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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

BY ROB OLSEN

External Validity/Generalizability*

Using the Results from Rigorous Multisite Evaluations to Inform Local Policy Decisions, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2019.

 

Making Generalizations from Experimental Findings:
An Introduction to New Methods. Educational Researcher, 2018.

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Using Preferred Applicant Random Assignment (PARA) to Reduce Randomization Bias in Randomized Trials of Discretionary Programs. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017.

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Characteristics of School Districts that Participate in Rigorous National Educational Evaluations. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017.

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On the “Where” of Social Experiments:  Selecting More Representative Samples to Inform Policy. New Directions for Evaluation, 2016.

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Estimates of External Validity Bias When Impact Evaluations Select Sites Non-randomly. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016

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External Validity in Policy Evaluations that Choose Sites Purposively. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013.

Evaluation and Methods Reports

Enhancing the Generalizability of Impact Studies in Education, 2022.

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Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Three Years​, 2019

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Upward Bound at 50:  Reporting on Implementation Practices Today, 2016. 

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Estimating the Impacts of Educational Interventions Using State Tests or Study-Administered Tests, 2011. 


What to Do When Data Are Missing in Group Randomized Controlled Trials, IES Technical Report, 2009.

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Upward Bound Math-Science: Program Description and Interim Impact Estimates. Report to the U.S. Department of Education, 2007. 

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The Impacts of Regular Upward Bound: Results from the Third Follow-up Data Collection. Report the U.S. Department of Education, 2004.

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Nonresponse and Nonresponse Bias: Evidence from a Survey of Former Welfare Recipients in Iowa, 2002.

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Testing Different Methods for Estimating the Impacts of Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Systems, 2001.

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