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Presents strategies for improving the use of postsecondary data to improve student outcomes. The report also provides guidance on approaches for developing an effective data collection and analysis framework.
Outlines the first step of the Environment Management approach for addressing student alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) issues on college campuses. This step, often referred to as needs assessment, is an essential feature of the U.S. Department of Education’s principles of effectiveness for AODV prevention programs.
Proposes metrics for measuring the effectiveness of states and two- and four-year institutions in enabling degree-seeking students who start at community colleges to earn a bachelor's degree. The metrics are then used to assess student data from different institutions of higher education. The report specifically focuses on outcomes of lower-income students in comparison to higher-income students.
Provides a wealth of handbooks, newsletters, briefs, tutorials, and tools to assist through the twists and turns of program evaluation. Includes information for planning, data collection and analysis, and strategies to share results.
Describes the role of evaluation in program planning and implementation for alcohol and other drug and violence prevention programs; skills, expertise, qualifications, and experience to look for when seeking an evaluator; incentives for the evaluator; questions to ask when considering an evaluator; and how to network to find the right evaluator.
Transcribes a podcast between Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Rich Lucey, a prevention program manager at the Drug Enforcement Administration. They discuss National Drug and Alcohol Facts week, drug use among college students, her advice to prevention professionals, and more.
Reflects on President Obama’s call to launch a national conversation to increase the understanding and awareness about mental health by reviewing trends in college student mental health programs and highlighting examples of practice that contribute to student well-being.
Provides examples of successful, evidence-based programs that address student alcohol and drug use and have been implemented at institutions across the country. The guide emphasizes that the most effective approaches to college substance use must be tailored to the culture and particular challenges faced by each campus community.
Outlines how campus officials can best organize and work collaboratively with campus and community coalitions and statewide initiatives to accomplish their alcohol and other drug abuse and violence (AODV) prevention goals. The environmental approach to AODV prevention is based on the principle that college students' conduct can be shaped through concerted efforts to reengineer the environment that shapes their behavior.
Proposes a new approach for how to best prepare high school students for higher education. This approach emphasizes a collaborative effort between high schools and colleges to develop and implement initiatives that improve students' chances of succeeding in college, in particular low-income and first-generation college students.