National Opinion Research Center
Project Title
For a student survey to evaluate broader long-term outcomes associated with the Bottom Line program
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
15 months
Description
Numerous college access and success organizations have achieved promising academic results for low-income and first-generation college students. Yet, there remains a dearth of rigorous evidence that attests to the effectiveness of such programs and, for those programs that are supported by rigorous evidence, evaluations tend to focus on a narrow band of primarily academic indicators. A growing body of literature suggests, however, that these programs impact broader, long-term outcomes that extend beyond college persistence, including career preparation, health, and psychosocial well-being. This proposal from National Opinion Research Center (NORC), a nonprofit organization committed to conducting social science research for the public good, will test this hypothesis. NORC will build upon an existing rigorous evaluation of Bottom Line, a college access and success organization with a demonstrated track record of success, to incorporate impact data around non-academic outcomes into the existing evaluation. With Corporation support, NORC will develop, deliver, and analyze the results of a student survey focused on these long-term outcomes, and disseminate those findings to benefit the field at large.
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Project Title
For a study on why eligible voters do not participate in elections
Date
Mar. 03, 2016
Duration
6 months
Description
Voter participation in the United States is among the lowest of all industrialized democracies. Turnout in high-profile, presidential elections only occasionally exceeds 60 percent of eligible voters, midterm congressional and local elections have participation by under half of those eligible, and municipal and special elections capture only about one in five eligible voters. Based at the University of Chicago, the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) has over seventy years of experience conducting survey research in the public interest and has produced valuable studies of American opinion and attitudes. With Corporation support, NORC will conduct a pilot study exploring why those eligible to vote, faced with a flood of information from campaigns, the internet, television, radio, and door-to-door contact, do not.
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Project Title
For a study on why eligible voters do not participate in elections
Date
Mar. 06, 2014
Duration
13 months