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Citizen Science, cont’d. Our analysis suggests, however, that the citizen science was so foreign to youth that they were not able to fully grasp the concept. In sessions where moderators could more fully “unpack” a particular project and help young respondents understand the benefit to the environment from the specific focus of that project, youth became much more interested and, indeed, excited about citizen science. Additionally, due to resource limitations, CLO staff gave a primarily verbal b l ddescription i i of f citizen i i science. i Had presentations of projects been more dynamic (e.g., video, on-line modules), with a more concrete sense of what data collection looked like and examples of youth involved in similar projects, participants may have responded esponded mo more e positi positively. el We ssuggest ggest that the next stage of research look more closely at presentation issues. To move beyond there initial reactions, we asked youth to imagine developing a program especially for them. The specific qualities identified in a citizen science “type” of project included: Environmental Connections: Youth expressed interest in projects addressing an environmental issue (e.g., global warming). They saw these projects as worthwhile and were interested in contributing to a solution. The environmental connect needed to be very explicit and clear to youth. Community Focus: Projects with a community focus were very important to these respondents; youth felt such projects would provide tangible, easyto-see results. They also liked the idea of helping better their communities. Group Participation: Participating as part of a group, with family as well as friends, was also very important to youth. Youth saw family participation as a way to share experiences, create family bonds, and have fun. Sharing experiences with friends, of course, was also very important to youth, who noted that at their age, it’s “all about your friends” and that participating with friends would be much more fun than participating alone. Youth Interests: Tapping into youth’s iinterests t t also l emerged d as an important i t t factor. Youth identified various areas to consider when developing a project. These included: Integrating technology into the design, potentially as a way of collecting data or sharing information information. Incorporating social networking into the process, potentially paving the way for participating youth from different communities to participate. Allowing youth to drive the design, or at least including them in the development process process. Tapping into teens’ interest in music. Ensuring the presence of many hands-on components to a project. [When it’s about the community] what we’re talking about now is something tangible that you can see and feel. It’s something That you did and it has an effect. Like, I did that! We could go around planting seeds, fixing up parking lots and turning them into gardens. It’s our community. We’re the only ones who are going to change it. I would like to start out locally. locally. y It’s closer to you. I’d want something that would benefit your community. Like improving the water quality. It would be good to have your family doing one thing together together. It keeps you together and we’d have time and discover things together. Family and friends. Like, [the CBO] could take youth and members of their families to work together. That would be fun. It’s more fun if you’re doing it with people you care about like your family and good friends. Like, you’re helping the environment out but you’re doing it with people you like. Friends and family definitely. Garibay Group │ Urban Bird Gardens Front-end Evaluation │ Summer 2009 27
Conclusions and Implications Chicago History Museum Garibay Group │ Urban Bird Gardens Front-end Evaluation │ Summer 2009 28
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