Attachments I-IV Employment and Earnings Survey Cog Labs

Attachment I

Employment and Earnings Survey (EES) Technical Review Panel

Geri Anderson

Special Asssistant to the President for External Affairs

Aims Community College

5401 West 20th Street

Greeley, CO 80632

Phone: (303)503-4074

Email: [email protected]

Angela Bell

Senior Executive Director of Research and Policy Analysis

University System of Georgia

270 Washington Street SW

Atlanta, GA 30334

Phone: (404)962-3069

Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Blum

Senior Vice Present, External Relations & Public Policy

Laureate Education, Incorporaated

1500 K Street NW, Suite 250

Washington, DC 20005

Phone: (202)393-1303

Email: [email protected]

Kathy Booth

Senior Research Associate

WestEd

300 Lakeside Drive, 25th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: (510)302-4208

Email: [email protected]

Patrick Crane

Project Manager

West Virginia Community & Technical College System

1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700

Charleston, WV 25301

Phone: (304)558-0087

Email: [email protected]

Mark DeFusco

Senior Research Associate

University of Southern California

Rossier School of Education

Waite Phillips Hall WPH 701B

Los Angeles, CA 90089-4037

Phone: (213)740-7218

Email: [email protected]

Christine Fuglestad

Director of Government Affairs

Capella University

225 South 6th Street, 9th Floor

5019 Wentworth Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55419

Phone: (612)977-4524

Email: [email protected]

Alfred Gottschalck

Chief, Labor Force Statistics Branch

US Census Bureau

4600 Silver Hill Road

Washington, DC 20233

Phone: (301)763-5883

Email: [email protected]

KC Greaney

Director, Office of Institutional Research

Santa Rosa Junior College

680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway

Richard Call Bldg., Annex

Petaluma, CA 94954

Phone: (707)778-4188

Email: [email protected]

Stephen Haworth

Senior Manager, Reporting & Policy Research

Devry Education Group

3005 Highland Parkway

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone: (630)353-1434

Email: [email protected]

G. Scott Jenkins

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Undergraduate Programs

North Carolina A&T State University

1601 East Market Street

Dowdy Building 318

Greensboro, NC 27411

Phone: (336)285-3039

Email: [email protected]

Anthony Jones

Graduate Faculty

Appalachian State University

151 College Street, Suite 217-B

Boone, NC 28608

Phone: (828)262-2287

Email: [email protected]

John Kolotos

Policy Analyst

U.S. Department of Education

1990 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20202

Phone: (202)502-7762

Email: [email protected]

Tod Massa

Director, Policy Research and Data Warehousing

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

101 North 14th Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: (804)225-3147

Email: [email protected]

Heather McKay

Director, Education and Employment Research Center

Rutgers University

94 Rockafeller Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8054

Phone: (848)445-4735

Email: [email protected]

Charles Nelson

Assistant Division Chief, Economic Characteristics

Census Bureau

4600 Silver Hill Road

Washington, DC 20233

Phone: (301)763-3183

Email: [email protected]

Kent Phillipe (unable to attend)

Associate Vice President, Research & Student Success

American Association of Community Colleges

One Dupont Circle NW

Suite 410

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202)416-4505

Email: [email protected]

Anne Polivka

Supervisory Research Economist, Employment Research Chief

Bureau of Labor Statistics

2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 4945

Washington, DC 20212

Phone: (202)691-7395

Email: [email protected]

Casey Sacks

Manager

Colorado Community College System

9101 East Lowry Boulevard

Denver, CO 80230

Phone: (720)858-2841

Email: [email protected]

Rajat Shah

Senior Vice President, Student Financial Services

Lincoln Technical Institute

200 Executive Drive, Suite 340

West Orange, NJ 7052

Phone: (973)766-9099

Email: [email protected]

Christine Tracy

Director of Research

Association for Private Sector Colleges and Universities

1100 Connecticut Avenue NW

Suite 900

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202)336-6804

Email: [email protected]

Christina Whitfield

Vice Chancellor

Kentucky Community & Technical College System

300 North Main Street

Versailles, KY 40383

Phone: (859)256-3184

Email: [email protected]

Paul Umbach

Professor, Higher Education and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Department of Leadership, Policy, and Adult and Higher Education

North Carolina State University

300 Poe Hall, Box 7801

Raleigh, NC 27695

Phone: (919)515-9366

Email: [email protected]

