Measuring program success

Growth in the use of programs has led to a requirement of understanding what constitutes program success. A measurement construct for program success, which comprises four dimensions—delivery capability, organizational capability, marketing capability, and innovative capability—was developed based on 172 responses to a web‐based questionnaire to program managers. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and canonical correlation analysis were applied to test for the relationship between program success and program context. Results showed that the measurement construct for program success was stable over different types of program contexts. It provides a tool for further investigation into program success assessment.     

Accreditation and standards-driven program evaluation: implications for program quality assurance and stakeholder professional development

This study evaluates a language education program and assesses the influence of this program evaluation on program performance and stakeholder professional development. The research design makes use of mixed paradigms and methods. Positivism is followed to verify the extent to which the program meets predetermined quality standards through quantitative evaluation research, questionnaires and document and record analysis. In contrast, the qualitative paradigm is followed to uncover program evaluation impact on program components and stakeholders through qualitative evaluation and interviews. The study concludes the program maintains satisfactory overall performance with some components performing better than others. Likewise, evaluation of program evaluation improves program elements and faculty and program administration professional skills. The study therefore recommends program evaluation as an effective program improvement strategy. Program evaluation is also an effective professional development strategy that provides program administration, staff and faculty members with onsite opportunities to develop their professional skills. Moreover, evaluation of program evaluation should be an integral part of program evaluation to help program stakeholders not only do but also use evaluation alongside decreasing resistance to imposed review and reform.     

设计方案论

阐述了方案在设计中的位置，价值和具备良好方案的特点以及如何寻求良好的方案。     

浅谈如何提高中国电视少儿节目的收视率

中国电视少儿节目发展到今天,有了细化的专属频道,节目类型更加多样化,节目内容较起步时期更是有了巨大的变化。在电视少儿节目飞速发展的今天,我们既要肯定取得的成绩,但更不能回避在新时期电视少儿节目面临的问题,尤其是如何提高收视率的问题。     

ISM在本科教学计划制定中的应用

本科教学计划是本科教学的指导性文件,合理的教学计划是高等院校教学正常运行的前提和保证,教学计划的一个重要内容是合理安排各个教学环节,包括各课程开设的先后顺序。为科学合理地制定本科专业教学的教学计划,通过以本校计算机专业的专业课程安排为例说明ISM(解释结构模型法)在教学计划制定中课程安排中的应用。通过验证,ISM在教学计划制定中应用是正确并有效的。     

Benefit-cost analysis of family planning

A stochastic model is developed to estimate the expected social costs with and without a family planning program provided to a population. By examining the tradeoffs between the program costs and the costs of unwanted pregnancies, it is possible to estimate the costs and benefits of alternative family planning programs. Several extensions of the basic model are presented which permit the selection of optimal treatment variables for administration of a particular program as well as determining the long range effects of a particular family planning program.     

装备采购规划评估指标体系研究

为满足某项已获批准的军事需求,在规划精选阶段需要建立若干装备采购规划,并构建一套评估准则对装备采购的备选规划进行评估。从装备采购规划和装备采购规划评估的定义出发,对装备采购规划的评估指标要素进行了详细分析,在此基础上构建了装备采购规划评估指标体系。     

The Effectiveness of Local Government Active Labor Programs: The Case of the Benefits-to-Wages Program in Russia

This paper presents the results of an implementation evaluation of a Benefits-to-Wages (BtW) program operated in Perm, Russia. In part because of the low level of support for Active Labor Market Programs (ALPs) by Russian national and regional governments, municipalities have begun implementing ALPs of their own. Participation in the BtW program is limited to an unemployed adult in very low income family where at least one child is present. The program appears to be highly successful, with 74% of applicants finding jobs while still participating in the program. The assessment found that participation in the program, and job acquisition in particular, were important in raising participant families' incomes. Nevertheless, only about 10% of participants with jobs were lifted out of poverty. Receipt of certain social services and Employment Services, including training, had little impact on which participants succeeded in finding a job. Similarly, person attributes, such as education and prior work experience paid no statistically significant role. This pattern is consistent with a situation in which job requirements are modest and are met by most program participants. Various patterns indicate the program did have a positive effect on job acquisition, although the absence of a control group prevents any stronger statement.     

略论农业保险的财政补贴

自2007年以来,我国农业保险得到迅猛发展,其中财政补贴起到极其重要的作用。但是,对于财政补贴的实质、意义及其规范缺乏研究,因此被多方误读,在实践中衍生出不少问题,正在对农业保险计划的健康发展产生着不利影响。对农业保险补贴的误读主要有:认为补贴让保险公司捡了大便宜;补贴就应各级财政层层有份;补贴就是一个弹簧;补贴越多越好;只给粮食生产基地或种植养殖大户补贴就可以了等。消除误读最好的方法和途径是加强对农业保险的理论研究,加深对农业保险规律性的认识,同时在实践中不断完善制度建设。     

Local employment, poverty, and property value effects of geographically-targeted tax incentives: An instrumental variables approach

The federal Empowerment Zone (EZ) program is a set of tax incentives targeted to areas of select cities. I estimate the effect of the EZ program on employment, poverty, and property values by comparing areas that received an EZ to areas that applied (and qualified), but were rejected. Because of endogeneity concerns, I use political representation to instrument for EZ designation. OLS results show a positive and statistically significant effect of the program on employment and poverty. IV estimates suggest the program had no effect on employment and poverty, and instead had a large statistically significant effect on property values.     

