LEAP Evaluation: Study Types

Types of Studies

Type Cost-Benefit Study
Aim To assess whether the benefits attributable to LEAP exceed the program's costs, from the perspectives of eligible teens, government budgets and society as a whole.
 
Type Implementation/Process Study
Aim To analyze the institutional structure of the county LEAP programs, operational issues confronted by LEAP staff and the way eligible teens experience LEAP.
 
Type Impact Study (Controlled Experiment)
Aim To assess whether LEAP has improved eligible teens' school enrollment and attendance and, in the longer term, whether the program produces higher rates of school completion and other longer term impacts.