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Michelle R. Kaufman; Xiaobin Zhou; Gayane Yenokyan; Deborah K. Levine; Kate Wright; Maritza Salcido; Michael Garringer; Lori-Ann Palen – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many youth mentoring programs to offer digital services (e-mentoring). The sustained success of these efforts depended, in large part, on organizations' digital readiness. Although there are established, broad measures of digital readiness, mentoring organizations have unique requirements for readiness that have not…
Descriptors: Mentors, COVID-19, Pandemics, Technology Integration
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Goldhaber, Dan; Long, Mark C.; Person, Ann E.; Rooklyn, Jordan; Gratz, Trevor – AERA Open, 2019
We investigate factors influencing student sign-ups for Washington State's College Bound Scholarship program and consider whether there is scope for the program to change college enrollment expectations. We find that student characteristics associated with signing the scholarship pledge closely parallel characteristics of low-income students who…
Descriptors: Enrollment Influences, Scholarships, College Bound Students, Student Characteristics
Goldhaber, Dan; Long, Mark C.; Person, Ann E.; Rooklyn, Jordan; Gratz, Trevor – Grantee Submission, 2019
We investigate factors influencing student sign-ups for Washington State's College Bound Scholarship program and consider whether there is scope for the program to change college enrollment expectations. We find that student characteristics associated with signing the scholarship pledge closely parallel characteristics of low-income students who…
Descriptors: Enrollment Influences, Scholarships, College Bound Students, Student Characteristics
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Macy, Marisa; Marks, Kevin; Towle, Alexander – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
Early detection efforts have been shown to vary greatly in practice, and there is a general lack of systematic accountability built into monitoring early detection effort impact. This article reviews current early detection practices and the drawbacks of these practices, with particular attention given to prevalent issues of mismeasurement,…
Descriptors: Identification, Early Intervention, Early Childhood Education, Special Education
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Weitzman, Beth C.; Silver, Diana – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
In this commentary, we examine Braverman's insights into the trade-offs between feasibility and rigor in evaluation measures and reject his assessment of the trade-off as a zero-sum game. We, argue that feasibility and policy salience are, like reliability and validity, intrinsic to the definition of a good measure. To reduce the tension between…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Measures (Individuals), Evaluation Methods, Measurement
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Nihiser, Allison J.; Lee, Sarah M.; Wechsler, Howell; McKenna, Mary; Odom, Erica; Reinold, Chris; Thompson, Diane; Grummer-Strawn, Larry – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: School-based body mass index (BMI) measurement has attracted much attention across the nation from researchers, school officials, legislators, and the media as a potential approach to address obesity among youth. Methods: An expert panel, convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2005, reviewed and provided…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Measurement, Obesity, Children
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Manu, Christopher; Walker, Derek H. T. – Learning Organization, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate how lessons learned from a case study of a construction project undertaken in the Pacific Islands relates to the interaction between social capital and knowledge transfer. The paper is reflective in nature focusing upon the experiences of one of the authors, being a Pacific Islander and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Social Capital, Construction Programs, Program Administration
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Smith-Tolken, Antoinette R. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2004
It is common practice for universities across the globe to engage in some form of benevolent interaction with communities beyond the borders of their campuses. Current legislative transformation in higher education in South Africa, for example, urges higher education institutions to become more responsive to civil society through projects that are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship