CIRE: Projects and Clients: Strengthening Research Methods and Standards

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Strengthening research methods and standards

Projects and Clients: Strengthening Research Methods and Standards

CIRE projects related to strengthening research methods and standards involve developing new outcome and observation measures; conducting research on methodological issues confronting rigorous evaluations; and using scientific standards to assess the quality of study designs and completed reports.

Learn more about how CIRE can review and assess your study design or completed research. Use the links below for descriptions of the work we do.

Featured Projects

Analytic and Technical Support for Advancing Education Evaluations

Consulting Services on Examination of Activities Concerning the Social Assistance System Monitoring and Evaluation in Ukraine

Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches

Senior Community Service Employment Program Technical Assistance and Evaluation

Services to Evaluate Youth Transition Demonstration Projects

Teaching as Leadership Rubric Study

Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study

What Works Clearinghouse

Featured Clients

First Five Los Angeles Children and Families Commission

Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Ukraine

Social Security Administration, Office of Program Development and Research

Teach For America (TFA)

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
–Administration for Children and Families
Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

U.S. Department of Labor

Events and Recent Work

Webinar: "Effectively Using QRIS Data and Research to Inform Program Design and Management: Sharing New Tools and State Experiences"—November 10, 2011
Education Week blog quotes speakers from our CIRE forum.
Forum: "GPRA Modernization: How Can Federal Agencies and States Deliver High-Quality Data?" October 2011
New report: "Evaluating ARRA Programs and Other Educational Reforms: A Guide for States"
Webinar recording: Replicating Home Visiting Programs with Fidelity: A Useful Pathway for Improving Quality and Maximizing Outcomes
Forum/webinar recording: Charter School Effectiveness: Putting It in Perspective
Systematic review of pregnancy prevention programs conducted for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Technical methods reports for the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences
Evidence scan of work experience programs for REDF’s successful Social Innovation Fund (SIF) application