From the faltering of the Iraqi security forces in the face of the so-called Islamic State in 2014 to the current controversy surrounding U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, U.S. security sector ...

To be launched in 2024, the Department Planning and Improvement (DPI) Process is an explicit requirement of the Higher Learning Commission (accrediting body for Miami University) to “maintain a ...

Focus groups are a fast and effective way to elicit information and perspectives from a variety of key informants simultaneously. In public health, it is often a standard research methodology that is ...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has a tradition of evaluation to gain outside perspectives on its programs—whether demonstration programs or scholars programs. The foundation’s goals for its ...

Assessment has gained popularity these days, but those of us in education know we have been doing it for decades, centuries, maybe an eternity. We are constantly assessing knowledge and skills, ...

The Northwestern University Program Evaluation Core team members consist of faculty, PhD and Masters level staff with expertise in evaluations focusing on higher education and training. Our team ...

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Ontario, Canada, provides comprehensive cancer care to more than 17,000 new patients, with over 250,000 ambulatory clinic visits per year. The ambulatory clinics are ...

Cindy Cogswell is a postdoctoral fellow for Assessment and Evaluation at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL). Cindy has graciously agreed to answer any questions that you might ...

Program self-assessment is a critical process for evaluating the effectiveness and impact of 2YC chemistry programs. The collection and analysis of data on student learning outcomes, program ...