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Open Data Intermediaries: Motivations, Barriers and Facilitators to Engagement

In this paper we investigate how people become engaged with open data, what their motivations are, and the barriers and facilitators program participants perceive with regard to using open data effectively.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jack Shanley Camillia Matuk Oded Nov Graham Dove
resource evaluation Public Programs

Citizen Science, Civics, and Resilient Communities (CSCRC) Summative Evaluation Report

This project builds off prior work conducted for the Science Center Public Forums project (NA15SEC008005) where eight forums were held at different sites across the US related to four climate hazards (drought, sea level rise, extreme heat, and extreme precipitation).
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TEAM MEMBERS: Sunewan Paneto Elizabeth Kollmann
resource evaluation Public Programs

Needs Assessment Protocol: STS Science Cafes

This is the protocol for a research project to assess the wants and needs of adults in underserved STEM learning communities -- in our case, the Richmond, VA African American community -- towards the goal of using a community-university partnership to staging STS science cafes that respond to these wants and needs.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Fatima Carson Kristin Bass Karen Rader Cynthia Gibbs
resource research Public Programs

Early Wins and Lessons Learned: How the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem Engages Families

In this case study, we highlight the work of the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem, which aims to increase equity and access to STEM learning opportunities in underserved communities. First, we lay out the problems they are trying to solve and give a high level overview of the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem’s approach to addressing them. Then, based on field observations and interviews, we highlight both the successes and some missed opportunities from the first collaborative program of this Ecosystem. Both the successes of The Bay Area STEM Ecosystem--as well as the partners’ willingness to share and examine
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TEAM MEMBERS: Linda Kekelis Kara Sammet
resource research Public Programs

When Spider Webs Unite, They Can Tie Up a Lion: A Partnership to Tackle Achievement Gaps Through Increased Opportunity

Imagine two seventh-grade students from communities of color and low socioeconomic backgrounds, of whom at least one is an English-language learner1 (ELL). Both are likely disenfranchised from avenues to success and the ability to see themselves as capable of great things. These students attend school in the largest school districts in Colorado. As part of their seventh-grade science class, they participate in a program called Urban Advantage Metro Denver (UA Denver), which provides them the opportunity to work on a self-selected science project. Their projects are inspired by field trips to
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TEAM MEMBERS: Eric Godoy Patricia Kincaid