Program Research
Scouting works with colleges, universities, and other research based organizations to study the impact Scouting has on youth. These studies help us determine if we are meeting the needs of children and fulfilling our mission.
Developmental Assets
The Search Institute has identified forty building blocks of healthy development that help young people grow up healthy, caring, and responsible.
Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets 
Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets applied to Cub Scouting
TUFT'S STUDY
The project surveyed nearly 1,800 Cub Scouts and nearly 400 non-Scouts under age 12 using both interviews and survey data.
EAGLE SCOUTS: MERIT BEYOND THE BADGE
This independent research was funded by the Templeton Foundation and conducted by Baylor University.
“Scouting taught me to seek out the best version of myself, to work hard for the things I want to accomplish, because anything worth doing is worth working hard for.”
– Jacob O.