科技发展规划与科技计划的衔接——以湖南省“十一五”科技发展规划为例

文章指出,科技发展规划既是一种发展战略,也是一种科技政策,是科技计划的基础和方向,好的科技计划应该是科技发展规划的延伸,应该为执行科技发展规划提供保障。     

电视气象预报节目质量定量考核体系探析

随着电视气象预报节目不断增多,质量问题时有出现。为提高节目质量,对节目质量考核势在必行。文章从节目制作角度分析了电视气象预报节目的特点,并在此基础上提出了一个主客观相结合的节目质量定量考核体系。在该体系中,对节目采取分项评分的方法,并考虑节目中预报内容和附加内容时长不断变化的特点,对这两项内容采取动态评分。此项研究为电视气象预报节目质量定量考核业务使用提供参考。     

The effect of a large expansion of pre-primary school facilities on preschool attendance and maternal employment

We provide evidence on the impact of a large-scale construction of pre-primary school facilities in Argentina. We estimate the causal impact of the program on pre-primary school attendance and maternal labor supply. Identification relies on a differences-in-differences strategy where we combine differences across regions in the number of facilities built with differences in exposure across cohorts induced by the timing of the program. We find a sizeable impact of the program on pre-primary school participation among children aged between 3 and 5. In fact, we cannot reject the null hypothesis of a full take-up of newly constructed places. In addition, we find that the implicit childcare subsidy induced by the program appears to increases maternal employment.     

微电子专业培养计划的调查研究

本文结合我校新一轮的专业培养方案和教学计划的修订,根据我校教育教学改革的实际,通过对其他高校和学生的广泛调研,提出一系列有效措施,优化课程设置,调整和完善培养方案,制定了具有我校办学特色的本科创新人才培养计划。     

Are self-employment training programs effective? Evidence from Project GATE

We examine the efficacy of providing self-employment training to unemployed and other individuals interested in self-employment using data from Project GATE. This experimental design program offered self-employment training services to a random sample of individuals who expressed a strong interest in self-employment. We find that Project GATE was effective in helping unemployed participants to start their own business, leading to significant impacts in self-employment and overall employment soon after program entry. The program also helped unemployed participants remain self-employed and avoid unemployment even five years after program entry. However, the program was not effective in improving the labor market outcomes of participants who were not unemployed.     

Leadership and Creativity Are Important for Undergraduate Students: Our Journey

Ever wonder how an effective leadership program looks and feels to undergraduate students? As recent graduates of a program combining leadership, creativity, and innovation, we will explore how a challenging program helps students grow personally and professionally. The goal of the current article is to articulate what we see are the benefits of teaching leadership, creativity, and innovation to undergraduates. While crafting the article, the primary methods were observation and reflection as well as discussions on shared and unique experiences in the leadership program. Insights on steps to create and develop strong, effective leadership programs for more undergraduate students is provided.     

Influence of a culture-based entrepreneurship program on student interest in business ownership

This paper reports the results of a study that examined the impact of a culture-based entrepreneurship study abroad program on student interest in business ownership. Ninety-six students were asked to complete a pre-and post-study abroad program questionnaire that asked about their understanding of a variety of program activities and to gauge their interest in starting a business. Little similar research has been reported in the literature. Pre- and post- program mean rankings of the variable are reported. The results indicated that post-program mean ranking of knowledge, understanding, and skill ability variables tend to be higher than pre-program mean rankings. Fifteen of the 22 post-program mean values of the measured variables are significantly different from pre-program mean values. Logit regression analysis indicated that the language and program structure variables were positively associated with interest in starting a business while the Spanish business and entrepreneurial skills were negatively associated with business ownership. The results of this study may be of interest to educators involved in developing entrepreneurship and study abroad courses and programs. The study may be of special interest to those involved in developing integrative entrepreneurship programs.     

Guaranteed minimum income and unemployment duration in France

In this article, we use data from the European Community Household Panel to evaluate the impact of a French guaranteed income program, the RMI, on the hazard out of unemployment. Self-selection into the program is corrected using a multivariate duration model developed by [Abbring, J.H., van den Berg, G.J., 2003. The non-parametric identification of treatment effects in duration models. Econometrica 71 (5), 1491–1517]. We find that RMI receipt has a strong negative impact during the first months of program participation, but that this disincentive effect quickly falls to insignificant levels after six months. Household structure also appears to be an important determinant of the importance of the adverse effect of program participation.