TAP Reports

Collection number: UA 14/8/5
Size: 2 boxes (2.0 cu.ft.)

About Teen Assessment Project Reports

The Teen Assessment Project (TAP) is a multifaceted, community-based research and education program designed to help youth by helping parents, schools, youth-serving agencies and community leaders better support youth development. It uses confidential surveys to “tap in” to local teens’ behavior and concerns. TAP originated at the University of Wisconsin at Madison under the direction of Stephen A. Small, Ph.D.

The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension adopted TAP for use in New Hampshire communities; first used in Carroll County in 1993. The survey included 160 items, ranging from drugs and alcohol, to sexuality, to family relations. The object of the survey was to provide a “baseline of information” necessary to address problem areas. Results were used to educate the public, secure local funding for special projects, stimulate policy and program changes and encourage positive changes in attitudes and behaviors.

About the TAP Reports

This collection contains the reports of the TAP survey results from the New Hampshire School Districts between May 1993 and June 2003. The booklet with the original survey question is included with most of the reports. There is also a copy of the Teen Assessment Project Management Notebook.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

This collection is open.

Copyright Notice

Copyright is retained by the University of New Hampshire.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Teen Assessment Project Reports, 1993-2003, UA 14/8/5, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Transferred Jan. 2019

Collection Contents

Box 1
TAP Reports

  • Carroll County
  • SAU #9 - Conway School District, May 1993
  • SAU #9 - Conway School District, October 2001
  • SAU #45 - Moultonborough School District, June 1993
  • Brewster Academy

  • Cheshire County
  • SAU #29 - Keene School District, March 2000
  • SAU #38 - Monadnock Regional (Hinsdale, Winchester), March 2000
  • SAU #47 - Jaffrey/Rindge School District, March 2000
  • SAU #60 - Fall Mountain Regional School District, March 2000

  • Coos County
  • SAU #36 - Lancaster/White Mountain Regional, January 1997
  • SAU #20 - Gorham School District, April 2000
  • SAU #7 - Berlin School District, February 2001

  • Grafton County
  • SAU #48 - Pemi-Baker School District, December 1999
  • SAU #48 - Pemi-Baker School District, November 2002
  • SAU #68 - Lin-Wood Cooperative School District, November 2000
  • SAU #68 - Lin-Wood Cooperative School District, April 2003
  • SAU #4 - Newfound Area School District, March 2003

  • Hillsborough County
  • SAU #42 - Nashua School District, December 1998
  • SAU #26 - Merrimack School District, January 2000
  • SAU #1 - Peterborough School District, April 2000 (bound with SAU #47)

  • Merrimack County
  • SAU #51 - Pittsfield School District, April 1998
Box 2
TAP Reports

  • Rockingham County
  • SAU #16 - Exeter Cooperative School District, October 1999
  • SAU #33 - Raymond School District, February 2002

  • Strafford County
  • SAU #5 - Oyster River Cooperative School District, February 1997
  • SAU #11 - Dover School District, November 1999

  • Sullivan County
  • SAU #60 - Fall Mountain Regional School District, February 1996
  • SAU #6 - Claremont School District, May 1996

  • Teen Assessment Project Management Notebook