National Center for Education Statistics

Sharon Boivin

Mathematical Statistician

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

1990 K Street NW, Room 9052

Washington, DC 20006

Phone: (202)502-7627

Email: [email protected]

Chris Chapman

Acting Associate Commissioner, Sample Surveys

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

1990 K Street NW, Room 9042

Washington, DC 20006

Phone: (202)502-7414

Email: [email protected]

Tracy Hunt-White

Education Statistician

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

1990 K Street NW, Room 9018

Washington, DC 20006

Phone: (202)502-7438

Email: [email protected]

Marilyn Seastrom

Chief Statistician

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

1990 K Street NW, Room 9040

Washington, DC 20006

Phone: (202)502-7303

Email: [email protected]

Sean Simone

Statistician

U.S. Department of Education, NCES

1990 K Street NW, Room 8125

Washington, DC 20006

Phone: (202)502-7367

Email: [email protected]

RTI International

Jeff Franklin

Senior Survey Methodologist

RTI International

3040 East Cornwallis Road

P.O. Box 12194

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Phone: (919)485-2614

Email: [email protected]

Alan Karr

Director, Center of Excellence for Complex Data Analysis

RTI International

3040 East Cornwallis Road

P.O. Box 12194

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Phone: (919)316-3423

Email: [email protected]

T. Austin Lacy

Education Research Analyst

RTI International

3040 East Cornwallis Road

P.O. Box 12194

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Phone: (919)990-8386

Email: [email protected]

John Riccobono

Vice President, Education & Workforce Development

RTI International

3040 East Cornwallis Road

P.O. Box 12194

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Phone: (919)541-7006

Email: [email protected]

Peter Siegel

Senior Statistician

RTI International

3040 East Cornwallis Road

P.O. Box 12194

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Phone: (919)541-6348

Email: [email protected]

Erin Velez

Education Research Analyst

RTI International

701 13th Street NW

Suite 750

Washington, DC 20005

Phone: (202)974-7879

Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Wine

Senior Director, Program in Education Survey Design

RTI International

3040 East Cornwallis Road

P.O. Box 12194

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Phone: (919)541-6870

Email: [email protected]

Attachment II
Recruitment Materials

Identification of Participants

Advertisements will be targeted toward individuals qualified for this particular study, describing briefly the purpose of the cognitive interviews and the opportunity for respondents to contribute to the development of the Employment and Earnings survey. The advertisements will identify the requirement that participants be recent graduates (up to 4 years following completion of the credential) of eligible gainful employment programs, as well as the time commitment of the interview and the incentive amount for participation. Sample advertisements are presented below.

Sample Facebook Post

RTI International, a non-profit research firm, is looking for recent graduates of vocational and technical certificate, diploma, and associate’s degree programs to help test a new survey on employment and earnings after college.

Who: Those who earned a vocational or technical associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma after January 2011.

When: Appointment times are available morning, afternoon and evening.

Where: Interviews will be conducted at RTI’s office in [RTP/DC/Chicago].

The interview session will take approximately 40 minutes, and eligible participants will receive $40 to thank them for their time and participation.

If you are interested in participating, please contact XXX at XXX.

Please feel free to share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested.

Sample Craigslist Ad

Title:

EARNED AN ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE AFTER JANUARY 2011? RECEIVE $40 FOR A SURVEY

Ad text:

IF YOU...

Earned a vocational or technical associate’s degree, certificate, or diploma after January 2011…

WE NEED YOU TO...

Answer a few questions about your employment and earnings since completing your program.

You may be eligible to help us pretest a survey and RECEIVE $40 for your time!

To find out if you’re ELIGIBLE:

Email us: [email protected]

Call us: XXX

Our appointment schedule is flexible, with weekend and evening sessions.

The private interview will be conducted at our [RTP/DC/Chicago] office and will take approximately 40 minutes. The purpose of the interview is to help test and refine survey questions.

RTI International is conducting this survey for the National Center for Education Statistics part of the U.S. Department of Education.

[RTI is a non-profit research firm located in Research Triangle Park near Cornwallis Road and Davis Drive, with easy access to and from I-40.]

[RTI’s DC office is located on 13th Street, N.W., with easy access to Metro Center.]

[RTI’s Chicago office is located on West Monroe St., with easy access to and from I-290 and I-94.]

