Sentences with phrase «evaluation research on»

He created Project S.A.M.E. a US - Soviet Youth Exchange that brought students from the US and USSR together to advocate for peace; founded Students Concerned about Bias in Society (SCABS) who fought for implementation of Title IX in Maine schools; directed the University of Maine Aspirations Project and launched 35 statewide student leadership teams to bring students» voices to educational reform; conducted program evaluation research on the effects of the Maine Civil Rights Teams Project whose 50 student teams fought against bigotry and intolerance in Maine communities; founded the Center for School Climate and Learning and worked in hundreds of schools supporting students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have learned.

The handbook is organized according to how program inputs and outcomes have been conceptualized and validated in evaluation research on leadership preparation programs and will help program designers: 1) Identify Formative and Summative Assessments; 2) Identify Measures and Outcomes (e.g., program and participant outcomes); 3) Evaluate the Relationship Between the Program Attribute and the Outcome; and 4) Use Data for Preparation Program Improvement.

In addition, the Place - Based Education Evaluation Collaborative reports evaluation research on environmental education focused on students» specific surroundings.

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What would be extremely helpful: An evaluation tool based on the vast amount of info you've collected (perhaps expanded by additional research).

Based on Agecroft Partners» hedge fund research process which considers thousands of hedge funds each year based on multiple evaluation criteria, 85 % to 90 % of hedge funds are not very good.

Individualized research focusing on opportunity assessments, brand equity evaluations, acquisition analyses and more.

For example, their Technology Readiness Assessments appear to be one of their main projects: «The SciTech department is currently working on industry - level evaluations of technologies and research projects needed to support the clean and plant - based product industries.

The 2011 recipient was Karen Schmidt, a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University, Schmidt's teaching responsibilities include Fundamentals of Milk Processing, Food Product Evaluation, Dairy Foods Processing and Technology and Quality Assurance of Food Products, and her research program focuses on processing and quality of dairy and non-dairy foods.

The International Network for Quality Rice (INQR) consists of members who work on rice research, quality evaluation in rice improvement programs, and private sector equipment manufacturers.

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.

Lead or support selected evaluation and impact assessment research projects on priority topics, both through original analysis of Rainforest Alliance - collected data and by collaborating with or supporting external research partners to conduct independent assessments;

• Farmers Market Coalition Senior Research Associate for Farmers Market Metrics project creation (2015 --RRB- • Illinois: Working with ILFMA on evaluation plan for integration and upgrade of statewide fms and DTC information on integrated platforms.

The Chemistry Research team's new laboratory is an essential part of the range of «turnkey» projects provided by Leatherhead Food Research; our experts offer key input into projects such as evaluation of changes in levels of active and functional ingredients on storage or processing, and analytical support for bioavailability and bioaccessibility nutrition projects.

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

Research Projects Art in Human Development Attention Related Disorders Research Project Exploring the Four Polarities in Child Development Evaluation of the Urban Waldorf School in Milwaukee Waldorf High School Research Project Learning Expectations and Assessment Project Waldorf Graduates Survey Colloquia and Conferences Towards Wholeness in Knowing; Pathways of Healthy Child Development Research on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 1 Research on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 2 Research on Waldorf Graduates, Phase 3 Research on Consequences of High Stakes Testing Study of Parent Volunteerism

His research interests are in health policy, organizational change, health behavior during developmental transitions, influence of sports participation on health, social determinants of health, program evaluation, prevention of alcohol attributable harm, physical activity promotion, obesity prevention, and motor vehicle safety.

