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Review of disability and rehabilitation research : NIDRR grantmaking processes and products / Committee on the External Evaluation of NIDRR and Its Grantees ; Jeanne C. Rivard, Mary Ellen O'Connell, and David H. Wegman, editors ; Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (U.S.)
Rehabilitation--Research --United States --Evaluation.
Research grants--United States --Evaluation.
People with disabilities--Research --United States --Evaluation.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)--United States.
Financing, Government--standards --United States.
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care--United States.
Health Services Research--standards --United States.
Program Evaluation--United States.
Evaluation Studies as Topic--United States.
Other author/creatorRivard, Jeanne Catherine.
Other author/creatorO'Connell, Mary Ellen.
Other author/creatorWegman, David H.
Other author/creatorNational Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the External Evaluation of NIDRR and Its Grantees.
Portion of title NIDRR grantmaking processes and products
Contents Introduction -- Evaluation scope and methods -- NIDRR's priority-setting processes -- NIDRR's peer review process -- Grant management -- Summative evaluation.
Abstract "The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is the principal federal agency supporting applied research, training, and development to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. NIDRR's mission is to generate new knowledge and promote its effective use in improving the ability of persons with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community, as well as to expand society's capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodations for its citizens with disabilities. NIDRR prides itself on being proactive in establishing program performance measures and developing accountability data systems to track the progress of its grantees. An electronic annual reporting system is used to collect data from grantees on many aspects of grant operation and outputs. Various formative and summative evaluation approaches have been used to assess the quality of the performance and results of the agency's research portfolio and its grantees. Prompted by the need to provide more data on its program results, in 2009 NIDRR requested that the National Research Council (NRC) conduct an external evaluation of some of the agency's key processes and assess the quality of outputs produced by NIDRR grantees (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 2009a). Review of Disability and Rehabilitation Research presents the results of that evaluation"--Publisher's description.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Other formsAlso available online as viewed 4/10/2012.
ISBN9780309222297
ISBN030922229X

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