Title: Grant%20Writing%20Workshop%20for%20Research%20on%20Adult%20Education
1Grant Writing Workshop for Research on Adult
Education
- Elizabeth R. Albro
- National Center for Education Research
2Why Adult Education?
- 30 million American adults, or 14 percent of the
adult population, have difficulty reading - 22 percent of the adult population have limited
quantitative skills
3Adult Education Learners
- Adult Basic Education
- Adult Secondary Education
- Adult English Learners
- Postsecondary Students in Remedial Programs
4Getting Started
5Getting Started
- Requests for Applications
- IES Grants.gov Application Submission Guide
- Application Package
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10Finding Requests for Applications
- FY 2011 Requests for Applications (RFAs) and the
IES Grants.gov Application Submission Guide are
available on - http//ies.ed.gov/funding
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- For future RFAs, sign up for the IES Newsflash
- http//ies.ed.gov/newsflash/
11Finding Application Packages
- FY 2011 application packages for June are
available on www.grants.gov - The June application package will be available on
April 29, 2010
12Research Grant Programs
- Education Research Grant Program
- National Research and Development Centers
13Identify Appropriate Grant Program and Topic
- Read the Request for Applications
- Check the announced topics
- Look at the abstracts of projects funded under a
research topic - http//ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/
14Education Research Grant Program (84.305A)
15Solution-Driven Research
- Research intended to contribute to the solution
of practical education problems - Exploration
- Development and Innovation
- Efficacy and Replication
- Scale-up Evaluation
- Measurement
16Adult Education Research Questions Can Be
Considered Under Several NCER Topics
- Adult Education
- Cognition and Student Learning
- Postsecondary Education
- Education Technology
- Analysis of Longitudinal Data to Support State
and Local Education Reform
17Adult Education Topic
- Must focus on basic reading, writing, or
mathematics skills of adult learners - Adult basic education, adult secondary education,
and programs for adults who are learning English - Programs designed to help underprepared students
acquire the skills to succeed in college (e.g.,
developmental or bridge programs)
18Adult Education Topic
- Under measurement goal
- Assessments must be reading, writing, or
mathematics assessments appropriate for adult
learners
19Cognition and Student Learning Topic
- How can principles and knowledge emerging from
research on cognitive science be used to better
understand student learning and improve student
outcomes?
20Cognition and Student Learning Topic
- Research must focus on.. basic reading, writing,
or mathematics skills or study skills for
students in - vocational education
- adult basic education
- developmental (remedial)/bridge programs for
underprepared college students
21Postsecondary Education Topic
- Access to, persistence in, or completion of
postsecondary education - Implemented at the high school or postsecondary
level
22Postsecondary Education Topic
- Measurement goal
- Measures of learning at the postsecondary level
(e.g., college-level proficiencies in reading,
writing, critical thinking, and mathematics) that
could be used broadly across institutions of
higher education to assess what students have
learned in college
23Education Technology
- Basic reading, writing, mathematics, or study
skills classes to adults in college developmental
programs, vocational education, or adult education
24Analysis of Longitudinal Data to Support Local
and State Education Reform Topic
- Students in kindergarten through postsecondary
education (undergraduate only) - Based upon a longitudinal database maintained by
an SEA or LEA
25Analysis of Longitudinal Data (cont.)
- Must address either basic academic outcomes in
reading, writing, mathematics, or science, or
general academic outcomes such as grade
retention, course completion, high school
graduation, access to postsecondary education,
and completion of postsecondary education
26Analysis of Longitudinal Data (cont.)
- Must include the involvement of at least one SEA
or LEA and the key research personnel must
include at least one state or district person - Must include explicit permission from the holder
of the longitudinal data for the applicant to use
the data for the purpose described in the
application
27Funding Available
- Depends upon the research goal and scope of the
project posed - Check details in Part III Requirements of the
Proposed Research of the RFA
28National Research and Development
Centers(84.305C)
- TOPIC 1 Cognition and Adult Literacy
- TOPIC 3 Postsecondary Education and Employment
29Cognition and Adult Literacy RD Center
- Explore underlying cognitive processes
- Develop and evaluate interventions for adult
learners - Specify population (ABE, ASE, Adult ESL)
- Include reading, writing, and/or numeracy as
focus of the research
30Postsecondary Education and Employment RD
Center
- Support state/researcher partnerships to
- Identify state education longitudinal databases
that include or can be linked to longitudinal
student postsecondary data and employment/workforc
e data - Link and carry out analyses using these datasets
- Answer research questions examining relationships
between postsecondary education and employment
outcomes
31For All Centers
- Typical awards are 1,000,000 to 2,000,000
(total cost direct indirect) per year for 5
years - Application due date is September 16, 2010
32Challenge of Adult Education Applications
- Identifying and locating appropriate samples
- Retention and attrition
- Multiple types of learners served in a single
setting - Prior empirical knowledge of how to improve adult
education outcomes is limited
33Preparing the Application
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35http//ies.ed.gov/resourcesforresearchers.asp
36Research Narrative
- Significance
- Methodological Requirements (Research Plan)
- Personnel
- Resources
- Management Plan (for RD Center applications)
37Reviewers Perspectives
- Write clearly and concisely
- Address the points described in the RFA
- Organize information in logical sequence
- Label sections and number pages
- Make it easy for reviewers to find and understand
the information
38Submitting an Application
- All applications must be submitted electronically
to http//www.grants.gov - By 430 p.m. Washington, DC, time on the date
listed in the RFA for the competition to which
you are submitting
39Final Application Submission
- Online forms are complete
- PDF files of application contents have been
uploaded - Authorized representative has completed the final
step of the electronic process - You have received an e-mail acknowledging receipt
of your application
40What Happens Next?
41Peer Review
- The application is reviewed for compliance
- Compliant applications are assigned to a review
panel - Two or three panel members will conduct a primary
review of each application - At the panel meeting, the most competitive
applications are reviewed by the full panel
42Peer Review Process Information
- http//ies.ed.gov/director/sro/peer_review/index.a
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43Notification
- All applicants will receive an e-mail
notification of the status of their application - All applicants will receive copies of the
reviewer comments - If you are not granted an award the first time,
plan on resubmitting and talk to your program
officer
44Final Reminders
45Dont Forget...
- Start early
- Read the Request for Applications
- Talk with the program officer
- Start the online submission process early
46ies.ed.gov
- Elizabeth Albro
- elizabeth.albro_at_ed.gov
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