For the purposes of this economic evaluation, the forms were initially used in a related study funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) research for patient benefit programme «assessing the impact of a new birth centre on choice and outcome of maternity care in an inner city area,» which will be reported in full elsewhere, comparing the costs of care in a free standing midwifery unit with care in an obstetric unit in the same trust.16 The data collected included details of staffing levels, treatments, surgeries, diagnostic imaging tests, scans, drugs, and other resource inputs associated with each stage of the pathway through intrapartum and after birResearch (NIHR) research for patient benefit programme «assessing the impact of a new birth centre on choice and outcome of maternity care in an inner city area,» which will be reported in full elsewhere, comparing the costs of care in a free standing midwifery unit with care in an obstetric unit in the same trust.16 The data collected included details of staffing levels, treatments, surgeries, diagnostic imaging tests, scans, drugs, and other resource inputs associated with each stage of the pathway through intrapartum and after birresearch for patient benefit programme «assessing the impact of a new birth centre on choice and outcome of maternity care in an inner city area,» which will be reported in full elsewhere, comparing the costs of care in a free standing midwifery unit with care in an obstetric unit in the same trust.16 The data collected included details of staffing levels, treatments, surgeries, diagnostic imaging tests, scans, drugs, and other resource inputs associated with each stage of the pathway through intrapartum and after birth care.

While with Mathematica Policy Research, he wrote or contributed programming for U.S. Department of Agriculture reports on the participation trends and household characteristics of SNAP participants, and also worked on national evaluations of SNAP demonstration pilots and the Summer Food Service Program.

In FY11 the contractor has been funded to provide individualized, grantee - specific guidance around research and evaluation topics; begin analyzing and synthesizing challenges faced by grantees around research and evaluation; develop comprehensive, user - friendly synthesis of guidance for tribal grantees; and work with grantees on efforts to disseminate and share the knowledge they are building regarding effective home visiting in tribal communities.

He has conducted extensive research in maternal and child health and nutrition, long - term birth cohort studies, inequalities in health, and on the evaluation of the impact of major global health programs.

Findings from the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a rigorous Congressionally - mandated study, indicate that the program had modest but positive impacts on EHS children at age three in cognitive, language, and social - emotional development, compared to a control group.xxiii In addition, their parents scored higher than control group parents on such aspects of the home environment as parenting behavior and knowledge of infant - toddler development.

Future research should include further evaluations of successful interventions, with an emphasis on determining the optimal timeframe for the provision of support, the effect of educating women's family members, and the impact on infant health care use and cost - effectiveness.

She has served as team leader on a number of health program evaluations and lead trainer for «training of trainer» workshops in Africa and Asia and has published extensively in the fields of breastfeeding and infant and young child feeding, cross-cultural health, health systems research, and health assessment.

I define field research as a method of Social Science or Humanities that involves the on - site gathering and evaluation of authentic data during a research stay of several days, weeks, months, or years.

As well as leading on and participating in a range of research and evaluation projects, the team also contributes to the development of effective policy and practice through the interpretation, synthesis and dissemination of research findings, and acts as a knowledge broker between policy and practice stakeholders, researchers and the academic sector (in the UK and Europe) to strengthen links and collaboration.

Other experience includes a year on the US 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, a year at the Kabul - based Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, two years in Beirut, Lebanon, shorter project management roles in Jordan, Pakistan, and Iraq, political risk forecasting in a London - based firm, and stints with the International Crisis Group and the US Embassy in Kuwait.

NCC's Executive Vice Chairman, Umar Garba Danbatta made the declaration on Wednesday while inaugurating an Inter-agency Committee for the Evaluation of 2017 research proposal from the academia.

Consent for the current GM trials being undertaken by Leeds University, the Sainsbury Laboratory and Rothamsted Research was granted in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990 following evaluation by the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chandra M. Hayslett, Communications Director [email protected] 212-257-4350 New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Want Deal on New Teacher Evaluation System New Poll Shows Robust and Resilient Support; No Excuse Seen for Losing $ 300 million New York (Nov. 29, 2012)-- A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone LisztEvaluation System New Poll Shows Robust and Resilient Support; No Excuse Seen for Losing $ 300 million New York (Nov. 29, 2012)-- A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Lisztevaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Liszt Research.

«Given its strong support and sound research grounding one would hope that including student feedback as part of the new evaluation system would remain on the table,» Weiner said.

