Kenneth Frank

The purpose of this project is to advance, extend, and apply existing sensitivity analysis techniques to make them most useful for education research and practice. Specifically, the researchers will expand the Impact Threshold for a Confounding Variable (ITCV) and the Robustness of Inference to Replacement (RIR) approaches to a variety of designs and design features, such as differential attrition, moderation analyses, and regression discontinuity designs. In doing so, the researchers hope t...

In this  mixed-methods project, researchers will describe the support networks and help-seeking preferences and behaviors of first-generation students at four public colleges in California, and explore relations between these preferences and behaviors and key postsecondary outcomes. By combining a qualitative analysis of students' social networks with a quantitative analysis of administrative data, the research team will generate insights that colleges may use to strengthen existing service...