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Asset-Building Model for HUD’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program Shows Promise for Increasing Earnings and Building Financial Capability
April 18, 2018
By Jeffrey Lubell
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In a policy analysis, I explore the implications of this research for the broader debate about how to help residents of subsidized housing increase their earnings and build assets and financial capability.
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Categories:
Housing & Communities,
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
federal rental assistance,
housing,
housing assistance,
housing policy,
income security
Getting the Word Out: How Can Formative Evaluation Impact Program Direction?
April 6, 2018
By Julia Brown
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In the last five years, Abt Associates has used formative evaluation – which provides continuous feedback – to help the Conrad Hilton Foundation refine its efforts to address homelessness in Los Angeles.
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Categories:
Housing & Communities,
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
homelessness,
housing,
housing assistance,
housing policy
Adaptive Management – What’s in a Word?
March 23, 2018
By Graham Teskey
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Why is Adaptive Management so important to Thinking and Working Politically? And how do we overcome the challenges it poses?
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Categories:
Governance & Health Policy,
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
adaptation,
development,
evaluation
Staying in Touch with Research Subjects Can Help Prevent Selection Bias in Prospective Cohort Studies
January 9, 2018
By Ann J. Cloud
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To combat selection bias in long-term studies, researchers need to maintain a cohort of at least 80-90 percent of those who originally enrolled. But this takes time, effort, training, and sometimes a little lip balm.
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
program evaluation,
research
Evaluation Reports: Moving From Dusty Shelves into Action
October 23, 2017
By Melissa Chiappetta
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Donors and evaluators work hard to generate evidence of what works and what doesn't work in development programs. But that evidence is not always used to improve programming. Here's a look at why and how we might change that.
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation
Not So Fast: When Indeed Does a Social Program Need an Impact Evaluation?
October 20, 2017
By Rian Watt
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A social program needs an impact evaluation
when the program is ready for one
.
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
program evaluation
The Need for Speed: How Rapid Cycle Evaluation Can Help Your Organization Excel
October 16, 2017
By Stephen Bell
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Piloting a new strategy for program administration or service delivery can be informative and support continuous quality improvement. But we should be careful to consider some key questions first.
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
program evaluation
Scant Evidence and Soaring Promises: New Research Needed on a Universal Basic Income
October 1, 2017
By Austin Nichols and Rian Watt
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A universal basic income (UBI) is a regular, substantial, and unconditional cash income available to everyone, irrespective of their employment status or wealth. Its promise is the end of poverty as we know it.
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation,
Workforce Development
Tags:
evaluation,
food security,
housing,
random assignment,
social programs
Building the Evidence Base to Solve America’s Toughest Challenges
September 14, 2017
By Kathleen Flanagan
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The federal government sponsors hundreds of programs designed to solve some of America's toughest challenges. The most important question facing policymakers and agency leadership is this: what public policies and programs work?
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
public policy
Yes, You Can Generalize from Experiments!
August 31, 2017
By Laura Peck
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One of the main criticisms of experimental evaluations is that they are conducted under such special circumstances that their results may not apply to other people, places, or times. A new wave of experimental evaluations is changing that.
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Categories:
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Tags:
evaluation,
experimental evaluation
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