Recently StudentsFirstNY asked the Democratic polling firm Anzalone Liszt Research to survey New Yorkers on their views of a new teacher evaluation system.

Beyond Satisfactory: A New Teacher Evaluation System for New York Educators for Excellent (E4E), 2011 After five months of research and debate, E4E's Evaluation Policy Team issued this report detailing an evaluation framework for New York teachers based on what actual classroom teachers would Evaluation System for New York Educators for Excellent (E4E), 2011 After five months of research and debate, E4E's Evaluation Policy Team issued this report detailing an evaluation framework for New York teachers based on what actual classroom teachers would Evaluation Policy Team issued this report detailing an evaluation framework for New York teachers based on what actual classroom teachers would evaluation framework for New York teachers based on what actual classroom teachers would recommend.

The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness The New Teacher Project (TNTP), 2009 Extensive research of teacher evaluation systems in 12 schools districts highlights our pervasive and longstanding failure to recognize and respond to variations in the effectiveness of our teachers.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

Applications earning at least eight points — in addition to a «pass» on the research - environment test — earned the right to be considered further in the evaluation meetings that took place in June and July.

BOX 14, I -1-4; 30188578 / 734260 Slides Plus Audiotape - SAPA II, Orientation Filmstips, AAAS, «The Integrated Process», Filmstrip 4, 1974 SAPA II, Orientation Filmstrips, AAAS, «Measuring», Filmstrip 3, 1974 Plus Audiotape - SAPA II, Orientation Filmstrips, AAAS, «Teaching Strategies», Filmstrip 3, 1974 Plus Transcript of orientation tape - SAPA II, Orientation Filmstrips, AAAS, «The Basic Processes of Science», Filmstrip 2, 1974 «Laboratory Exercises for Use in a College Science Course for Non-Science Majors» - by James Wallace Cox, 1970 «A Process Approach to Learning, Supplementary Manual», based on SAPA developed by AAAS, by Ruth M. White, 1970 «Science Process Instrument, Experimental Edition», COSE, 1970 «Preservice Science Education of Elementary School Teachers - Guidelines, Standards and Recommendations for Research and Development» report, Feb. 1969 (4 Folders) «Preservice Science Education of Elementary School Teachers - Preliminary Report», Feb. 1969 «An Evaluation of Elementary Science Study as SAPA» by Robert B. Nicodemus, Sept. 1968 «SAPA - Purposes, Accomplishments, Expectations», COSE, AAAS (Brochure reported in Nov. 1968, 1970), 1967 (3 Folders) «The Psychological Bases of SAPA», COSE, 1965 «Guidelines and Standards for the Education of Secondary School Teachers of Sciecne and Mathematics» bookley, AAAS and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification «Career Opportunites in the Sciences» brochure, compiled by the Office of Opportunites in Science Slides and documentation - «Animal Eyes» and «Meterological Instruments», Fernbank Science Center, «An Integral Part of the DeKalb County School System» Slides and documentation - «Building Terrariums» and «What is my Age?»

