Special Capacities

The University of Cincinnati Evaluation Services Center is experienced in framing research and evaluation questions that address key programmatic and policy issues in education and human services. To answer these questions, the Center's staff is able to apply a diversity of expertise in collecting and handling both qualitative and quantitative data as well as combining the two in complementary ways (mixed methods). Special features of the center that help enable this work include:

  • Collaboration to meet your unique needs
  • Staff with specific expertise in:
    • Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research and evaluation design
    • Social science fields including education, training, and human services
  • Access to the resources of the University of Cincinnati, a major research university
  • State-of-the-art tools:
    • Quantitative, qualitative, and geographic data analysis software
    • Protected Internet-based data collection
    • Optical scanning of customized written questionnaires
    • Videoconferencing capabilitites
  • Established relationships with a variety of community, state, and national organizations
  • Cost-effective rates
  • Partnership with other evaluation centers, including Miami University's Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics and Science Education

 

Mission Statement

Our mission is to support, educate, and build the capacity of educational and human services programs to make data-based decisions for accountability, meaningful program improvement, and policy development.