Attachment III
Informed Consent

Consent to Participate in Research

Title of Research: Employment and Earnings Survey – Cognitive Interview

Introduction

You are being asked to participate in a cognitive interview to help improve a survey being constructed by RTI. The survey items will be used by the U.S. Department of Education as part of the National Household Education Study in 2016. Before you decide if you want to take part in this study, please read this Informed Consent form so that you understand what the interview is about and what you will be asked to do. This form also tells you who can participate in the interviews, the risks and benefits of participating, how we will protect your information, and who you can call if you have questions. Please ask the researcher to explain anything you don’t understand before you make your decision.

Purpose

The interview is being conducted on behalf of the National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S Department of Education, by RTI International, a research organization with headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Participation will involve answering questions and reviewing a survey for an upcoming study. During the interview, we will ask you to complete a survey questionnaire on paper or on a computer and give us your thoughts on the questions you are being asked. In addition, we will ask you questions as you go in order to measure your understanding and interpretation of the questions in the survey. The information from the interviews will help us finalize development of the questions for the final survey instrument.

Procedures

You are one of 15 individuals participating in these cognitive interviews. The interview will be audio recorded to make sure we don’t miss anything that you say and to help us write a report summarizing the results of the interviews. Upon completion of the written report, the recording will be destroyed. Your name or any information that could identify you personally will not be used in the report that we write.

Study Duration

Your participation in the cognitive interview will take about 40 minutes.

Possible Risks or Discomfort

We do not anticipate that any of the discussion topics will make you uncomfortable or upset. However you may refuse to answer any question or take a break at any time.

Your Rights

| Your Benefits |

There are no direct benefits to you from participating in this study.

| Benefits for Other People |

We hope that these interviews will help to prodice quality questions for the survey being developed on behalf of the U S Department of Education.

| Payment for Participation |

You will receive $40 upon completion of the interview.

Confidentiality

RTI International is conducting this study for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. This study is authorized by law under the Education Sciences Reform Act (20 U.S.C., Section 9543). Your participation is voluntary. Your responses may only be used for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573).

Future Contacts

We will not contact you in the future.

Your Rights

Your decision to take part in this research study is completely voluntary. You can refuse to answer any question and you can stop participating at any time.

Your Questions

If you have any questions about the study, you may call Dr. Jennifer Wine at RTI International (919-541-6870). If you have any questions about your rights as a study participant, you may call RTI’s Office of Research Protection at 1-866-214-2043 (a toll-free number).

YOU WILL BE GIVEN A COPY OF THIS CONSENT FORM TO KEEP.

Your signature below indicates that you have read the information provided above, have received answers to your questions, and have freely decided to participate in this research. By agreeing to participate in this research, you are not giving up any of your legal rights.

Signature of Participant		Date
Printed Name of Participant

I certify that the nature and purpose, the potential benefits, and possible risks associated with participating in this research have been explained to the above-named individual.

Signature of Person Obtaining Consent		Date
Printed Name of Person Obtaining Consent

Attachment IV
Survey Question Justification

Question 1 verifies that the earnings measure reported in the survey is for the individual sampled for the survey.

Question 2 confirms a respondent’s completion of a postsecondary occupational program leading to an industry-recognized credential.

Question 3 is included to verify zero or blank responses to the earnings questions (questions 4-6) as correct, if the respondent answers that he or she was not employed during the cohort period. This question’s language comes from item Q29a in the March, Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS).

Questions 4-6 are included to capture respondent earnings. The language for these questions comes from section 4, part F of the most recent Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) version of the American Community Survey (ACS). Specifically, the text instructions before question 4 and the wording for question 4 come from items P40a1 and P40a2/P40a2_V. The wording for question 5 comes from item P40b1. The wording for question 6 comes from items P47b and P47b_amount/loss.

For questions 4 and 5, additional prompt text was added to the end of the question, reminding respondents to consider all jobs when answering the question, in order to prevent them from limiting their responses to earnings from their main job (if multiple). Additionally, the term, “overtime pay,” was added to the list of additional sources of income to consider in question 5. This term is used in similar questions in the March ASEC supplement of the CPS (questions Q48a3 and Q48aad), and was identified as an important additional type of earnings during the Technical Review Panel which met in December 2014.

Three separate questions (4-6) are asked to measure earnings so as to mirror the way earnings are collected in the CATI version of the ACS survey. Additionally, including a question specifically regarding tip, overtime pay, bonus, and commission earnings is important to ensure these types of income are included in the total earnings measure.

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