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Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Mississippi River Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (MRTDL) Consortium’s grant-funded programs on education outcomes. This summary…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
This report presented an interim implementation and impact analysis on the West Virginia Youth Works Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) project. The program sought to help youth with disabilities…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
This report presented an interim implementation and impact analysis on the Broadened Horizons, Brighter Futures (BHBF) Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) project. The program sought to help youth…Study Type: Implementation Analysis
This report presents an interim implementation and impact analysis on the City University of New York (CUNY) Youth Transition Demonstration Project (YTDP). The program sought to maximize economic…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study’s objective was to review the evidence of the effects of living-learning programs (LLPs)—shared residences at postsecondary institutions designed to bridge in- and out-of-class learning…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The authors described the Stevenson University School of the Sciences in Maryland as an example of an academic institution that deviated widely from the norm of female under-representation in STEM…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study's objective was to examine how undergraduate women of color’s precollege characteristics and college experiences and the characteristics of their undergraduate institutions affected…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This issue brief highlighted the 2009 gender gap in STEM degrees, jobs, and earnings in the United States. The authors used data from the 2009 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
This study examined the enrollment patterns for low-income women and students with children (including mostly mothers and some fathers, collectively referred to as student parents) in STEM fields…Study Type: Descriptive Analysis
The study's objective was to examine the experiences of several female science and engineering majors within the literature context on predictive factors of persistence in STEM majors and careers…
CLEAR Icon Key
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.