Harrisburg

Services are available along all points on the research and evaluation continuum. These include:

• Initial research question and goal articulation

• Development of program logic models and theories of change

• Background research and literature review

• Project planning and execution:

  • Needs assessments to systematically identify gaps in organizational operations

  • Impact evaluation of new and existing programs and interventions

  • Implementation/process evaluation of new and existing programs and interventions, including fidelity of implementation to standards and guidelines

• Data collection:

  • Survey development, distribution, and data management

  • Interviews, focus groups, observation, field work, document/artifact review

• Data analysis:

  • Analysis of qualitative data (e.g., interviews, focus groups, documents), including inductive and deductive coding, and narrative and thematic analysis

  • Analysis of quantitative (numerical) data, including descriptive and inferential statistics

• Data reporting:

  • The ORE team is skilled at translating complex data and study findings into cohesive, compelling stories and graphics suitable for both specialist and non-technical audiences.