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• Sustainability: Increasing the likelihood of a long-term impact by the ATE program

  Sustainability is the ability to prolong or to supply with sustenance. This straightforward
  definition takes on a much more complex character when considered in relation to the
  Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program because of the diverse nature of this
  program (i.e., operates under several drivers [e.g., collaboration, program improvement]
  and makes awards to projects and centers). Setting these complexities aside, in a simple
  sense, sustainability for the ATE program could mean continuation of whatever activities
  had been supported by the NSF grant, including institutionalization. This is consistent
  with the definition given for sustainability by the Community College Research Center
  (CCRC) in their study of the ATE program as well. They defined sustainability as “The
  state where the major activities involved in the ATE program continue even after the
  grant expires.” Naturally, outcomes or processes that are not successful or of high quality
  should not be sustained. This places a burden on the ATE projects (i.e., projects and
  centers) and NSF to determine where efforts for sustainability should be focused.

  

  Full Record
  http://evaluation.wmich.edu/evalctr/ate/Issues_for_Consideration_Sustainability.pdf

• A study of advisory committees used by ATE projects and centers: Final report (Part A)

  National Visiting Committees and various advisory committees are used by ATE grantees.
  Some grantees use NVCs; others use local advisory committees; some use both. In addition,
  these committees use a variety of labels and operating procedures. There are two general tasks
  for this study:
  1. To learn more about the advisory committee process in the ATE context, and
  2. To develop procedures that can be used to improve the effectiveness of ATE advisory
  committees.
  In this report, we address Task 1 and outline our plans for addressing Task 2.

  

  Full Record
  http://evaluation.wmich.edu/evalctr/ate/Advisory_Committee_Report_Part_A_Use_in_ATE_Context.pdf

• Survey 2002: The status of ATE projects and centers

  This third annual survey1 of projects2 describes these projects’ efforts and impacts and through them provides insights to the parent National Science Foundation’s (NSF)
  Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. When combined with other information and criteria, these annual descriptive findings and indices provide a basis for judging the overall impact and effectiveness of the ATE program. Findings from this survey are expected to be useful to NSF staff in preparing their annual GPRA4 reports and making programmatic decisions. ATE projects are likely to use survey results to learn about the activities and findings of other projects and to serve their own improvement needs.

  

  Full Record
  http://evaluation.wmich.edu/evalctr/ate/2002_Report.pdf

• An evaluation of an evaluation: CIRCE’s metaevaluation of the ATE program evaluation

  Currently not available.

  

  Full Record
  http://evaluation.wmich.edu/evalctr/ate/2001_Metaevaluation.pdf

• An evaluation of an evaluation: CIRCE’s metaevaluation of the ATE program evaluation

  

  Full Record

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