Policy Question and Underlying Question Why This Question? For What User Purpose? 5 Example: We want to know whether children Home visiting Targeting and Is participation in prevention programs such as home visiting associated with better enrolled in home visiting programs succeed program improving educational outcomes? in school (for example, third grade test management, prevention scores) Policy makers, programming, as Legislators, well as improving Public at large, educational Researchers outcomes 1 Youngstar: What comparison can be made between children coming It will help us to know if our out of a 4 or 5 star program, compared to children coming out of a 2 quality indicators really lead to star program? success are they good? – are ready for kindergarten? are proficient in reading and math in 3rd grade? 1 How are we assessing needs? Should we measure by a universal assessment/screener? (ASQ?) 1 What is on with children who aren’t in public programs before Challenge: How do we get this entering K12? info? 1 How are Foster Care children doing? are ready for kindergarten? are proficient in reading and math in 3rd grade? 1 How are children doing from stage to stage? 1 How many kids get developmental screening? When? How often? By whom? Number referred? Followup? 1 Continuity of tracking for foster care children? 1 How many kids are breastfed? How often, etc?
Policy Question and Underlying Question Why This Question? User For What Purpose? 5 Example: Is participation in prevention programs such as home visiting associated with better educational outcomes? We want to know whether children enrolled in home visiting programs succeed in school (for example, third grade test scores) Home visiting program management, Policy makers, Legislators, Public at large, Researchers Targeting and improving prevention programming, as well as improving educational outcomes 1 Youngstar: What comparison can be made between children coming out of a 4 or 5 star program, compared to children coming out of a 2 star program? are ready for kindergarten? are proficient in reading and math in 3rd grade? It will help us to know if our quality indicators really lead to success – are they good? 1 How are we assessing needs? Should we measure by a universal assessment/screener? (ASQ?) 1 What is on with children who aren’t in public programs before entering K12? Challenge: How do we get this info? 1 How are Foster Care children doing? are ready for kindergarten? are proficient in reading and math in 3rd grade? 1 How are children doing from stage to stage? 1 How many kids get developmental screening? When? How often? By whom? Number referred? Followup? 1 Continuity of tracking for foster care children? 1 How many kids are breastfed? How often, etc?
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