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Includes articles on evaluation for prevention programs, evaluation on a tight budget, and dealing with alcohol and other drug issues at small colleges.
Provides analysis of benefits and challenges for improving the monitoring, prevention, and treatment of alcohol use disorder. This report discusses how the latest devices generate significant amounts of data, requiring researchers and clinicians to develop new techniques for analyzing and efficiently using what they collect.
Explores the experiences of community college students in the areas of assessment, placement, and developmental education. The report critically examines the "broken state" of developmental education and the implications it has on the academic outcomes of underprepared students.
Analyzes trends related to career opportunities for college graduates across the United States. Findings indicate that the economy has produced 6.6 million employment opportunities since 2010.
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.
Focuses on the growing problems of income and wealth disparity and social mobility, and the role higher education can play in economic prosperity. The article emphasizes the need for board members to understand what the data say about their institution's contributions to restoring opportunity in America and creating a culture that prioritizes student success.
Presents an argument for improving the metrics used to assess community college performance. The paper suggest that when it comes to evaluating the performance of two-year institutions, traditional outcomes metrics can provide an incomplete picture, failing to account for the multiple missions of community colleges, the diversity of the students they serve, and the variety of educational pathways those students pursue.
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.
Examines and differentiates between 34 commonly used large-scale data sets by identifying in a table which on these data sets includes recommended data elements key to understanding the diversity of the Hispanic population. Suggests steps national surveys should take to improve their description of the characteristics and experiences of Latinos in the United States.
Presents guidance intended for individuals and organizations interested in gathering surveillance data on intimate partner violence (IPV). Includes uniform definitions and recommended data elements that promote consistency for tracking IPV.