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Program Evaluation

Commentary
Isn't It Obvious? Why Making the Case for Big Research Infrastructure Is Important
Large-scale research infrastructure is enormously expensive. Is the real impact and value of major investment in research facilities worth the cost?
Oct 20, 2023
Journal Article
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Evaluation Framework Report
This report presents the evaluation framework and outlines the planned approach for the analytical frames and core evaluation data collection, including process and quasi-experimental impact evaluations and an economic feasibility assessment.
Oct 6, 2023
Journal Article
Findings from the Sustaining Delivery of the Covenant Programme
This study, conducted on behalf of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT), evaluates the grant funding provided through the AFCFT’s Strengthening Delivery Programme (SDP) and Sustaining Delivery Programme.
Sep 18, 2023
Journal Article
Evaluation of an Organisational-Level Monetary Incentive to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Workers in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Mixed-Methods Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
An independent evaluation was conducted on the effectiveness of an organisational-level monetary incentive to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve employees' health and wellbeing.
Jul 11, 2023
Report
Soldier and Family Readiness Groups: Considerations for Implementation
The authors found that awareness of new U.S. Army Soldier and Family Readiness Group (SFRG) policy is not widespread among Army spouses, and aspects of the program could be improved. However, findings also suggest that SFRGs can be effective.
Jul 10, 2023
Commentary
Outrage Is Not Enough: Preventing Sexual Violence Starts with a Skilled Prevention Workforce
Preventing sexual assault requires a myriad of competencies including an understanding of the contributing factors so that intervention programs can be designed or adapted to address them. RAND developed a first-of-its-kind tool to assess whether sexual assault prevention practitioners have the core competencies to do their job well.
May 1, 2023
Journal Article
Productivity Institute Programme: Evaluation Framework and Baseline Report
This report sets out the findings of the first phase of an evaluation of the 2019 Productivity Institute Programme, comprising The Productivity Institute, the Programme on Innovation and Diffusion and the thematic investments.
Apr 14, 2023
Journal Article
Evaluation Framework for the Strength in Places Fund: A Report for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
This report sets out the evaluation framework for the Strength in Places Fund. It includes a process evaluation to understand what has worked in the design and delivery of the fund and an impact evaluation to understand what SIPF has achieved.
Mar 7, 2023
Journal Article
Study to Support an Evaluation of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL): Final Report
This is the final report of the study to support the European Commission's evaluation of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL).
Feb 14, 2023
Report
Naar een evidence-based aanpak van radicalisering en extremisme: Een eerste evaluatie van de gemeentelijke Versterkingsgelden 2020-2021: [Towards an evidence-based approach to tackling radicalisation and extremism: A first evaluation of municipal Reinforcement Funds 2020-2021]
Evaluation of funding (Versterkingsgelden) by the Netherlands government intensifying local preventive measures in combating radicalisation, (violent) extremism and terrorism allocated to municipalities where these issues are most prevalent.
Dec 15, 2022
Journal Article
Study to Support the Preparation of an Impact Assessment on EU Policy Initiatives Facilitating Cross-Border Law Enforcement Cooperation
This study aims to provide non-binding, factual and not pre-emptive recommendations for possible additional EU measures in the area of intra-EU law enforcement cooperation and to assess and compare the impacts of identified policy options.
Nov 10, 2022
Journal Article
Development and Pilot Test of Criteria Defining Best Practices for Organizational Sexual Assault Prevention
This study describes the development of the Prevention Evaluation Framework, an assessment targeting organizational best practices for comprehensive sexual assault prevention across multiple domains.
Oct 19, 2022
Journal Article
Development and Pilot Test of the Competency Assessment for Sexual Assault Prevention Practitioners
The purpose of this study was to develop an assessment tool for sexual assault prevention practitioners regarding knowledge about and job relevancy of the core competencies.
Oct 14, 2022
Research Brief
Dental program accreditation: Exploring mechanisms of impact
The Australian Dental Council's approach to dental program accreditation uses directive, anticipatory, strategic, stakeholder, and relational impact mechanisms to influence education providers and ensure graduates are sufficiently competent.
Jun 30, 2022
Report
Understanding and evaluating the impact of dental program accreditation
Dental program accreditation activities undertaken by the Australian Dental Council influence education providers via directive, anticipatory, strategic, stakeholder, and relational impact mechanisms.
Jun 30, 2022
Tool
Getting To Outcomes® Handbook for Strengthening Sexual Assault Prevention Activities in the Military
This web-based Getting To Outcomes handbook and PDF for offline use provide streamlined instructions and resources to help with the planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of military sexual assault prevention activities.
Jun 20, 2022
Journal Article
Optimal Allocation of Seats in the Presence of Peer Effects: Evidence from a Job Training Program
We model optimal treatment assignment in programs with a limited number of seats and study how the presence of peer effects impact the optimal allocation rule and us data from an RCT to show there are peer effects in the job training context.
Mar 29, 2022
Report
Suggestions for Estimating the Effects of State Gun Policies: Commentary on Four Methodological Problems in the Current Literature
In this report, the authors discuss four common methodological problems that they observed in the literature evaluating gun policies and offer suggestions for how future research on gun policies could be improved.
Feb 15, 2022
Tool
Getting to Outcomes® Handbook for U.S. Air and Space Force Community Action Planning
Getting To Outcomes helps Air and Space Force Community Action Teams develop a Community Action Plan. The Handbook includes guidance and tools. The Resource Guide provides links and tips. The Workbook contains blank versions of the tools.
Dec 28, 2021
Commentary
The Future of REF: Driving a Culture to Maximise High-Quality Research and Impact
To understand the impact of the Research Excellence Framework, RAND Europe studied the attitudes of the United Kingdom's research community towards the assessment. Through surveys, interviews, and focus groups, the study team was able to gain valuable insight into researcher views across disciplines, career stages, and types of institutions.
Dec 14, 2021

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Jessie Coe

Associate Economist

Jessie Coe (she/her) is an associate economist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at Pardee RAND Graduate School. She is an econometrician with specializations in panel data methods, GMM, and missing data methods, as well as interests in program evaluation, partial identification, and…
Asya Spears

Assistant Policy Researcher and Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Asya Spears is a doctoral candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School and an assistant policy researcher at the RAND Corporation. Her research interests include post-secondary education, persistence in STEM, workforce development, and data literacy.

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