reach underserved and/or minority youth are eligible.

* Only programs within about a 4-hour drive of Ithaca, NY are eligible (i.e. all of NY state, parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio, etc.).

As a thank you for organizing the focus groups, the group leader will be given a $50 gift card.

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* 1. Contact and school information:

Educator Name (first, last): *

School/Program Name *

School/Program Address:

Address Line 2 (optional):

City/Town: *

State: *

ZIP:

Email Address: *

Phone Number:

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* 2. We are most interested in interviewing kids who are 9-13 years old.
About how many youth will you be able to participate?

Number of 9-13 year olds:

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* 3. In a few sentences, please tell us a little bit about your program. For example: Is your program large or small; is it located in a rural, urban, or suburban area; does it take place in a school, in community center, or somewhere else?

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* 4. In a few sentences, please tell us a little bit about your participants. For example: Does your program reach underserved youth? What would you like us to know about the children you work with?

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* 5. In a sentence or two, please tell us how the "Nature Detectives" kit might benefit your program or the children you reach. For example, would BirdSleuth enhance an existing club or effort, or help you create a new one?

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* 6. If you are selected as a focus group evaluator, will you...

	Yes	No	Unsure
Collect permission forms from the parents of the participants?	Collect permission forms from the parents of the participants? Yes	Collect permission forms from the parents of the participants? No	Collect permission forms from the parents of the participants? Unsure
Help our Cornell Lab evaluator set up the time and location of the focus group?	Help our Cornell Lab evaluator set up the time and location of the focus group? Yes	Help our Cornell Lab evaluator set up the time and location of the focus group? No	Help our Cornell Lab evaluator set up the time and location of the focus group? Unsure
Complete the focus group before August 1, 2012.	Complete the focus group before August 1, 2012. Yes	Complete the focus group before August 1, 2012. No	Complete the focus group before August 1, 2012. Unsure

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* 1. Contact and school information:

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* 2. We are most interested in interviewing kids who are 9-13 years old.About how many youth will you be able to participate?

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* 3. In a few sentences, please tell us a little bit about your program. For example: Is your program large or small; is it located in a rural, urban, or suburban area; does it take place in a school, in community center, or somewhere else?

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* 4. In a few sentences, please tell us a little bit about your participants. For example: Does your program reach underserved youth? What would you like us to know about the children you work with?

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* 5. In a sentence or two, please tell us how the "Nature Detectives" kit might benefit your program or the children you reach. For example, would BirdSleuth enhance an existing club or effort, or help you create a new one?

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* 6. If you are selected as a focus group evaluator, will you...

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* 7. If you have any questions or comments, please let us know! Thank you very much for applying. We'll be in touch on/before April 2, 2012.

* 2. We are most interested in interviewing kids who are 9-13 years old.
About how many youth will you be able to participate?