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Elizabeth A. D. Wacker; Shauna L. Rienks; Julie S. McCrae – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2018
Identifying effective literacy interventions for teachers of very young children is important, but it is not easy. In this case study, we share our experiences implementing a quasi-experimental evaluation of an early literacy program. We describe the design and context of the study and discuss three key issues that we encountered with data…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education
Evelyn C. Baca; Jameson D. Lopez – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
During the 2014-2015 academic year, WestEd hired us as research interns at the West Comprehensive Center in Phoenix, AZ. As PhD students, our task was to conduct a collective case study on two local education agencies in Arizona that participated in a 2-year school turnaround specialist program. The goal of the project was to gain a deeper…
Descriptors: Case Studies, School Turnaround, Program Effectiveness, Specialists
Carolina Milesi; Kevin L. Brown; Barbara L. Schneider – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This research method case describes the use of bibliometric analysis for the purpose of evaluating a large, federal research program that supported basic research in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education. Program evaluation is critical for providing rigorous evidence about program effectiveness and demonstrating that public…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Bibliometrics, Case Studies, Program Evaluation