The development and validation of an academic, work health sciences, and community intentions scale for out-of-school-time (OST) participants

Published:2023, Evaluation and Program Planning

Sherron Benson McKendall, Alan McKendall, Ann Chester,
The development and validation of an academic, work health sciences, and community intentions scale for out-of-school-time (OST) participants,
Evaluation and Program Planning,
Volume 96,
2023,
102190,
ISSN 0149-7189,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102190.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149718922001446)

Authors:McKendall, S.B., McKendall, A., Chester, A.

Type:Article

Keywords:

Out-of-school-time (OST) programs, Community-based organizations (CBO), Higher education partnerships, STEM, Underprivileged students, Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Academic intentions, Health Sciences/Work intentions, Community intentions

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Abstract

This study applies Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) to examine the internal structure and reliability of an academic, work, and community intentions scale for a cohort of out-of-school-time (OST) academic/STEM enrichment program participants (N = 533). This study utilizes the SPSS and SAS statistical software packages for comparative analysis. Both provide evidence of a three-factor model for intentions–Academic, Work/Health Science, and Community (i.e., the AWHSCI). The ordinal Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients were excellent or good. Non-parametric tools were employed to determine differences in participants’ academic, work/health science, and community intentions by race and gender.