This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings provides $250,134 to support a collaborative research project investigating culturally responsive informal pedagogical practices for STEM afterschool programs engaging marginalized youth. The research aims to identify the most impactful practices and document challenges in implementing them to develop training resources for afterschool staff. A mixed-methods study will survey 840 adolescents and 210 mentors at four time points annually and interview 87 adolescents, 87 parents and 87 mentors to determine which practices matter most in a university-community partnership engaging Latinx youth and under what conditions positive outcomes are achieved. Findings will be leveraged to create a public archive and training modules for afterschool staff under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The award period is from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026 with Dominguez Hills Foundation California State University as the sub-awardee.
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