Research Catalog

Title

Demonstrating and communicating research impact : preparing NIOSH programs for external review / Valerie L. Williams ... [et al.].

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Williams, Valerie L.
• Rand Corporation.
• Rand Safety and Justice (Program)

Description

xxiii, 78 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

From 2005 to 2008, the National Academies conducted an external review of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) research programs. This external review assessed programs' impact on and relevance to preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. This book describes the methodology that RAND researchers developed to help NIOSH programs prepare for the external review.

Uniform Title

Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-809.

Subject

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health > Future considerations for the improvements and application of tools
• Program Evaluation > methods
• Government Agencies
• Biomedical Research
• Accidents, Occupational > prevention & control
• Occupational Health
• Industrial hygiene > Research > United States
• Industrial safety > Research > United States
• United States

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Evaluating the impact of research programs -- Expert review -- Demonstrating and communicating the impact of research programs -- Purpose of this report -- Organization of this report -- Using expert evaluation to measure the impact of federal programs : the National Academies review of NIOSH -- Logic models -- The outcome worksheet -- The evidence package.

ISBN

9780833046505 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009003737

OCLC

• 300397242
• SCSB-10177899

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library