Presents descriptive information on program implementation from the national evaluation, including detailed statistics on Talent Search project hosts and target schools; project staff and organization; and program participants, services, and activities based on data collected from a survey of...

This report provides an executive summary of the findings from the evaluation, including an outcomes evaluation and a process analysis, for which we gathered information from participant focus groups, program staff, other NIH staff, and administrative data to understand how the program has been...

Examines early implementation issues and findings on enrollment and participation patterns in the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work program, which attempts to increase access to, and the quality of, rehabilitation and employment services available to Social Security disability...

Prepared as a condensed reference source for the U.S. Department of Education's Planning and Evaluation Service for discussions on a possible research agenda for adult education, this paper reviews studies completed since 1995. It focuses on (1) evidence pertaining to numerous outcomes, (2)...

In 1990, the U.S. Department of Education established a math and science initiative within Upward Bound, a federal grant program designed to provide disadvantaged high school students with skills and experiences that will prepare them for college success. The Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS)...

The Ticket to Work (TTW) program was designed to promote employment by enhancing the market for services that help people receiving disability benefits become economically self-sufficient. To date, the Social Security Administration has successfully begun the market enhancement process by...

Assesses the feasibility of estimating the impacts of the program, which helps disadvantaged middle school and high school students prepare for, apply to, get financial aid for, and begin attending college. Examines three evaluation options: 1) estimating impacts of the program as a whole in the...

Describes the program, framework and design for the national evaluation, and data and methods to be used in the implementation and impact studies.

The first-year findings reveal that while the 21st Century Community Learning Centers changed where and with whom students spent some of their after-school time and increased parental involvement, they had limited influence on academic performance, no influence on feelings of safety or on the...