Sentences with phrase «effectiveness research program»

House received his Ph.D. in management from the Ohio State University in 1960 and was also a founder of the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research Program (GLOBE) in the early 1990s.

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This scarcity of ongoing research into the effectiveness of religious television programs reflects to a large extent the costs involved in such research.

Of the 176 religious program producers, agencies, and television stations approached by the author in 1981, for example, only six indicated that they had undertaken independent research into their program audiences or program effectiveness.

This research insight may imply that religious programs on television will be limited in their effectiveness with those age groups which do not use television as a source of gratification for serious content, and therefore that television should exist as only one element in a much broader strategy for ministry and evangelism.

Little money was available for promotion, let alone for research into program effectiveness.

While most organizations will tout the body of research highlighting the effectiveness of employing financial incentives and penalties for inducing weight - loss, dig a little deeper to understand the background of those designing and contributing to the actual weight - loss programming.

Design, implement, and collaborate with external researchers to carry out evaluation and impact assessment research for Rainforest Alliance's agriculture sustainability certification programs as well as broader research on the effectiveness of strategies to conserve forests, promote the sustainability of production systems, and improve human wellbeing in the context of agriculture and forestry landscapes and supply chains.

Contributing to research into the effectiveness of educational programs promoting healthy lifestyles.

After all, the company was founded in response to academic research proving that even small cash rewards triple the effectiveness of weight - loss programs; that people are more effective at losing weight when their own money is at risk; and that social dynamics play a large role in the spread of obesity, and will likely play a large role in reversing obesity.

Another area of research that warrants further examination is the impact of maternal depression on home visiting programs» effectiveness.

The program supports applied research relating to maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting services to advance knowledge about the implementation and effectiveness of home visiting programs, which aim to improve life outcomes among mothers, infants, and young children.

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program responds to the diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities and is required to carry out a continuous program of research and evaluation activities in order to increase knowledge about the implementation and effectiveness of home visiting prProgram responds to the diverse needs of children and families in at - risk communities and is required to carry out a continuous program of research and evaluation activities in order to increase knowledge about the implementation and effectiveness of home visiting prprogram of research and evaluation activities in order to increase knowledge about the implementation and effectiveness of home visiting programs.

The Effectiveness of Whole - School Anti-bullying Programs: A Synthesis of Evaluation Research.

In our continuing effort to improve player safety and to try to defend the program we had been selling for two years, USA Football commissioned the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention paid for to conduct an independent study to review the effectiveness of Heads Up Football since we had already been marketing it for two years for children age five and up.

Creation of an organization to oversee the City's efforts, chaired by the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, that will include City agencies and providers to ensure coordination of programming and services; and continued support of research to ensure program effectiveness and accountability.

Dr. Franklin is principal investigator of the Function and Outcomes Research for Comparative Effectiveness in Total Joint Replacement (FORCE - TJR) program from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

A current project focuses on evaluating programs that aim to change behaviors that lead to teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections; the goal of the research is to see which programs work and assess their cost - effectiveness.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one - tenth - cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

Our research team studied the effectiveness of this program; we found that City Academies do meet their goal of increasing physical activity rates for adult women in these communities.»

With funding from the Organization of Autism Research, Savage has begun the new «Step It Up» study at FPG to evaluate the effectiveness of a self - managed exercise program in which adults with autism and an intellectual disability will use Fitbits.

Research shows that hiring diversity managers and launching diversity task forces also increase the effectiveness of other programs, such as employee network groups that help people from underrepresented groups to feel less isolated and diversity councils that address specific issues, such as the retention and development of employees from underrepresented groups.

While more research must be done on the effectiveness of such programs, the presenters cited the importance of education in preventing radicalization in the first place.

The paper, «Effectiveness of Emission Controls to Reduce the Atmospheric Concentration of Mercury,» was published by Mark Castro of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory and John Sherwell of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources» Power Plant Research Program.

Ever since the futuristic cannon enjoyed a public debut at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division in Virginia in November 2016, the Office of Naval Research has been working diligently alongside defense contractors to bring the decade - long program closer to battlefield effectiveness.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

2009 Jason Gerson, PhD Senior Program Officer Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science Patient - Centered Outcomes Research Institute

The New Therapies Program works closely with the adult cancer research program — monitoring the effectiveness the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of the drugs to determine the best dosages for young paProgram works closely with the adult cancer research program — monitoring the effectiveness the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of the drugs to determine the best dosages for young paprogram — monitoring the effectiveness the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of the drugs to determine the best dosages for young patients.

