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4.4. Selection Bias and Comparison Groups

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 4.4. Selection Bias and Comparison Groups

The essence of evaluation research is asking whether the outcomes of the intervention group are different from those of some comparable comparison group which did not receive the intervention. Developing comparison groups for LTC RAP apprentices and programs will be challenging because of the selection bias inherent in the way apprentices are chos
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4.3. Length of Intervention

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 4.3. Length of Intervention

The length of the LTC RAP programs is an important issue for any evaluation because of its implications for the cost of data collection. An evaluation that involves measuring the apprentice at the beginning and the end of the program (and perhaps during the course of the program and afterwards) would need to consider how long it is necessary to fo
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4.2. Size of the Programs

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 4.2. Size of the Programs

LTC RAP is a program characterized by a large number of programs spread across four different occupations with few apprentices in each program (Anderson et al., 2010 ). As of May 2011, the entire LTC RAP consists of 119 training programs, 954 active apprentices, a total of 1,347 people who have ever completed an apprenticeship, and overall, a tota
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4.1. Uniformity of the Intervention

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 4.1. Uniformity of the Intervention

The design of LTC RAPs is decentralized with individual employers given great discretion over what goals they attempt to achieve and the critical elements of the training program, including the curriculum, length of the apprenticeship, and types of training provided. LTC RAPs include four different occupations, with different training requirements
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4. CHARACTERISTICS OF LTC RAPS RELEVANT TO

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 4. Characteristics of LTC Raps Relevant to Evaluation Designs

In the evaluation of any program, the particular characteristics of the intervention make it easier or more difficult to design an evaluation. The LTC RAP has numerous characteristics relevant to designing an evaluation including: (1) the uniformity of the intervention; (2) program length; (3) the size and scalability of these programs; (4) availa
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3.2. Employers

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 3.2. Employers

Most of the research questions on employers relate to whether the training improves outcomes for the organization as a whole. Important questions include: Does the LTC RAP improve the quality of care/quality of life provided by the organization? Does the LTC RAP reduce turnover and, therefore, reduce recruitment and new training costs?
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3.1. Apprentices

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 3.1. Apprentices

Most of the research questions on apprentices relate to whether the training improves the income and skills of LTC RAP participants and the workers’ commitment to the employer and the field of long-term care. These questions can be asked of both participants who complete the apprenticeship program and those who do not complete the program. Import
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3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 3. Research Questions

Whether an evaluation of the LTC RAP is feasible and which design is best depends in part of what questions ASPE/HHS and DOL wish to answer. For example, questions about how apprentices view the LTC RAP can be answered with focus groups or surveys of workers, but cannot be answered with administrative datasets, such as Unemployment Insurance data.
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2. BACKGROUND ON THE LONG-TERM CARE

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 2. Background on the Long-term CARE Apprenticeship Program (ltc Rap)

The apprenticeship model is distinguished by its integration of instruction and work; apprentices learn occupational competencies both in formal classroom settings and while working at a job that directly applies and reinforces those competencies. Structuring training in this way provides apprentices with an income during the training and helps as
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1. INTRODUCTION

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. 1. Introduction

The United States faces a critical need for high-quality long-term care workers. The demand for long-term care services is projected to roughly double between 2000 and 2030 as the population ages (Johnson, Toomey, and Wiener, 2007). The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) projects that home health aides (HHAs) and home care personal care assistants wil
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. Executive Summary

The United States faces a critical need for high-quality long-term care workers. The demand for long-term care services is projected to roughly double between 2000 and 2030 as the population ages (Johnson, Toomey, and Wiener, 2007). The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) projects that home health aides and home care personal care assistants will be am
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program. Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the useful and insightful comments on an earlier draft of this report provided by Professor Robert Glover of the University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Robyn Stone of LeadingAge. Their expertise added greatly to the report. We also thank our Co-Project Officers, Marie Squillace in the Office of the Assistant Se
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Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care

Evaluation Design Options for the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program

This report is the final deliverable of a joint project sponsored ASPE/HHS and U.S. Department of Labor to assess the feasibility of conducting a rigorous evaluation of the LTC RAP. This analysis evaluates possible research designs to evaluate the Long-Term Care Registered Apprenticeship Program (LTC RAP) administered by the U.S. Department of Lab
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Ensuring a Qualified Long-Term Care Workforce:

Ensuring a Qualified Long-Term Care Workforce: From Pre-Employment Screens to On-the-Job Monitoring : Table 16

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Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New

Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Field : Table 17

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Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New

Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Field : Table 16

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Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New

Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Field : Table 15

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Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New

Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Field : Table 14

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Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New

Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Field : Table 13

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Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New

Federal Workforce Development Programs: A New Opportunity for Recruiting and Retaining Direct Care Workers in the Long-Term Care Field : Table 12

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