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These resources were developed as part of the ‘Learning about evaluation with small cohorts: pilots to test the methodologies’ project.
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These resources were developed as part of the ‘Learning about evaluation with small cohorts: pilots to test the methodologies’ project.

Higher education providers face challenges when evaluating interventions that have small sample sizes. This project involved the piloting of evaluation methodologies that are suitable for small cohorts.

Webinar launch: ‘Learning about evaluation with small cohorts’ below.

Related outputs

Read the overarching report: Learning about evaluation with small cohorts (PDF) Read the guidance report: Impact evaluation with small cohorts: Methodology guidance

City College Norwich

Report: Contribution analysis – impact evaluation with small cohorts (PDF)
Case study: Contribution analysis case study: Evaluation of the higher education tutorial supervisor role (PDF)
Theory of change: Theory of Change for City College Norwich student support intervention: Higher education tutorial supervisor role (PDF)

Leeds Arts University

Report: Evaluation with small cohorts: Contribution Analysis of a Leeds Arts University access intervention (PDF) Case study: Contribution Analysis case study: Evaluation of Creative Pathways Access Programme (PDF) Theory of change: Theory of Change for Leeds Arts University access intervention: Creative Pathways Programme (PDF)

Plymouth Marjon University

Report: Using Transformative Evaluation (TE) in a Higher Education context: reflecting on the use of TE through the evaluation of the Student Colleagues scheme (PDF)
Case study: Transformative Evaluation case study: Evaluation of Student Colleagues scheme (PDF) Theory of change: Theory of Change for Plymouth Marjon University employability intervention: Student Colleagues (SC) scheme (PDF)

University Centre Leeds

Report: Gypsy, Roma, Traveller: community outreach programme (PDF) Case study: Realist Evaluation case study: Evaluation of Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Community Outreach Programme (PDF) Theory of change: Theory of Change for University Centre Leeds access intervention: Gypsy, Roma, Traveller community outreach programme (PDF)

University of Suffolk

Report: Small ‘n’ Evaluation: Micro-placements: A Realist Evaluation (PDF) Case study: Realist Evaluation case study: Evaluation of micro-placements (PDF) Theory of change: Theory of Change for University of Suffolk employability intervention (PDF)

University of Leeds, Lifelong Learning Centre

Report: A small-n study using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to understand the combination of factors that contribute to a rise in self-reported confidence in participants on a non-accredited pre-entry programme (PDF) Case study: Qualitative Comparative Analysis case study: Evaluation of Jumpstart (PDF) Theory of change: Theory of Change for University of Leeds, Lifelong Learning Centre access intervention: Jumpstart  (PDF)

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