At  LEAD Projects, we advance the quality of teaching and learning by evaluating the effectiveness and impact of educational innovations, policies, and practices within higher education. Rigorous, theory-driven methods and interdisciplinary collaborations anchor our approach to evaluation, leading to the adaptation and dissemination of evidence-based strategies in service to student learning.

We design and co-create.

• We offer feedback on evaluation designs, data collection strategies, and methods of data analysis.
• We craft evaluation plans for and with our clients.

We collaborate and connect.

• We facilitate conversations among people with a stake in the programs we evaluate.
• We integrate multiple perspectives and bridge disciplinary boundaries in our evaluation studies.

We assess and investigate.

• We conduct evaluation studies to improve educational programs and policies related to higher education.
• We produce scholarly work that contributes to the knowledge base of program evaluation.

We interpret and translate.

• We help link evaluation findings to practice.
• We help clients consider how their programs could work and examine how they actually work.

We educate and inform.

• We educate others about the process of program evaluation from beginning to end.
• We build understanding about the value of program evaluation.