The September issue of Evaluation & the Health Professions is devoted to articles focused on “Surveying Clinicians.” Among the articles featured is a paper by UWSC staff members Jennifer Dykema, Nathan Jones, Tara Piché and …
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UWSC Project Director Nathan Jones travels to Africa to work on an early childhood assessment project in refugee camps
UWSC Senior Project Director Nathan Jones recently traveled to a Darfuri refugee camp in eastern Chad to conduct an early childhood assessment for a new preschool program. A non-governmental organization (NGO) called Little Ripples hired …
Wisconsin Early Childcare Study (WECCS)
The Wisconsin Early Childcare Study (WECCS) is a validation study designed to examine whether child care providers in the state of Wisconsin with higher ratings are better able to promote healthy development and learning.
Ken Croes serves as panelist at UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) event
Senior Project Director Ken Croes will speak at a panel discussion titled “What Every Quantitative Investigator Needs to Know About Working with a Qualitative Researcher.” Sponsored by the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at …
UWSC staff participate in the 2013 Interviewer-Respondent Interaction Workshop
Several UWSC staff presented at the 2013 Interviewer-Respondent Interaction Workshop in Boston, Massachusetts on May 15-16. The purpose of the workshop was to foster research related to interviewers and interviewer-respondent interaction. UWSC staff names appear …
In celebration of our 25th anniversary, UWSC invited UW-Madison Faculty and Staff to tour our new facility
In celebration of our 25th anniversary, UWSC invited UW-Madison Faculty and Staff to tour our new facility, centrally located in Sterling Hall. The response and excitement generated by our invitation was overwhelming! Nearly 75 people …
UWSC staff to participate in the 68th annual AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) Conference on “Asking Critical Questions: Toward a Sustainable Future for Public Opinion and Social Research”
Several UWSC staff will present at the annual meeting of the 2013 conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) in Boston, Massachusetts on May 16-19. As in previous years, UWSC staff will …
UWSC staff to participate in the annual IFD&TC (International Field Directors and Technologies Conference)
UWSC staff will continue their tradition of providing a strong presence at the annual International Field Directors and Technologies Conference (IFD&TC) to be held in Providence, Rhode Island from May 19-22. A large group of …
Issue of Public Opinion Quarterly edited by UWSC researchers
Jennifer Dykema (Survey Methodologist) and Nora Cate Schaeffer (Faculty Director) are guest editors of Public Opinion Quarterly’s Special Issue: Topics in Survey Measurement and Public Opinion. Public Opinion Quarterly is the official journal of the …
Panel for the Future of Social Science Data Collection releases its report
The Panel on a Research Agenda for the Future of Social Science Data Collection (of the Committee on National Statistics of the National Research Council) has released its report: Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys: A …