[BOX 8] Committee on Science in Secondary Schools - Education Council Study, 1963 Council Study / Committee on Natural Areas as Research Facilities, 1962 - 1977 AAAS Meetings, 1965 - 1977 Graduate Science Education and Standards, 1960 - 1963 Administrative of Science Work, 1960 - 1963 Ethics and Responsibilities of Scientists files I, 1966 - 1975 Ethics and Responsibilities of Scientists files II, 1965 - 1966 Production of PhDs in the Sciences, 1965 - 1966 Natural Areas as Research Facilities (book) Council Study / Committee on Research in Small Colleges, 1960 - 1964 Population Explosion and Birth Control, 1965 - 1968 AAAS Cooperation with Developing Countries, 1965 - 1967 International Scientific Communication, 1960 - 1962 Air Conservation Commission, 1962 - 1964 Race (proposed Commission on), 1962 - 1963 Committee on Environmental Alterations (Ad Hoc - DuBos), 1967 Committee on Environmental Alerations Files (See also: Herbicide Assessment Commission): I, 1968 - 1976 Committee on Environmental Alerations Files (See also: Herbicide Assessment Commission): II, 1968 - 1976 Herbicides Files: Vietnam (Council; Board; Defense Dept., Midwest Research Institute; Report, etc.) I, 1965 - 1969 Herbicides Files: (Council; Board; Defense Dept., Midwest Research Institute; Report, etc.) II, 1967 - 1968 Herbicide Assessment Commission (older), 1969 - 1970 Herbicide Assessment Commission (See also: Herbicides - Vietnam; See also: Committee on Environmental Alterations), 1970 - 1979 Committee on Cooperation Among Scientists, 1959 - 1957 Committee on Fallout, 1955 Cooperative Committee on the Teaching of Science and Mathematics Files: I, 1964 - 1970 Cooperative Committee on the Teaching of Science and Mathematics Files: II, 1951 - 1963 Evaluation of Scientific Merit, Committee on, 1950 - 1952 Membership Development Committee, 1954 - 1957 Metric Education, Ad Hoc Committee on, 1974 - 1975 Metric Committee, 1957 - 1958

Considerations that you'll need to address include: establishing authority to purchase supplies and equipment; maintaining laboratory instruments and facilities; the status and responsibilities for proposals and manuscripts in preparation; the group meetings schedule; student progress / evaluation reports; research plans; back - up resource persons on campus; budget oversight responsibilities; and deadlines for reports, proposals, and updates.

Lee, whose academic research focuses on prison reform, recidivism, and the causes of violence, said she «kept with the Goldwater rule's original conception of refraining from making diagnoses, but speaking to dangerousness and the need for an evaluation.»

[1993] Evaluating Science and Scientists: An East - West Dialogue on Research Evaluation in Post-Communist Europe

► Also on Wednesday, Christina Larson wrote that, at the Global Research Council meeting Monday in Beijing, Chinese science leaders «threw their weight behind plans to embrace open access and Western norms of scientific conduct, including a plea from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for more rigorous evaluation and peer review.»

The ANES collects data on Americans» social backgrounds, political predispositions, social and political values, perceptions and evaluations of groups and candidates, and other issues, according to the ICPSR, a data archive of research in the social and behavioral sciences where the studies are accessible.

With the recent emphasis on translational and outcomes research, it should not be difficult to find a training program in fields related to CER, says Milton Weinstein, director of Harvard University's Program on the Economic Evaluation of Medical Technology and co-author of the book Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and Values.

I then did a PhD on the evaluation of novel anticancer drugs at the Cancer Research Laboratories at the University of Nottingham to further my career in industry.

With an undergraduate degree in nursing and a master's in health promotion, completed in 1995, from TMDU, Moriguchi first worked at a health policy think tank in Tokyo and then in August 1999 joined the University of Tokyo's Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology where he worked on policy issues related to drug evaluation and medical economics.

«This study suggests that the path to excellence in readmission is a result of an approach that focuses on the patient as a whole rather than on what caused them to be admitted,» said senior author and director of the Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation Harlan Krumholz, M.D., the Harold H. Hines, Jr..

Whereas the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) believes that it is essential that federal agencies receive scientific, technical and medical advice that represents a diversity of informed views regarding the need for, and evaluation of, research and regulation in order that research and regulatory decisions are based on the best available scientific knowledge and

This was the message I heard at the Forensic Science Research Evaluation Workshop held May 26 — 27 at the AAAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. I spoke about pseudoscience but then listened in dismay at how the many fields in the forensic sciences that I assumed were reliable (DNA, fingerprints, and so on) in fact employ unreliable or untested techniques and show inconsistencies between evaluators of evidence.

«It is critical to have rigorous evaluations of direct and indirect effects of wind energy facilities on species such as prairie - chickens,» according to grassland wildlife management expert Larkin Powell, who was not involved with the research.

Yesterday, AERES released much more muted evaluation reports on the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA).