Administrative Core

行政核心

• 批准号: 8741892
• 负责人: Jens Ludwig
• 金额: $ 13.73万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-23 至 2019-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8741892
• 关键词: Chicago; Cities; Cognitive Therapy; Collaborations; Communication; Complement; Consultations; Crime; Data; Data Collection; Disadvantaged; Education; Ensure; Institution; Intervention; Lead; Leadership; Life; Local Government; Mathematics; Mediating; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Outcome; Outcome Measure; Persons; Randomized; Regulation; Research; Research Personnel; Risk Behaviors; Sampling Studies; Schools; Side; Structure; Time; Universities; Violence; Work; Youth; cost effective; criminal behavior; dosage; experience; high school; improved; male; man; meetings; ninth grade; programs; skills; tenth grade

Improving schooling and life outcomes of disadvantaged youth is a top priority in the US, but to date not many interventions have been shown to improve the outcomes of these youth, especially males. The core theme of our larger program project is to assess the most effective (and cost-effective) ways to improve long-term life outcomes for disadvantaged youth, with an emphasis on the closely related outcomes of schooling attainment, risky and criminal behavior, and violence involvement. In the summer of 2013 we identified a study sample of 2,134 males entering 9th and 10th grade in 12 public high schools on Chicago's south and west sides, working in close collaboration with Chicago Public Schools (CPS). These youth were randomized to receive a very promising academic intervention (high-dosage math tutoring delivered by Match Education, which in previous non-experimental studies by our collaborator Roland Fryer have been found to boost math scores by 0.5 to 0.7 standard deviations for 6th and 9th graders), or to a very promising non-academic intervention (a form of cognitive behavioral therapy called "Becoming a Man," or BAM, developed and implemented by a non-profit in Chicago, Youth Guidance), or to receive both, or neither. The interventions were launched in August 2013 for the 2013-14 academic year with outside (non-NICHD) support. NICHD support is being requested to extend both interventions for a second year (AY2014-15), through projects 1 and 2, and to carry out in-person data collection in AY2015-16 to measure outcomes and candidate mediating mechanisms. The administrative core for this research program will provide the necessary leadership and administrative support structure to ensure the effective implementation and coordination of the proposed work, through the work of the core lead Jens Ludwig and a full-time program manager, Elana Dean, who has prior research experience and program management experience, including with the relevant local government and non-profit partners on this project through her previous experiences at the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The administrative core will (1) provide research leadership and oversight; (2) facilitate interactions among non-profit and city partners; (3) provide necessary administrative and project management assistance to our investigators and all participating institutions; (4) manage all related finances; (5) convene and coordinate all necessary meetings of the research team and advisory Technical Review Panel; and (6) provide day-to-day logistical coordination for the large-scale intervention and data collection. This core will also ensure compliance with all institutional regulations and requirements as well as timely communication and consultation with CPS, Match Education, and Youth Guidance (YG) staff. The objectives of the administrative core will be complemented by two other cores: the implementation and administrative data core and analysis and dissemination core.

改善弱势青少年的教育和生活成果是美国的首要任务，但迄今为止，这样做的人并不多 事实证明，干预措施可以改善这些青年，尤其是男性的成果。核心主题是 我们更大的计划项目是评估改善长期生活的最有效（且最具成本效益）的方法 弱势青年的成果，重点是与受教育程度密切相关的成果， 危险和犯罪行为以及暴力参与。 2013 年夏天，我们确定了一个研究样本 芝加哥南区和西区 12 所公立高中有 2,134 名进入 9 年级和 10 年级的男生在工作 与芝加哥公立学校 (CPS) 密切合作。这些年轻人被随机分配接受非常 有前途的学术干预（由 Match Education 提供的高剂量数学辅导，该辅导在之前的 我们的合作者 Roland Fryer 进行的非实验研究发现，数学成绩可以提高 0.5 到 0.7 六年级和九年级学生的标准差），或者非常有希望的非学术干预（一种形式） 称为“成为男人”（BAM）的认知行为疗法，由非营利组织开发和实施 芝加哥，青年指导），或者两者都接受，或者两者都不接受。该干预措施于 2013 年 8 月启动，旨在 2013-14 学年有外部（非 NICHD）支持。正在请求延长 NICHD 的支持 第二年（AY2014-15）通过项目 1 和 2 进行干预，并进行现场数据 2015-16 财年收集数据，以衡量结果和候选人调解机制。行政方面 该研究计划的核心将提供必要的领导和行政支持结构 通过核心领导的工作，确保拟议工作的有效实施和协调 Jens Ludwig 和全职项目经​​理 Elana Dean，她之前有研究经验和项目 管理经验，包括与该项目相关地方政府和非营利合作伙伴的管理经验 通过她之前在芝加哥大学犯罪实验室的经历。行政核心将 (1) 提供研究领导和监督； (2) 促进非营利组织与城市合作伙伴之间的互动； (3) 为我们的调查人员和所有参与人员提供必要的行政和项目管理协助 机构； （四）管理一切相关财务； (5) 召集和协调所有必要的会议 研究团队和咨询技术审查小组； (6) 提供日常后勤协调 大规模干预和数据收集。该核心还将确保遵守所有机构规定 法规和要求，并及时与CPS、Match Education、 和青年指导 (YG) 工作人员。行政核心的目标将得到另外两个目标的补充 核心：执行和管理数据核心以及分析和传播核心。