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Jul
17
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If you want a systematic way to analyze interview data, check out the Rapid Identification of Themes from Audio Recordings (RITA) method described in Neal et al. (2014). This method skips the time-consuming transcription process, because you conduct your analysis while listening to the recordings. Also, the process maintains nonverbal elements of your data (i.e.,… Read More »
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Jul
10
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How does your web survey look on a handheld device? Did you check? The Pew Research Center reported that 27% of respondents to one of its recent surveys answered using a smartphone. Another 8% used a tablet. That means over one-third of participants used handheld devices to answer the questionnaire. Lesson learned: Unless you are absolutely sure… Read More »
Posted in: Questionnaires and Surveys
Jul
02
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Last week, I wrote about program success stories. As a follow-up, I want to introduce you to a story builder tool available at the CDC Injury Prevention and Control web site. The story builder takes you through three steps to produce an attractive, well-written program success story. Each step offers downloadable Microsoft Word documents to… Read More »
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Jun
29
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Sometimes our program successes are a well-kept secret, hidden deep in our final reports under pages of statistics, tables, and descriptive details. There is a way to shine a stronger light on positive program impacts: program success stories. These are short (1-2 page) narratives that are designed to educate policy makers, attract partners, and share… Read More »
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Jun
19
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Do you find it difficult to ensure that you are keeping your stakeholders up to date throughout your program? In her AEA Summer Institute class entitled “An Executive Summary is Not Enough: Effective Evaluation Reporting Techniques,” Kylie Hutchinson from Community Solutions suggests a very interesting product for staying in touch with stakeholders. The product is… Read More »
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