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Program Evaluation

Report
Measures of Performance and Effectiveness for the Marine Corps' Sexual Assault Prevention Programs
To assist the U.S. Marine Corps in evaluating its sexual assault prevention programs, the authors of this report identify and develop measures of performance and measures of effectiveness with which to assess the programs.
Jul 22, 2019
Report
Meeting the Language and Culture Training Needs of U.S. Department of Defense Personnel: An Evaluation of the Language Training Center Program
RAND researchers evaluated the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) Language Training Center Program, which partners with institutions of higher education to train DoD personnel in language, culture, and regional area studies.
May 13, 2019
Commentary
Assessing Confidence in “What Works” in Social Policy
Policy decisions are increasingly informed (or expected to be informed) by research evidence. Making the process as systematic, transparent and explicit as possible provides users with ways to understand, question and contribute to the eventual policy recommendation, and gives policymakers and practitioners confidence in its credibility.
Mar 21, 2019
Commentary
Evidence Synthesis—Behind the Scenes
The Royal Society and RAND Europe recently published an evidence synthesis on the impacts of ammonia emissions from agriculture on biodiversity. As well as aiming to provide a useful summary of the evidence to inform ongoing policy discussions, the study was intended to test the Royal Society's recently developed principles for good evidence synthesis for policy.
Nov 30, 2018
Report
An evaluation of Dance4Life's social franchising and empowerment models
Dance4Life, an international NGO working with young people on health and promotion of safe sexual choices, asked RAND Europe to conduct a process evaluation of the NGO's new implementation and social franchising pilots.
Nov 20, 2018
Report
Evaluating interventions that prevent or counter violent extremism: A practical guide
This document provides an overview of data collection methods and evaluation designs suitable for evaluating interventions and programmes designed to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalisation.
Oct 30, 2018
Report
Counterterrorism evaluation: Taking stock and looking ahead
This report presents the results of a study investigating how evaluations of counterterrorism and preventing and countering violent extremism policies were designed and conducted over the last five years and what practical lessons can be drawn.
Oct 24, 2018
Report
The Language of Inform, Influence, and Persuade: Assessment Lexicon and Usage Guide for U.S. European Command Efforts
Inconsistency in how assessment is discussed can lead to confusion, miscommunication, and the appearance of agreement or disagreement when the opposite is true. RAND researchers developed this lexicon and usage guide to help combat this problem.
Oct 18, 2018
Journal Article
Learning from the UK's Research Impact Assessment Exercise: A Case Study of a Retrospective Impact Assessment Exercise and Questions for the Future
Synthesis of the results of two national evaluations of the research impact assessment exercise and reflections for the future.
Sep 6, 2018
Journal Article
Implementing Evidence-Based Practices Effectively: A Practical Guide
This policy memo prepared for the European Platform for Investing in Children, provides a short resource guide for child-serving organisations to support effective implementation of evidence-based practices.
Aug 16, 2018
Dissertation
Strengthening Federal Capacity to Conduct Evaluations to Inform Future R&D Program Planning
This dissertation identifies for strengthening the Federal Government's capacity to evaluate its research and development programs using insights identified from philanthropic foundations.
Jun 21, 2018
Report
Evaluation of the Return-to-Work Fund in California's Workers' Compensation System: Performance to Date and Options for Modification
California's Return-to-Work Supplement Program provides a $5,000 payment to some workers who cannot return to work after a permanently disabling workplace injury. RAND researchers evaluated program performance and identified options for improvement.
Jun 20, 2018
Journal Article
Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science
This article reports the findings of Society for Prevention Research's deliberations, proposes standards for economic analyses, and identifies opportunities for future prevention science.
Apr 26, 2018
Research Brief
Evaluating Global Family Planning Programs
In 2013, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched two programs to help track progress toward a global goal to increase modern contraceptive use by 2020. Evaluating these programs, researchers found opportunities for improvement in four areas.
Feb 5, 2018
Report
Evaluation of Two Programs Supporting Global Family Planning Data Needs: Assessing Achievements, Informing Future Directions
This evaluation of two programs that help monitor progress toward a global goal to increase modern contraceptive use by 2020 is based on qualitative and quantitative data from interviews with more than 260 stakeholders in 16 countries.
Feb 5, 2018
Report
Evaluation of Two Programs Supporting Global Family Planning Data Needs: Summary
This report summarizes an evaluation of two programs that help monitor progress toward a global goal to increase modern contraceptive use by 2020.
Feb 5, 2018
Journal Article
Estimating Associations Between Medical Home Adoption, Utilization, and Quality: A Comparison of Evaluation Approaches
Estimated "effects" of adopting medical home models can vary widely across different analytic strategies, even within the same primary care practices, performance measures, and timeframe.
Jan 25, 2018
Multimedia
Countering Violent Extremism
A series of brief videos introduces important elements of the RAND Program Evaluation Toolkit for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE). The toolkit helps community-based CVE programs design an evaluation that is appropriate for their program type, resources, and expertise.
Jan 10, 2018
Report
Understanding the Economic Benefit Associated with Research and Services at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: An Approach and Three Case Studies
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) asked the RAND Corporation to develop an approach for estimating the economic benefit of NIOSH research, using three case studies. A new report details findings and recommendations.
Jan 2, 2018
Report
Physician Reporting Requirements for Injured Workers in California: A Review of Reporting Processes and Payment Policies
This report assesses California workers' compensation-required reports -- including the structure and content, level of effort, and allowances -- and compares the elements and processes with other systems to inform potential improvements.
Dec 19, 2017

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Sarah Weilant

Senior Policy Analyst

Sarah Weilant is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation researching communities, systems, organizations, and individuals' needs for change. Topics of analysis relate to equity, well-being, resilience, workforce and organizational development, transportation, education, and national…
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Research Group Director, Science and Emerging Technology, RAND Europe

Susan Guthrie is director of Science and Emerging Technology at RAND Europe. Her primary research interests are in the area of science and innovation policy, with a particular interest in research culture, strategy and capacity building.

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