Investigating dimensions of instructor trust using the words of undergraduate STEM students
Frontiers in EducationIntroductionRecent work has shown that student trust in their instructor is a key moderator of STEM student buy-in to evidence-based teaching practices (EBTs), enhancing positive student outcomes such as performance, engagement, and persistence. Although
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Promising Practices in Veterans' Education: Outcomes and Recommendations from the Success for Veterans Award Grants [PDF]
, 2011 This is an evaluation of the Success for Veterans Awards program, and includes reports from 20 ...
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Social SciencesThis qualitative research project seeks to examine the obstacles faced by educators who come to the U.S. as refugees. The three participants in this study are from Iraq, Sudan, and Turkey.
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Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas? [PDF]
High urbanization rates in Latin America are accompanied by an increase in women's participation in the labor force and the number of households headed by single mothers.
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Evaluating Workforce Programs: A Guide to What Policymakers Need to Know to Structure Effective, User-Friendly Evaluations [PDF]
, 2011 This brief discusses the value and purpose of program evaluations, highlights different evaluation tools and techniques, and illustrates how policy makers and program managers can structure and implement evaluations of workforce development ...
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Bangladeshi Slums: An Evaluation of the WaterAid-Bangladesh Urban Program [PDF]
, 2004 Citing an external evaluation commissioned in 2001, this paper describes WaterAid's WASH program implemented by local NGOs in Bangladeshi slums of Dhaka and Chittagong.
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Dealing with Stakeholder Values in the Evaluation of Development Programs. A Methodological Framework for Mid Term Evaluation [PDF]
In mid term program evaluations evaluators are often confronted with the double task of retrospectively judging the program's merit and worth while at the same time advising decision makers concerning future adjustments in courses of action.
Vaessen, Jos
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Framework for the cost benefit analysis of the NSW Department of Community Services Brighter Futures Program. CHERE Working Paper 2009/4. [PDF]
Brighter Futures is the NSW DOCS early intervention program targeting children aged 0 to 8. The program is designed to ?support pregnant women and families with young children aged 0-8 years who require long-term support (up to two years) by a range of ...
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Skylab experiments. Volume 6: Mechanics [PDF]
, 1973 Skylab program activities are presented in a form adapted to instruction of high school students. The overall goals of the program are discussed. The specific accomplishments of the mechanics investigations are described.
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Alcoa Foundation's Global Internship Program for Unemployed Youth Midterm Evaluation [PDF]
, 2015 This midterm report presents findings for the Alcoa Global Internship Program for Unemployed Youth (hereafter the Alcoa Program), a program funded by Alcoa Foundation, Inc., and implemented by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
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