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Girls, Families and Communities Grow
Through Girl Scouting:
The 1997 Girl Scouts of the USA National
Outcomes Study
Hwalek, Melanie and Margaret E. Minnick
Commissioned Study. Girl Scouts of the USA
1997
Purpose:
Determine to what extent the outcomes and
program goals of Girl Scouting are being
achieved.
Sample:
7,933 respondents across the United States
encompassing the different levels of Girl
Scouting and non-members.
- Girl Scout sample included: (1084) Brownie,
(1007) Junior, (515) Cadette, (381) Senior,
(544) Troop leaders, and (2049) parents.
- Non-member sample included: (630) 1st
- 3rd grade, (526) 4th
- 6th grade, (594) Middle school,
(506) High school, and (97) teachers.
Methods/Instruments:
Mail survey with questions about opportunity,
self-perceptions, exposure and quality of
Girl Scout experience, benefits of Girl
Scouting for adults, and respondent demographics.
Results:
"The results from this study support
the conclusion that Girl Scouting makes
a difference in the lives of girl members."
Presentation of results include percentages
and bar graphs.
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