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Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study's objective was to examine the impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on employment discrimination of workers in the United States. The study used a descriptive analysis to describe…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study's objective was to examine the impact of Executive Order 11246, affirmative action (AA) on the Black share of employment. The study uses establishment-level EEO-1 form data…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study examined the relationship between an entrepreneurship education program for military veterans, VetStart, on entrepreneurship attitudes and behaviors. The VetStart program included 10 weeks…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study's objective was to describe several critical components to targeted recruitment for information technology courses, with a particular focus on the recruitment of girls and women. The author…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the BRIGHT project on school participation and child labor in Burkina Faso in West Africa. The study used a regression discontinuity design.…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This study aimed to inform the literature on gender stereotypes in classrooms by studying whether teachers displayed bias by underestimating the ability of 10th-grade female and minority students in…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study presented findings from a review of after-school programs in the United States focused on improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills and increasing access to…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study's objective was to examine whether different gender and racial/ethnic subgroups of 8th-grade students in the United States varied in their aspirations of pursuing a career in science or…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The authors assessed the relationship between male Vietnam-era veterans’ scores on the Clinician-Administered Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Scale (CAPS), a clinically administered scale of…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study’s main objective was to accurately identify the nature of gender imbalances in the receipt of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees, specifically isolating…
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Below is a key for icons used to indicate important details about a study, such as its type, evidence rating, and outcome findings.
High Causal Evidence
Strong evidence the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Moderate Causal Evidence
Evidence that the effects are caused to some degree by the examined intervention.
Low Causal Evidence
Little evidence that the effects are caused by the examined intervention.
Causal Impact Analysis
Uses quantitative methods to assess the effectiveness of a program, policy, or intervention.
Descriptive Analysis
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.
Implementation Analysis
Examines the implementation of a program, policy, or intervention.
Favorable
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts.
Mixed
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain.
None
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Unfavorable
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
Not applicable
Not applicable because no outcomes were examined in the outcome domain.
Favorable - low evidence
The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Mixed - low evidence
The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence
The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Unfavorable - low evidence
The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
Describes a program, policy, or intervention using qualitative or quantitative methods.