James Marshall

James Marshall is a Professor and Senior Director of the Doctorate In Education program in the Department of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University. His scholarship, teaching, and consulting revolve around learning initiatives and hastening their predictive impact through careful planning, design, and continuous improvement. With over 200 publications to his credit, Marshall’s work encompasses a diverse range of works that include empirical research, program evaluation efforts, and policy development. His evaluation endeavors are particularly significant and include more than 250 individual studies of funded projects and program investments totaling over $120 million dollars. From assessing strengths and needs, to conceptualizing strategy and program initiatives, and then measuring return on investment, Marshall’s unique approach relies on a proven mix of assessment and evaluation, appreciative inquiry, and empathic understanding that predictably yields quantifiable results. His book, Right from the Start: The Essential Guide to Implementing School Initiatives, summarizes lessons learned through evaluation of hundreds of programs in both the public and private sectors.

Publications

The Mobile Making Program: Supporting Maker-Based STEM Engagement Among Youth During Out-of-School Time
The Mobile Making Program: Supporting Maker-Based STEM Engagement Among Youth During Out-of-School Time
Sinem Siyahhan, Edward Price, James Marshall. © 2023. 22 pages.
This chapter focuses on STEM out-of-school time and describes the Mobile Making program as a university-community partnership-driven out-of-school (OST) program wherein racially...