Educational Enterprises offers high quality evaluation and reporting services
Services
Educational Enterprises consulting staff chiefly focus their efforts on federally
funded initiatives in support of k-12 education and educational reform initiatives
in the mid-Atlantic region. The mission of the consulting unit
is to provide information from objectively gathered and systematically analyzed
data which impart guidance and support, systematic program planning, informed decision-making,
evaluation of educational practices that assist educators throughout the mid-Atlantic
region to become more data-driven.
Educational Enterprises staff are fully aware of the fact that evaluations of program
efficacy need to be sensitive to the unique features of program operations and the
ways in which programs continue to evolve in meeting program goals and objectives
as well as the needs of their constituencies. In conducting research and evaluation
work, Educational Enterprises staff constantly focus on our clients and in making
their needs our priorities. The specific goals of the Educational
Enterprises consulting group include:
- To provide high quality, user-friendly evaluations of educational programs
- To utilize client-oriented approaches to answer specific questions
- To provide useful research findings that aid strategic decision-making
Members of the consulting staff are experts in the design of research
and the use of evaluation methods, program implementation and compliance, as well
as problem solving. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are employed to produce
a comprehensive evaluation. Quantitative assessment methods include analysis of
standardized test data and the development, administration, coding, and analysis
of questionnaires, interviews and observations. Qualitative assessment methods include:
on-site program observation and the use of stakeholder focus groups. In addition,
presentations of evaluation and assessment findings are disseminated to education
research and lay audiences, as well as peer-reviewed journals.
Educational Enterprises consulting staff have worked with a number of clients in
the mid-Atlantic region, including:
- State Departments of Education such as Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Large school districts such as the School District of Philadelphia, District of
Columbia Public Schools, and Upper Darby School District .
- Policy organizations such as the Education Policy and Leadership Center .
References supplied upon request.
For more information on Educational Enterprises services, contact:
William Evans, Ph.D.
Bill.Evans@EducationalEnterprises.org