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Frontier Scientists Final Evaluation Report, 14-16

October 26, 2016 | Media and Technology
Frontier Scientists is comprised of a website and portfolio of videos created for distribution web-wide and through television broadcast. The goal of this program is to excite the general public about ongoing science in Alaska and the Arctic. This is the summary evaluation of a three-year National Science Foundation grant received by Frontier Scientists. Frontier Scientists contracted PEER Associates to conduct the evaluation. Over the course of the three years, the evaluation was focused on both formative (intended to inform and improve programming) and summative (what has the program accomplished thus far) efforts. The foci of this evaluation were the following: program implementation - an investigation of how the project was in fact implemented on the ground, including formative recommendations for program implementation activities; and program outcomes, including: a) the efficacy of scientist video-training workshops (Years 1 and 2); b) video viewer changes in interest, awareness, knowledge, and attitudes about Alaska/Arctic science (Years 1, 2, and 3); and c) website and video use (Years 1 and 2).

TEAM MEMBERS

  • REVISE logo
    Evaluator
    PEER Associates
  • Chris Hardee
    Evaluator
    PEER Associates
  • REVISE logo
    Principal Investigator
    Frontier Scientists
  • Citation

    Funders

    NSF
    Funding Program: ARCTIC RES & POLICY SUPPORT PR
    Award Number: 1304904
    Resource Type: Research and Evaluation Instruments | Interview Protocol | Formative | Summative
    Discipline: Climate | Ecology, forestry, and agriculture | General STEM | Geoscience and geography | Nature of science
    Audience: General Public | Scientists | Evaluators
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Broadcast Media

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