Projects Report
This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
Policy research/paper
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 20
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 360
End Academic Year:
2020-21
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Rural Community Vitality, Neighborhood Revitalization
Description : CPAR worked with the Nebraska Community Foundation to conduct the Nebraska Youth Survey. Over 1,000 high school students in greater Nebraska responded. The results reveal the priorities, values, and desires of these individuals as well as factor that may influence their decision to return to or remain in Greater Nebraska in the future.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Summer
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : STEPs will partner with Childrens Scholarship Fund to assess students at partner schools who face special challenges (i.e. immigration stress, refugee trauma, language) on school belonging and academic performance. The study will inform the program on which students benefit most from the program and how the program has helped students over the long term.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2017-18
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness, Other
Description : STEPs will collaborate with CSF to revise the parent survey, and analyze its findings and report the results to CSF. STEPs will also prepare a longitudinal research design to study CSF's impact on its alumni over the long term based on reviewing the Standard study on alumni and discussion with CSF.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2018-19
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2019-20
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Youth Programming, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness, Other
Description : STEPs will partner with Childrens Scholarship Fund to assess students at partner schools who face special challenges (i.e. immigration stress, refugee trauma, language) on school belonging and academic performance. The study will inform the program on which students benefit most from the program and how the program has helped students over the long term.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Poverty, Economic Sufficiency Awareness, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : STEPs is pleased to submit this proposal to provide data analysis and composition of community assessment report findings to Community Action of Nebraska (CAN). The data analysis and composition services would be led by Dr. Jeanette Harder, founder and director of STEPs, along with Dr. Keyonna King, Program Evaluator with STEPs. Their work will be supported by Jennifer Sedivy, Graduate Research Assistant with STEPs. The team has extensive experience conducting research and evaluation on programs serving children, youth, and families in poverty. As highlighted below, the team presents with the necessary education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully meet all of the contractual requirements.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : The evaluation activities below are designed to build on STEPs work with the PMP Coalition in previous years to provide evidence for the coalition to use in assessing need and providing services. For this work plan, STEPs will provide a community assessment on marijuana in Iowa and Nebraska as well as provide various evaluation services for the PMP Coalition, including an evaluation plan, curriculum consultations, and facilitated discussion on next steps on evaluation.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2019-20
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
None
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
None
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building
Description : This evaluation plan builds on STEPs work with the PMP Coalition in previous years to provide evidence for the coalition to use in assessing need, providing services, and examining impact. For this work plan, STEPs will support staff and coalition members in processing the Marijuana Community Assessment findings, conducting an environmental scan, and finalizing the coalitions sustainability plan
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Fall
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Employment and Workforce, Youth Programming, Capacity Building
Description : STEPs will begin a comprehensive evaluation of the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Express program. In this first six-month period, we will complete a literature review and an analysis of their existing data. We will work on multiple projects to complete a process evaluation and lay out an outcome evaluation plan. In addition, we will prepare a brief environmental scan to help them make evidence-informed decisions about program expansion. MCC Express is a community-based initiative to provide educational programming, services and support focused on workforce and college readiness. The mission of STEPs is to provide participation, utilization-focused evaluation of programs serving children, youth, and families in poverty
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Fall
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2016-17
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Summer
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2016-17
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Employment and Workforce, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness
Description : Using a participatory, utilization-focused approach, STEPs will work with the Greater Omaha Chamber to conduct focus groups and analyze results. Additional funds of $1,000 are being provided by the Greater Omaha Chamber to accomplish this component of the original evaluation plan.
Engagement Type:
Engaged Research
Activity Type:
None
Start Semester: Spring
Total UNO Students: 1
Start Academic Year: 2017-18
UNO Student Hours: 0
End Semester:
Spring
Total K-12 Students: 0
End Academic Year:
2018-19
K-12 Student Hours: 0
Total Number of Other Participants:
0
Topics:
Capacity Building, Domestic and Sexual Violence
Description : In addition to our current agreement, we will use these funds to "build on existing evaluation capacity-building efforts to measure and increase the impact of the RPE program (CDC, #2) through the following activities: - Present a 3-hour workshop to include information on outcome measurement tools, validity and reliability, finding and choosing tools, and how and when to administer tools (evaluation design). If time allows, provide tips on writing an evaluation plan and data collection. - Actively participate in SVPAC meetings (20 hours), including limited time outside meetings (10 hours), travel time (12 hours), mileage to/from meetings, and parking (# of hours are approximate). - From SeptemberDecember 2018, provide individualized technical assistance (coaching) to programs on data entry, analysis, interpretation, and reporting, as requested by programs (approximately 5 hours for 10 programs).