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Nishank Varshney – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite growing evidence about the significance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs, public investment has been relatively low, resulting in slower expansion of evidence-based ECD programs. This dissertation consists of three essays on conducting and using economic evaluation methods to scale up early childhood education and development…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Development
Adetogun, Adeyemo Adekanmi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education has become increasingly important in the US due to its influence on the nation's educational needs, the creation of a skilled labor force, and opportunities for more tech-savvy workers. However, the evaluation approaches and methodologies used in STEM education programs have come…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Educational Philosophy
Shockey, Manon L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Academic advising has been researched and linked to student retention and completion in numerous studies. New state initiatives, legislative funding pressure, and financial aid changes have increased pressure on accurate, timely, and intrusive advising to increase timely graduation and student success. As academic advising played a vital role in…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Audits (Verification), Universities, Program Evaluation
Hammoud, Wissam – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This quantitative correlational research explored the potential association between the levels of organizational trust and the software testing estimation. This was conducted by exploring the relationships between organizational trust, tester's expertise, organizational technology used, and the number of hours, number of testers, and time-coding…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Organizational Climate, Trust (Psychology), Adoption (Ideas)
O'Toole-Curran, Janette J. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The descriptive survey employed in this study explored current assessment practices of learning outcomes, including the resources used and the learning outcomes assessed for student programming board leaders. The researcher collected data through document review and phone interviews. She interviewed 21 student activities and union advisors who are…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Unions, Faculty Advisers, Student Leadership
Orsi, Rebecca – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this methodological study is to explore how well a process called "concept mapping" (Trochim, 1989) can articulate the theory which underlies a social program. Articulation of a program's theory is a key step in completing a sound theory based evaluation (Weiss, 1997a). In this study, concept mapping is used to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Articulation (Education), Community Organizations, Program Development
Robick, Candace M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research indicates that there is a connection between special education students' success and the individual education program (IEP) team's integration of efforts in preparing special education students for postsecondary options in education or work. Little research has been conducted on special education students' and parents/guardians'…
Descriptors: Graduates, Social Change, Program Development, Special Education
Arden-Ogle, Ellen A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The research's purpose was to examine how exemplary community college study abroad programs assisted student participants in acquiring global competence. Three research questions were explored: (1) What issues need to be anticipated when planning a study abroad program for community college students in order to effectively incorporate…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Web Sites, Communication Problems, Community Colleges