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Do female and male role models who embody STEM stereotypes hinder women’s anticipated success in STEM?

Cheryan, S., Siy, J., Vichayapai, M., Drury, B. & Kim, S. (2011). Do female and male role models who embody STEM stereotypes hinder women’s anticipated success in STEM? Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2(6), 656-664.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Mentoring Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs Youth programs

580

Do scientists help people? Beliefs about scientists and the influence of pro-social context on girls’ attitudes toward physics

Yanowitz, K. (2004). Do scientists help people? Beliefs about scientists and the influence of pro-social context on girls’ attitudes toward physics. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 10(4), 393-399.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs Youth programs

1975
Do sectoral employment programs work? New evidence from New York City's Sector‐Focused Career Centers
Gasper, J. M., Henderson, K. A., & Berman, D. S. (2017). Do sectoral employment programs work? New evidence from New York City's Sector‐Focused Career Centers. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 56(1), 40-72.

  • Topic Area: Low-Income Adults

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education

693

Does attending a STEM high school improve student performance? Evidence from New York City

Wiswall, M., Stiefel, L., Schwartz, A., & Boccardo, J. (2014). Does attending a STEM high school improve student performance? Evidence from New York City. Economics of Education Review, 40, 93-105.

  • Topic Area: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM)

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs Youth programs

1387

Does AVID Higher Education (AVID HE) increase student term-to-term progression, persistence toward credited classes and social capital for first-generation college students placing into developmental education: A mixed methods study

Plinski, C. M. (2018). Does AVID Higher Education (AVID HE) increase student term-to-term progression, persistence toward credited classes and social capital for first-generation college students placing into developmental education: A mixed methods study. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 10825692) doi: 10.15760/etd.6311

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Community college education and other classroom training

2390
Does broad-based merit aid improve college completion? Evidence from New Mexico's lottery scholarship
Erwin, C., & Binder, M. (2020). Does broad-based merit aid improve college completion? Evidence from New Mexico's lottery scholarship. Education Finance and Policy, 15(1), 164–190. https://doi.org/10.1162/edfp_a_00270

  • Topic Area: Community College

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Employment and Training Services Training and Education Community college education and other classroom training

874

Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms (Discussion paper no. 7621) [Adults ONLY]

Andersson, F., Holzer, H. J., Lane, J. I., Rosenblum, D., & Smith, J. (2013). Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms (Discussion paper no. 7621). Bonn, Germany: IZA. [Adults ONLY]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) training programs

864

Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms. [Dislocated Workers ONLY]

Andersson, F., Holzer, H. J., Lane, J. I., Rosenblum, D., & Smith, J. (2013). Does federally-funded job training work? Nonexperimental estimates of WIA training impacts using longitudinal data on workers and firms (Discussion paper no. 7621). Bonn, Germany: IZA. [Dislocated Workers ONLY]

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Adult and Dislocated Worker programs Work based and other occupational training Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Workforce Investment Act (WIA)/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) training programs

983

Does occupational training by the trade adjustment assistance program really help reemployment? Success measured as occupation matching.

Park, J. (2012). Does occupational training by the trade adjustment assistance program really help reemployment? Success measured as occupation matching. Review of International Economics, 20(5), 999-1016.

  • Topic Area: Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning

  • Topic Area: Job Search Assistance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Community college education and other classroom training Work based and other occupational training

1121

Does prison-based adult basic education improve postrelease outcomes for male prisoners in Florida?

Cho, R. M., & Tyler, J. H. (2010). Does prison-based adult basic education improve postrelease outcomes for male prisoners in Florida? Crime & Delinquency, 59(7), 975-1005. [Study 1, Contrast 4: participation in adult basic education vs. no participation in adult basic education.]

  • Topic Area: Reentry

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Basic skills Reentry