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| Assessment Plan We have a multi-pronged plan to assess use of specific RPN resources, growth of the network and its intellectual contribution to poverty research. We will build assessment tools into the website starting in year 1 to track overall trends in hits and usage of specific web resources such as the metadata, in-common research design, bibliographies, teaching and educational resources (e.g. syllabi, assignments, educational assessment tools, etc.), and working papers on conceptual and methodological advances. We will also assess engagement of social scientists with the RPN through web surveys in years three and five. We will gather information on numbers of researchers in the network, which social science disciplines are involved, whether junior researchers establish international collaborations and field site experiences, how many refereed publications and new research proposals are generated, grants awarded and professional advancements (e.g. completing doctoral work, research scholarships, grants awarded) by U.S. and international participants linked with substantive involvement with the RPN. In addition, we will use the later web survey to determine the usefulness of educational resources and the descriptive metadata. We will also track enrollment and attendance in annual RPN meetings, as well as at special sessions at national conferences to determine if attendance and interest grows over time. Key markers of success will be participation of mainstream poverty researchers in our activities, funded empirical research projects, a wide range of publications and new collaborations between international and US scholars. The SC will also play a vital oversight role over budget allocations and to determine whether we are meeting our benchmarks towards larger RCN goals. One reviewer suggested hiring an outside evaluator; however this does not appear to be feasible within the scope of RCN funding resources. Download 268.48 Kb. Share with your friends:
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