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Cedarloch Research LLC
is a national social science research and evaluation firm serving public,
private, and non-profit organizations that provide education and outreach to
youth and adults. Clients include federal, state, and local governments,
colleges and universities, Pre-K–12 educational systems, schools, and
collaborations, and non-formal education providers such as zoos, aquariums,
museums, parks and community-based organizations.
Cedarloch and its clients share the common bond of commitment to providing educational opportunities for members of those populations that are traditionally underserved and underrepresented in postsecondary education generally and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) specifically.
The major emphasis for Cedarloch is building individual and organizational capacity for program and policy development, implementation and evaluation, and strategic and long-range planning including environmental scanning, needs assessment, theory of action design, identification of appropriate strategies, outputs, outcomes and impact, and selection of indicators and suitable measurement tools.
Cedarloch staff design, facilitate, and conduct applied social science research, action research, survey design, administration and analysis, selection of information dissemination methods, and the design of organizational performance measurement, monitoring, and data management systems that produce consistent, reliable and valid data for decision-making and accountability. Specific techniques include qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analysis, popular and scholarly literature review, development of program theory and logic models, surveys and focus groups, action research roundtables, community scans, prototyping, pilot testing, instrument development and validation, stakeholder capacity-building, and expert panel assessment and review.
Although the educational focus for many clients is improving public literacy and action related to the STEM disciplines, Cedarloch offers research, program development and evaluation services to a variety of organizations desiring to improve their educational processes, public outreach, and engagement capacity through multi-disciplinary educational content and approaches.
Cedarloch Research LLC is owned and managed by Emmalou Norland, Ph.D.
Cedarloch and its clients share the common bond of commitment to providing educational opportunities for members of those populations that are traditionally underserved and underrepresented in postsecondary education generally and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) specifically.
The major emphasis for Cedarloch is building individual and organizational capacity for program and policy development, implementation and evaluation, and strategic and long-range planning including environmental scanning, needs assessment, theory of action design, identification of appropriate strategies, outputs, outcomes and impact, and selection of indicators and suitable measurement tools.
Cedarloch staff design, facilitate, and conduct applied social science research, action research, survey design, administration and analysis, selection of information dissemination methods, and the design of organizational performance measurement, monitoring, and data management systems that produce consistent, reliable and valid data for decision-making and accountability. Specific techniques include qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analysis, popular and scholarly literature review, development of program theory and logic models, surveys and focus groups, action research roundtables, community scans, prototyping, pilot testing, instrument development and validation, stakeholder capacity-building, and expert panel assessment and review.
Although the educational focus for many clients is improving public literacy and action related to the STEM disciplines, Cedarloch offers research, program development and evaluation services to a variety of organizations desiring to improve their educational processes, public outreach, and engagement capacity through multi-disciplinary educational content and approaches.
Cedarloch Research LLC is owned and managed by Emmalou Norland, Ph.D.