Wellesley College
For A Comparative Analysis Of The Impact Evaluations Funded By The QEDC Initiative
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Amount$300,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/15/2011
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Term36.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
This grant to Wellesley College would support an analysis of six evaluations the Foundation has funded to assess the effect of approaches to improve student reading and math achievement. The research would compare the effectiveness of six interventions and review the evidence on what makes these interventions successful. Researchers would also calculate and compare costs of the interventions to draw conclusions about the cost-effectiveness of different approaches to raising student achievement in various contexts. The results of the research are expected to guide global and national policymakers and practitioners who may wish to expand an intervention in a particular setting or implement it in a new one.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.wellesley.edu
Address
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA, 02481, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the World Engagement and Leadership Lab at the Albright Institute
Wellesley College was founded in 1870 and is a private women’s liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts. This project grant will help Wellesley College establish the World Engagement and Leadership Lab at the Albright Institute. The lab will serve as a central hub to pilot an experiential, interdisciplinary curriculum designed to teach women leadership in global affairs. Over the next three years, the grantee will focus on the following three pilot programs: the Annual Symposium on Women’s Leadership in Global Affairs at the Albright Institute; weekend simulations to encourage faculty and staff to create and incorporate experiential methods of leadership education into their classrooms; and global affairs courses designed to demonstrate the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to global challenges.
for a comparative analysis of the impact evaluations funded by the QEDC initiative
This grant to Wellesley College would support an analysis of six evaluations the Foundation has funded to assess the effect of approaches to improve student reading and math achievement. The research would compare the effectiveness of six interventions and review the evidence on what makes these interventions successful. Researchers would also calculate and compare costs of the interventions to draw conclusions about the cost-effectiveness of different approaches to raising student achievement in various contexts. The results of the research are expected to guide global and national policymakers and practitioners who may wish to expand an intervention in a particular setting or implement it in a new one.
