NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Back to results
ERIC Number: ED606147
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Oct
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Advancing Evidence-Based Decision Making: A Toolkit on Recognizing and Conducting Opportunistic Experiments in the Family Self-Sufficiency and Stability Policy Area. OPRE Report #2015-97
Meckstroth, Alicia; Resch, Alexandra; McCay, Jonathan; Derr, Michelle; Berk, Jillian; Akers, Lauren
Administration for Children & Families
This report describes in detail how researchers, policymakers, and program administrators can recognize opportunities for experiments and carry them out. Specifically, the report focuses on opportunistic experiments, defined as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that study the effects of initiatives, program changes, or policy actions that agencies or programs plan or intend to implement -- as opposed to studying an intervention or policy action that is developed and implemented specifically for a research study. [This report was adapted from "Recognizing and Conducting Opportunistic Experiments in Education: A Guide for Policymakers and Researchers. REL 2014-037" (ED544801).]
Administration for Children & Families. US Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW, Washington, DC 20447. Web site: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/
Publication Type: Guides - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)
Grant or Contract Numbers: HHSP23320095642WC; HHSP23337043T