, based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is a nationally recognized research and policy institute dedicated to raising the effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education, training, programs, policies and practices.

The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is a nationally recognized research and policy institute dedicated to raising the effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education, training, programs, policies and practices.

The Office also supports a CER Pilot Grant program within the Cancer Center and the multi-institutional Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Cancer Imaging.

Until further research into the effectiveness of these programs is conducted, success stories like Ackermans (and disappointments like McLarens) should be considered mere anecdotes.

Yes, there are a small handful of research - backed supplements available that ARE worth using and that can deliver a slight increase in the overall effectiveness and convenience of your program... and yes, I personally use a few myself and recommend them to my clients and readers where it's applicable.

During his tenure, he oversaw a significant enrollment increase, the implementation of six new academic programs, the acquisition of over $ 3.5 million in grants and donations, the building and refurbishing of key academic spaces, created an office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Teaching and Learning Center, and revitalized the Honors Program and Debate Team.

The First Things First evaluation was one of two study reviews posted online Jan. 24 by the What Works Clearinghouse, which the U.S. Education Department set up to vet existing research evidence on the effectiveness of educational programs and practices.

We also have research that we check into at the end of every school year with the National Dairy Council in terms of the effectiveness and impact of that specific program.

The reports concludes with: «The small body of research focused on the effectiveness of K12 virtual schooling programs supports findings of similar studies on online courses offered in higher education.

Rigorous training programs expect future teachers to demonstrate content knowledge in both a major and a minor subject, research competence, and classroom effectiveness.

At the same time, participating faculty will conduct research aimed at measuring the effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping educational leadership in urban school systems, and developing a set of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systems.

Scientifically valid and clearly written reviews of research on practical programs are essential to evidence - based reform, so the clearinghouse has been eagerly awaited by all who believe that educational practice should emphasize programs with strong evidence of effectiveness.

Yet there's no research evaluating the effectiveness of a program that is eating up so much of the city's budget and its teachers» precious time.

While the proponents of these NSF - sponsored math programs may be able to claim that the research shows no evidence that the programs are «ineffective,» the mathematics community, and parents who are protesting to the various school boards across the United States, can now claim that the research can not be used to support claims of superior effectiveness — or any effectiveness at all.

To be recognized, schools and districts demonstrate that their professional development programs result in improved teacher effectiveness and student learning and are consistent with a set of principles for professional development that are based on the best available research and exemplary practice.

The Ed School's work with practitioners through PPE, the Executive Education Leadership Program, and the Principals» Center provides an important opportunity for practitioners to connect with current research, assess leadership effectiveness, identify new strategies for personal and institutional success, and take time away from day - to - day work demands for professional growth and personal renewal.

But if Strauss is inclined to introduce professors fulsomely, she might let her readers know that I am the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, who has spent years researching school governance, school choice, school accountability, and teacher effectiveness rather than referring to me as «Harvard's Paul E. Petersen.»

He describes NAEP as «the «gold standard» of assessment,» seemingly unaware that the quality of the assessment does not compensate for the weakness of his simple pre post comparison research design in trying to determine the effectiveness of a program.

The department also needs to collect more data on program effectiveness, improve the coherence of its management, and take decisive steps to curb student - loan defaults, the Congressional research agency argues.

I was no less enthusiastic than those standing on the podium as this was for me an opportunity to evaluate for the first time a school voucher initiative by means of a randomized field trial, the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of a program, the same design as the pill - placebo design used in medical research to ascertain whether pills are effective.

The findings, discussed at the fall meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, are part of a comprehensive, three - year study of the program, which trains 10,000 teachers each year.

As part of a linked effort (ALPS21 — Aligned Programs in the Liberal Arts and Sciences), the research team will also highlight flagship programs and approaches which have demonstrable effectiveness and which help to reconcile the disparate views of the methods and goals of higher edPrograms in the Liberal Arts and Sciences), the research team will also highlight flagship programs and approaches which have demonstrable effectiveness and which help to reconcile the disparate views of the methods and goals of higher edprograms and approaches which have demonstrable effectiveness and which help to reconcile the disparate views of the methods and goals of higher education.

Lead processes to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching programs using research and workplace knowledge about how students learn.