Mixed Methods for Policy Research and Program Evaluation - Carolyn J. Heinrich

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Auteur(s) : Carolyn J. Heinrich - Patricia E. Burch

Editeur : Sage Publications Inc

Langue : Anglais

Parution : 01/04/2015

Format : Moyen, de 350g à 1kg

Nombre de pages : 232

Expédition : 406

Dimensions : 23.2 x 19.1 x 1.2

ISBN : 1452276625

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Biographie:
Patricia Burch?(PhD, Stanford University) is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles California. Burch's research focuses on education policy, organizational and institutional theory, qualitative and mixed methods research, and evidence based policy and practice. Burch?s recent publications include?Mixed Methods Research for Policy and Program Evaluation?(SAGE, 2016).?Hidden Markets: The New Education Privatization, (Routledge, 2009),?Equal Scrutiny: Privatization and Accountability in Digital Education?(Harvard Education Press, 2015). Burch's work has appeared in the?Journal of Policy Analysis and Management,?Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Teachers College Record, Educational Researcher,?and other notable journals. Burch regularly collaborates with government agencies and non-governmental organizations on program evaluation and in improving program design and policy effectiveness, with specific attention to equity and quality....

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Patricia Burch (PhD, Stanford University) is an associate professor of education at the University of Southern California and studies the drivers and manifestations of private involvement (for profit and not for profit) in K-12 education and the implications for equity and quality in public schools. Over the past decade, Dr. Burch has conducted major studies and evaluations of K-12 education reform such as class size reduction, systemic district instructional reform in large urban school districts, teacher professional development reforms, school choice, and school-linked services. She is the author of several books, including Hidden Markets: The New Education Privatization (Routledge, 2009), and Equal Scrutiny: Privatization and Accountability in Digital Education, with Annalee Good (Harvard Education Press, 2014).

Carolyn J. Heinrich (PhD, University of Chicago) is the Sid Richardson professor of public affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, affiliated professor of economics, and the director of the Center for Health and Social Policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Heinrich's research focuses on social welfare policy, workforce development, education, econometric methods for social program evaluation, and public management and performance management. She engages in research and evaluation work to improve education and training outcomes in programs for disadvantaged youth...