AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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"Consulting staff assigned to the project were very professional and extremely knowledgeable about subject matter."
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Areas of Expertise
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DIR has long-term, in-depth, and up-to-date expertise in the areas of children
and youth, communities and organizations, consumers and markets, education,
health
and human services, and labor and economics. DIR's expertise in each
area is summarized below.
Children and Youth
DIR's experience in the area of children and youth ranges from the assessment
of school readiness programs for preschool children to comprehensive evaluations of labor-market outcomes for youth and multiyear studies of school-to-work programs for at-risk and out-of-school youths.
DIR provides communities and organizations with services such as studying the climates of organizations by surveying employee diversity, collecting statistical and
demographic data for minority businesses, and evaluating the appeal of a community facility.
DIR provides services related to consumers, markets, and demographics. We provide customer-satisfaction surveys, needs assessments, and demographic
and market analyses.
In the field of education, DIR has conducted a variety of research projects, such
as a study of postbaccalaureate participants, an analysis of student achievement, an evaluation of postsecondary preparation, and regional technical assistance. We have also evaluated school-to-work grants and programs funded by Title III. DIR has implemented studies using random assignment and quasi-experimental designs in educational evaluations.
DIR's experience in the area of health and human services includes an evaluation
of a program for unwed parents, a survey about a cancer awareness program, a study about
certification for school lunches, an evaluation of an alternative
process for food stamp certification, and an assessment of Medicaid transportation services.
Labor and Economics
DIR's experience in labor and economics includes support to government programs and the comprehensive review, analyses, and evaluation of such programs. We also provide
technical assistance and training for workforce development programs while tracking their continued services to program participants. DIR provides technical assistance such as database development for workforce programs. DIR assesses and measures the economic impact of alternative investments in communities throughout the United States.
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