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Hugh Sharma Waddington; Hikari Umezawa; Howard White – Evaluation Review, 2025
Official development agencies are increasingly supporting civil society lobby and advocacy (L&A) to address poverty and human rights. However, there are challenges in evaluating L&A. As programme objectives are often to change policies or practices in a single institution like a Government Ministry, L&A programmes are often not…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Qualitative Research, Lobbying, Advocacy
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Mark Robinson; Wojtek Tomaszewski; Melissa Johnstone; Denise Clague; Tomasz Zajac; Jenny Povey; Caroline Salom – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2025
Improving equity in higher education has been a longstanding policy goal in Australia. The Australian Universities Accord emphasises that increasing participation and outcomes for underrepresented groups is crucial to achieving its objectives. Educational disadvantage, driven by economic, sociocultural, geographical, and institutional barriers,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Higher Education, Underserved Students
Michelle Hodara; Ming Yin – Education Northwest, 2025
Computational thinking encompasses proficiencies in computer science and general problem-solving and can support students' learning across subject areas and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and career pathways. To support students' STEM outcomes, many school districts are offering computer science…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Outcomes of Education, STEM Education
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Christina Nicolaidis; Mirah Scharer; Dora M. Raymaker; Joseph Vera; Todd Edwards; Ian Moura; Mary Baker-Ericzén; Joelle Maslak; Liu-Qin Yang; Rachel Kripke-Ludwig; Steven K. Kapp; Andrea Joyce; Anna Wallington; Academic Autism Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) Outcomes Project Team – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
People are increasingly recognizing the need for service interventions to improve the lives of autistic adults. However, less is known about how to best evaluate such services. We aimed to identify (1) which self-reported outcomes are most important to measure when evaluating the effectiveness of services for autistic adults and (2) what survey…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adults, Program Evaluation, Intervention
Kenneth M. Zeichner, Editor; Linda Darling-Hammond, Editor; Amy I. Berman, Editor; Dian Dong, Editor; Gary Sykes, Editor – National Academy of Education, 2025
The "Evaluating and Improving Teacher Preparation Programs" consensus report provides critical, evidence-based recommendations for teacher preparation program (TPP) evaluation and improvement and the systemic changes necessary to improve teaching as a profession. The report documents the extensive research that supports four groups of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Program Design