ILLUSTRATIVE AND RECENT PUBLICATIONS
BY COSMOS'S STAFF

Yin, Robert K., and Darnella Davis, “State-Level Education Reform: Putting All the Pieces Together,” in Kenneth Wong and Stacey Rutledge (eds.), Reforming Education, Information Age Publishing, Greenwich, CT, In press.

First Annual Report, 2004-2005, "Math and Science Partnership Program Evaluation (MSP-PE): Evaluation Design and Drafts of Selected Substudies, Vol. I-IV," prepared for the National Science Foundation, December 2005.

Final Report: Strategies and Trends in Urban Education Reform, Cross-Site Evaluation of the Urban Systemic Program, prepared for the National Science Foundation, September 30, 2005.

Evaluating Districtwide Education Reform, Some Lessons Learned, Cross-Site Evaluation of the Urban Systemic Program, prepared for the National Science Foundation, September 30, 2005.

Cross-Site Evaluation of the Urban Systemic Program, Short Summary Reports, prepared for the National Science Foundation, September 30, 2005.

Cost-Benefit Estimates in Prevention Research, prepared for Journal of Primary Prevention, Volume 25, Issue 2, Winter 2004.

Data Analysis Methods Selected for Analyzing OMH-RC’s Client Satisfaction Survey, prepared for the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services, Rockville, MD, May 2004.

Applications of Case Study Research, Second Edition Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, Second edition 2003.

Case Study Research: Design and Methods, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, Third edition, 2003, (First edition 1984, Revised edition 1989, Second edition 1994, Portuguese translation 2001, and Japanese translation 1994).

“External Resources,” in W. Geller (ed.), Local Government Police Management, prepared for IMCA University, Washington, D.C., Fourth edition, 2003.

Evaluation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Comprehensive Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) Education Program and Outreach Activities, prepared for NASA and the University of Virginia, January 2003.

The National Evaluation of the Voluntary Public School Choice Program: Analysis of First-Year Performance Reports, 2003.

Final Report: Findings from the Field-focused Study of The Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program, prepared for Policy and Program Studies, U.S. Department of Education 2003.

Cross-site Evaluation of the Urban Systemic Program, Third Annual Report: Baseline Outcome Analysis, prepared for Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation, January 2003.

Limited English Proficiency as a Barrier to Family Planning Services, prepared for the Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 2003.

Success Story: The National Accounts Project, The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Project, report to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership, COSMOS Corporation, Bethesda, MD, August 2003.

A Case Study of the Coalitions for Youth Violence Prevention Program: Final Report, prepared for the Center for Mental Health Services, COSMOS Corporation, Bethesda, MD, August 2003.

Final Report: National Study of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Managed Care Organizations, prepared for the Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, August 2003.

Evaluation of the Skillman Foundation’s Parenting Matters Initiative: Final Report, prepared for the Skillman Foundation, September 2003.

Final Report: Developing a Self-Assessment Tool for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Local Public Health Agencies, prepared for the Office of Minoroity Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, December 2003.

Final Report: A National Evaluation Plan for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prevention Research Centers, prepared for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, December 2003.

The Cross-site Evaluation of the State Incentive Grant Program, Final Report, Volume I, Assessing Community-level Initiative and Volume II, Case Study Reports from the Community-level Site Visits prepared for Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2002.

The Cross-site Evaluation of the State Incentive Grant Program, State Systems Changes and the State Incentive Grant Program: Interim Results from 7 Cases, prepared for Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, December 2002.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center Model Practices in Strategic Planning, Market Analysis, and Performance Results, prepared for National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, November 2002.

National Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program, prepared for National Institute of Justice, Office of Research and Evaluation, July 2002.

Juvenile Gun Courts: “Promoting Accountability and Providing Treatment,” Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants Program Bulletin, May 2002.

The Need for Rural Systems in Prevention, prepared for Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2001.

Myths and Realities in Substance Abuse Prevention, prepared for Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, November 2001.

Building Effective Strategies to Promote Youth Development and Prevent Youth Violence Grant Program Cross-Site Evaluation, prepared for John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, July 2001.

The Technology Administration’s Office of Technology Policy Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology: Case Study Report, prepared for Office of Technology Policy, U.S. Department of Commerce, June 2001.

Cost-Benefit Estimates from Prevention Research, prepared for Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, June 2001.

“Death on Patrol: Killings of American Law Enforcement Officers,” in R. Dunham and G. Alpert (eds.), Critical Issues in Policing: Contemporary Readings, Waveland Press, U.S.A., Fourth edition, February 2001.

“Rival Explanations as an Alternative to Reforms as ‘Experiments,’” in L. Bickman (ed.), Validity and Social Experimentation: Donald
Campbell’s Legacy, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2000, pp.
239-266.

YouthALIVE! Initiative (Phase II): A Final Evaluation, prepared for the Wallace-Reader’s Digest Funds, August 2000.

“Using Outcome Data to Evaluate Community Drug Prevention
Initiatives: Pushing the State-of-the-Art,” Journal of Community Psychology, May 2000, 28:3, pp. 323-338.