Anatoli Theodoridou, Zoi Koukou, Eleftheria Taousani, Eleni Katsantoni, Angeliki Antonakou
Insights Into the Employability of Midwifery Graduates. A Case Study of the International Hellenic University
Materia socio-medica
despite policy relevance longerterm evaluations educational interventions relatively rare common approach problem rely longitudinal research determine targets intervention looking correlation childrens early skills eg preschool numeracy mediumterm outcomes eg firstgrade math achievement however approach sometimes overor underpredicted longterm effects eg 5thgrade math achievement successfully improving early math skills using withinstudy comparison design assess various approaches forecasting mediumterm impacts early math skillbuilding interventions accurate forecasts obtained including comprehensive baseline controls using combination conceptually proximal distal shortterm outcomes nonexperimental longitudinal data researchers use approach establish set designs analyses predict impacts interventions two years posttreatment approach also applied power analyses model checking theory revisions understand mechanisms contributing mediumterm outcomes