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Longitudinal CATI & Field Surveys for a Microloan RCT – The Small Loan Study Participant Surveys
- January, 2019
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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No CommentsThe objective of the Grameen Small Loan Study is to measure the effect of a single micro-lending program on the success of women creating or expanding small businesses in the New Jersey area. The sample comprises loan applicants who were recruited in groups of five and randomly assigned into treatment (received the loan) and control... Read More -
CATI Surveys for the Evaluation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) Pilots
- December, 2018
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) contracted with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. and several subcontractors, including DIR, to conduct a study of the effects of services provided through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) pilot sites in 10 states. The evaluation will estimate the impact of services... Read More -
Evaluation of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Behavior (MTSS-B)
- December, 2018
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior (MTSS-B) program focuses on improving student behaviors in the classroom by observing schools, teachers, and staff to identify areas where support is needed for the overall improvement of learning. MTSS-B is being evaluated in 89 schools across 9 school districts from fall 2015 through spring 2018. DIR was... Read More -
In-person data collection for the Positive Adolescent Futures (PAF) Baseline and Follow-up Surveys
- December, 2018
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The Positive Adolescent Futures (PAF) grant program is a key element of the federal strategy to support teens and young adults who are having or raising a child. Administered by the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH), this grant program funded a second cohort of 17 grantees to develop and implement programs focused on outcomes, including... Read More -
National audit and evaluation of Job Corps Data performance data
- March, 2018
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The Department of Labor (DOL) National Office of Job Corps (NOJC) contracted with DIR to provide data integrity; program and policy research and evaluation; and statistical support for five years. Job Corps is the nation’s largest residential training program with between 45,000 and 60,000 students participating in academic and career training each year. The program... Read More -
An Assessment of Organizational Diversity for Duke Energy
- January, 2018
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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At the request of Duke Energy Gas Transmission’s (Duke) diversity consultant, Harlan Consulting Associates, DIR designed and implemented a survey of employees in Duke’s Houston and Charlotte locations. The surveys examined Duke’s intergroup relations, training and development opportunities, performance appraisal, rewards and recognition, and communication. DIR analyzed the data collected from approximately 2,000 respondents. The... Read More -
Climate Study of the National Education Association (NEA) Employees Perceptions, Experiences and Recommendations
- January, 2018
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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Under contract to the National Education Association (NEA), DIR conducted a multiphase, organization-wide climate study that combined the use of employee surveys and a series of focus groups. The objective of the study was to obtain input from staff on their perceptions, experiences, and recommendations regarding NEA’s cultural roots, barriers, and impediments to personal and... Read More -
National Third-Party Evaluation of WKKF’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Initiative
- January, 2018
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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In 2017, the Will Keith Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) launched the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) initiative, a comprehensive, national, and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary effects of racism. It seeks to unearth and jettison the deeply held, and often unconscious,... Read More -
Longitudinal Data Collection for a Transitional Employment Intervention
- December, 2017
- Posted by: Chau Khong
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The evaluation of the Subsidized Transitional Employment Demonstration (STED) is a 60-month random assignment (RA) national study of 7 STED programs. The study seeks to determine the effect of different approaches to helping low-income participants obtain jobs and advance in their fields. The evaluation targets two distinct populations: noncustodial parents (NCPs) and recipients of Temporary... Read More -
Data Collection for a Whole-School Turnaround Reform Model
- November, 2017
- Posted by: Pamela Wells
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The Success for All Foundation was the recipient of one of four Investing in Innovation (I3) grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to organizations with sufficient research to support the scale-up of their program. SFA is a well-known, highly respected whole-school reform model that includes reading, writing and oral language development from pre-k... Read More -
Web/CATI Survey of Community College Students to test a Modular Approach to Math instruction
- November, 2017
- Posted by: Jose Gonzalez
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The Developmental Math Acceleration (DMA) project uses a modularization approach that divides the developmental math program into discrete modules, allowing students to learn at their own pace and spend less time on skills that they either already know or can master quickly. The program was implemented at Tarrant County Community College (TCC). The study of... Read More
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