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The Work of John Mayne: Using Evaluative Information Sensibly to Bridge the Gaps Between Evaluation and Monitoring
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Sebastian Lemire co-authored three articles on John Mayne’s evaluation work in a special edition of The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation.
Using Behavioral Insights to Market a Workplace Safety Program: Evidence From a Multi-Armed Experiment
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An Abt evaluation found marketing OSHA’s safety consultation service via brochure was effective but incorporating behavioral nudges didn’t increase uptake.
Laying a Solid Foundation for the Next Generation of Evaluation Capacity Building: Findings from an Integrative Review
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A study co-authored by Abt’s Sebastian Lemire captured the state of the art of evaluation capacity building research, including 20 years of trends and findings.
Selecting Districts and Schools for Impact Studies in Education: A Simulation Study of Different Strategies
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Children's absenteeism from pre-K to kindergarten: A focus on children receiving child care subsidies
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This article reveals absenteeism is high among children receiving child care subsidies during pre-K and pre-K absenteeism predicts kindergarten absenteeism.
Using Ecometric Data to Explore Sources of Cross-Site Impact Variance in Multi-Site Trials
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A guide to learning more from social experiments using data from participants to measure implementation practices and local confounding factors.
Unpacking Core Components for Policy Design: A comparison of Synthesis Approaches
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Evidence reviews of core components of interventions enable policymakers to identify with more precision what works, in which contexts, and for which cohorts.
Special Issue: Visualizing Evaluation Theory
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A special Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation issue offers visual evaluation classification frameworks and ways to put evaluation theory into practice.
Democratizing the Development of Evidence
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This essay by Abt’s Cara Jackson is to establish a framework for democratizing evidence to support the needs of communities served by educational institutions.
Exploring the Neighborhood‑Level Impact of Retail Marijuana Outlets on Crime in Washington State
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This article shows a modest increase in property crimes in Washington State neighborhoods where legal marijuana retail stores open.