College Access Programs

Tania Jarosewich and Linda Simkin on Using the College Access Network Survey

2 Comments / College Access Programs / March 6, 2013 March 6, 2013

Hi, this is Tania Jarosewich of Censeo Group, a program evaluation firm in northeast Ohio, and Linda Simkin of Action Research Associates of Albany, New York. We worked on different aspects of the evaluation of KnowHow2GO, an initiative funded by Lumina Foundation to strengthen college access networks. We are excited to share with you the …

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Brad Coverdale on Using the National Educational Longitudinal Survey of 1988-2000

My name is Brad Coverdale and I am a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, College Park. I am interested in researching post-secondary access as well as success initiatives for students, particularly first-generation and/or low income. One of these initiatives that was very dear to me was Upward Bound. As such, I conducted a …

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Michelle Jay on Lessons Learned in Acquiring Stakeholder Feedback

2 Comments / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, College Access Programs, Evaluation Managers and Supervisors / September 1, 2010 August 25, 2010

My name is Michelle Jay and I am an Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina. I am an independent evaluator and also an evaluation consultant with Evaluation, Assessment and Policy Connections (EvAP) in the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. Currently I serve with Rita O’Sullivan as Directors of AEA’s Graduate Education Diversity Internship …

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Susan Geier on Using a Participatory Evaluation Approach

1 Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, College Access Programs, Indigenous Peoples in Evaluation / August 26, 2010 August 24, 2010

Hi, my name is Susan Geier and I am a doctoral student at Purdue University studying research methods, measurement and evaluation. I employ a participatory evaluation approach with the GEMscholar project and have learned much from the Native American college students and the dedicated program staff. Lessons Learned: I would like to share my three …

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CAP Week: Mehmet Dali Ozturk on Evaluation of Summer Outreach Programs

1 Comment / College Access Programs / July 23, 2010 July 27, 2010

Greetings, My name is Mehmet Dali Ozturk. I am the Assistant Vice President of Research, Evaluation and Development at Arizona State University Office of Education Partnerships (VPEP), an office that works with P-20, public and private sector partners to enhance the academic performance of students in high need communities. Along with my colleagues Brian Garbarini and Kerry …

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CAP Week: Mika Yoder Yamashita on Using Literature Review in Cluster Evaluation

1 Comment / Cluster, Multi-site and Multi-level Evaluation, College Access Programs / July 22, 2010 July 27, 2010

My name is Mika Yoder Yamashita. I am the qualitative evaluation lead for the Center for Educational Policy and Practice at Academy for Educational Development. Our Center has been conducting process and outcome evaluations of the federally funded program, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). This program aims at increasing college …

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CAP Week: Jack Mills on Evaluation Theory

5 Comments / College Access Programs, Theories of Evaluation / July 21, 2010 July 27, 2010

My name is Jack Mills; I’m a full-time independent evaluator with projects in K-12 and higher education. I took my first course in program evaluation in 1976. After a career in healthcare administration, I started work as a full-time evaluator in 2001. The field had expanded tremendously in those 25 years. As a time traveler, …

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CAP Week: Kirsten Rewey on Developing a Research Design With College Access Programs

Leave a Comment / Collaborative, Participatory and Empowerment Evaluation, College Access Programs / July 20, 2010 July 27, 2010

My name is Kirsten Rewey and I am a Senior Research and Evaluation Associate at ACET, Inc. Two years ago ACET was selected to provide evaluation services for a federally-funded Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) implemented by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE). As part of the services, OHE …

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CAP Week: Sandra Eames on Utilization Focused Evaluation

Leave a Comment / College Access Programs, Evaluation Use, Theories of Evaluation / July 19, 2010 July 27, 2010

My name is Sandra Eames, and I am a faculty member at Austin Community College and an independent evaluation consultant. For the last several years, I have been the lead evaluator on two projects from completely different disciplines. One of the programs is an urban career and technical education program and the other is an …

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CAP Week: Kathryn Hill on Cost Analysis

Leave a Comment / College Access Programs, Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits and Economics / July 18, 2010 July 27, 2010

My name is Kathryn Hill and I work with the state of Minnesota’s GEAR UP college access initiative as the Evaluation and Research Manager. GEAR UP is the acronym for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs federal grant program, designed to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter …

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