Sentences with phrase «assess evidence of impact»

The substantial investment in these projects means they often require rigorous evaluations to assess evidence of impact, as well as analyses that examine the critical links between implementation and impact.

The substantial investment in these projects means they require rigorous evaluations to assess evidence of impact, working with complex data sets, and analyses that examine the critical links between implementation and impact.

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The centre will address the need for longitudinal and trend analysis data for the sector, will make the evidence base for the sector more accessible, and will assess the impact of third sector policies.

In total, the researchers included evidence from 28 studies, of which 11 assessed the impact of nutritional labelling on purchasing and 17 assessed the impact of labelling on consumption.

Under IMPACT, the district sets detailed standards for high - quality instruction, conducts multiple observations, assesses individual performance based on evidence of student progress, and retains and rewards teachers based on annual ratings.

Moreover, the evidence that teachers vary in the extent to which initial value - added persists [17] suggests the need to assess the impact of teachers and schools on a wide range of outcomes.

Evaluating your Principal Preparation Programs: A Practical Guide sets out an evidence - based approach to assessing the impact of such initiatives.

In five (or more likely 10 or 20) years, we'll be better able to assess the overall impact of world - class, evidence - based products combined with qualified (and specifically trained) advice as compared to simple access to the same methodology without specialized advice.

This review seeks to objectively assess the available evidence of the impacts of climate change on glacier hydrology and the wider implications [continue reading...]

We consider several important climate impacts and use evidence from current observations to assess the effect of 0.8 °C warming and paleoclimate data for the effect of larger warming, especially the Eemian period, which had global mean temperature about +2 °C relative to pre-industrial time.

One of the objectives was to provide evidence of the decadal climate variability and predictability in the Nordic Region with the aim to assess the impact on forest growth, and energy production and demand.

Martin Parry, co-chair of the Working Group II (impacts) report, defends the work: «The IPCC does not just assemble evidence, Parry stresses: it assesses it.»

This review seeks to objectively assess the available evidence of the impacts of climate change on glacier hydrology and the wider implications upon water resources within the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra basins.

In my view, the trial judge failed entirely to consider the impact of the breaches on the appellant in assessing whether the admission of the evidence would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.

Defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger retained a forensic psychiatrist to assess the client, and after careful review of the evidence and the assessment, Joseph Neuberger negotiated a mental health diversion as the client was suffering from a disorder that impacted his ability to appreciate the nature and consequences of his acts.

Independent, accountable, and transparent regulatory bodies, effective oversight of those bodies, the genuine engagement of citizens in the regulatory process, evidence - based research to fully assess the impact of regulation, and an approach to regulation that is proportionate and targeted to actual risks are essential for effective regulation.

The BCCA found that the lower court erred by making a finding of irreparable harm which was unsupported by the evidence, and by failing to assess the impact that the injunction could have on the defendants» constitutionally protected speech.

Instead of focusing on having the highest standard of evidence for assessing the impact of a program, it may be better to consider how to ensure evaluation learnings are used to inform program practice, similar to continuous quality improvement processes used in the health sector.

Funds should be set aside to conduct longitudinal research on Early Head Start, so that federal and state policymakers are able to assess the impact of the program through middle childhood and provide an evidence - based rationale for the expansion of the program.

The study is designed to assess the impacts of evidence - based home visiting programs for disadvantaged expectant mothers.

In partnership with researchers from related projects in Canada, the UK, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, Aboriginal organisations and policymakers, we will analyse whole - of - population data for New South Wales (NSW) to investigate the determinants of positive early childhood development in Aboriginal children, and assess the impacts of two «real - world» programmes that were implemented under circumstances where evidence of their efficacy was unable to be derived from RCTs: the NSW Aboriginal and Maternal Infant Health Service (AMIHS) 45 and the NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Brighter Futures Program.46 Early evaluations of these programmes suggested some positive changes in proximal outcomes related to their objectives.45, 47, 48 However, each of these evaluations was limited by one or more of the following: use of single data sets, less than 2 years of outcome data and / or issues of confounding and selection bias.

In light of widely acknowledged difficulties in relation to the receipt of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander evidence in Court, and the acute impact of these difficulties in native title proceedings, the Commission recommends that s 82 should revert to its original wording, to provide the Court with greater flexibility in admitting and assessing native title evidence.