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Power Analysis offers a full range of research services to clients in the public sector. Our highly trained and experienced staff of applied research specialists consistently strives for the highest standards in the industry, ensuring research of superb quality. We are dedicated to understanding thoroughly the needs of our clients, to designing and executing research that addresses those needs, and to producing a timely report written clearly and concisely. We offer a complete toolbox of services for measuring and improving program performance:
Robert brings a public policy perspective to assignments, with several years of government experience in a policy and research capacity, and solid academic training in policy analysis, politics, economics, statistics and programme evaluation. He has conducted evaluations in the areas of training, education, welfare, health, housing, and political opinion. He has mastered traditional as well as innovative statistical methods for analyzing survey data, including log-linear and latent structure methods. EDUCATION
Awards and Distinctions Full Scholarship at Berkeley, 1987-88; 1988-89; 1989-90 Full Scholarship at University of Saskatchewan, 1978-79 Partial Scholarship at St. Francis Xavier University, 1976-77 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1995-present President, Power Analysis Inc. 1990-1995 Senior Consultant, Norpark Research Consultants, Inc. 1988-1990 Research Assistant, Survey Research Center, University of California, Berkeley 1987 (summer) Internship at Canadian Consulate General, San Francisco 1982-1986 Director, Management Information System, Income Security Division, Saskatchewan Social Services 1980-1981 Research Officer, Saskatchewan Health EXAMPLES OF RECENT PROJECTS Managed a process of evaluation of the PEI strategic initiative called the Ready to Learn Project ($85,000). Involved a document/literature review, key informant interviews, focus groups, administrative data review, and surveys of participants and non-participants. Designed study, analyzed all data and wrote all reports. Managed an evaluation of the National Literacy Secretariat ($125,000). Involved document/literature review, key informant interviews, case studies, administrative data review, and surveys of participants and non-participants. Designed study, analyzed all data and wrote most reports. Managed two large evaluations ($331,000 and $238,000) for Employment and Immigration Canada (now called Human Resource Development) that assess the Youth Strategy Programme (federal-provincial pilot projects focusing on the school-to-work transition) in Newfoundland and New Brunswick. Both evaluations involve phone surveys, focus groups, personal interviews, a literature review; a review of economic conditions, an administrative file review; case studies, and advanced econometric modeling. Designed study and wrote most reports. Managed a large programme evaluation of five training programs offered by Employment and Immigration Canada. The $300,000 evaluation included a huge mail survey (N=20,000) of former unemployment insurance claimants, and several smaller surveys (by mail and phone, and face-to-face) of EIC staff involved in the training option. Managed an evaluation of supportive housing projects ($140,000). These projects provide a combination of housing and support services and are designed to enable people with special needs to live independently. Ontario Ministries of Housing and Community and Social Services. Directed a large national study of exemplary junior and senior kindergartens to learn what makes kindergartens effective for the Ontario Ministry of Education ($135,000). Berkeley doctoral dissertation was an analysis of survey data on political and economic attitudes of legislators and the public in Canada. The study compared attitudes across political parties and between politicians and voters within each party. Also at Berkeley, wrote major policy options papers on acid rain, AIDS, and digital audio technology, and carried out an organizational analysis of Canadian Consulate General in San Francisco. At Saskatchewan Social Services, played key role in design, development, and subsequent evaluations of job creation and job training programs for welfare recipients. Also, helped evaluate new computer system to monitor welfare programs. PUBLICATIONS Power, Bob. More or less poor. Policy Options. 1985; 6(1):37-38 Power, Bob et al. Utilization of psychotropic drugs in Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 1983;28(7): 547-551. Power, Robert. Political Preferences and Belief Systems Revealed Through Log-linear and Latent Structure Analysis. Doctoral Dissertation, Berkeley, 1990. Park, N., R. Power, W.C. Riddell & G. Wong An assessment of government-sponsored training. Canadian Journal of Economics. 1996;29:S93-S98. Power, Bob. What's in a question? Policy Options. 1997; 18(3):44-46. |
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