Engaging County Educators in Science Education Reform: The New York 4-H Environmental Inquiry Program
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In 2000, the Cornell University Department of Natural Resources embarked on a new program, 4-H Environmental Inquiry (4-H EI). The goal of the program was to build the capacity of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators to play a key role in science education reform in their communities, through providing opportunities for youth to engage in authentic, open-ended research. The purpose of this article is to briefly describe youth research programs implemented by the county educators, and document some of the issues that arise when county Extension educators engage youth in research, using the Cornell program as a model.
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DLESE Catalog ID: EVAL-TLKT-000-000-000-190
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Publisher: Journal of Extension
Contributor: Timothy DePriest
Contributor: Marianne Krasny