"The development and validation of an academic, work health sciences, a" by Sherron Benson McKendall, Alan McKendall et al.
 

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

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2371-0753

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Article

Publication Date

Winter 2-2023

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.

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