Kathy Chau Rohn

University of Connecticut | UConn · Neag School of Education

Background/Context The “college-for-all” movement has guided education reform efforts over the last few decades. Of college-for-all adopters, the “no-excuses” charter school model is arguably the most successful and controversial. Schools that use this model produce high standardized test scores and four-year college acceptance rates for marginaliz...

Theory of change (ToC) is an approach widely used to guide planning, implementing, and evaluating change initiatives. While there is substantial guidance, there has been little attention on equity within ToC research and practice. We propose and illustrate the metaphor of 'knots' to frame practical and ethical challenges that arise when centering e...

Invited Foreword in the Theories of Change in Reality book coedited by D. Koleros, M.H. Adrien, & T. Tyrrell in the Comparative Policy Evaluation Book Series, Routledge

Background: Research shows that participation in outdoor adventure education (OAE) programs can confer individual educational, psychological, and social benefits that relate to college student thriving. Purpose: This qualitative study examined the experiences of college students who took a semester's leave to backpack the Appalachian Trail (AT) in...

Experience sampling method (ESM) and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) refer to a longitudinal research approach in which investigators collect self-reports and/or observational data at recurring intervals about study participants' everyday activities, affect, physical, and psychological states. Advances in Internet-enabled technology, along wi...