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Sun, Hanyu; Newsome, Jocelyn; McNulty, Jennifer; Levin, Kerry; Langetieg, Pat; Schafer, Brenda; Guyton, John – Field Methods, 2020
Over the past few decades, the survey industry has experienced a steady decline in response rates, which has posed numerous challenges for researchers, most notably concerns about nonresponse bias. We present results from three studies conducted in an attempt to increase response rates and reduce nonresponse bias for a U.S. national household…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Statistical Bias, Mail Surveys
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Ghimire, Ramjee P.; Suvedi, Murari – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2020
The mail survey is a popular data collection tool in developed countries, but little is known about its use and efficacy in developing countries. Grounded on social exchange and diffusion of innovations theories, this study sought to ascertain whether the mail survey works in Nepal -- one of the developing countries, by looking at how long…
Descriptors: Mail Surveys, Developing Nations, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Data Collection
Andrew P. Jaciw; Sze-Shun Lau; Jenna Zacamy; Li Lin – Empirical Education Inc., 2023
The Collaboration and Reflection to Enhance Atlanta Teacher Effectiveness (CREATE) is a three-year teacher residency program that seeks to recruit, support, and retain a diverse, highly effective, and culturally competent educator workforce that is committed to working in high-needs schools and to improving student outcomes. This evaluation…
Descriptors: Diversity, Teacher Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
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Silvia, Suyapa; Blitstein, Jonathan; Williams, Jason; Ringwalt, Chris; Dusenbury, Linda; Hansen, William – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
This is the first of two reports that summarize the findings from an impact evaluation of a violence prevention intervention for middle schools. This report discusses findings after 1 year of implementation. A forthcoming report will discuss the findings after 2 years and 3 years of implementation. In 2004, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Violence, Prevention, Intervention
Thompson, Lisa; Havinder, Sareen; Toussant, Anika; Franke, Todd; Halfon, Neal – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
To accomplish desired results and to support more effective funding decisions, program planning, and policies, First 5 Ventura County adopted a results-based accountability (RBA) framework in its April 2000 strategic plan. This RBA framework uses regular, periodic and strategic data collection and analysis to inform a process of continuous…
Descriptors: Child Health, Young Children, Strategic Planning, Program Effectiveness
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Goodfellow, Marianne; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1988
This study assessed the nature of response bias in a two-stage data-collection design (telephone interviews followed by a questionnaire mailing), which was used to examine the effectiveness of a state-level pharmaceutical assistance program for the elderly. Demographic and health factors affecting response (N=1,705 elderly persons) are discussed.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Demography, Health Conditions, Interviews