IED graduate students utilize impact evaluation as a tool to understand and promote sustainable development. As a requirement of the program, all students must choose a geographical area of study and topic of research, and subsequently design a thorough evaluation of a particular program or policy’s impact.

Study outcomes give insight into key factors that allow organizations to create more effective programming and provide the ability to demonstrate results to funders and policy makers. Students gain practical experience employing theory and tools learned in the classroom through real-world implementation.

Each evaluation uses an integral approach which examines not only what someone learns by participating in a program, but how the information learned changes his or her behavior. Our evaluations measure levels of social and civic responsibility and consider the interrelated nature of individuals, families, and communities. This perspective provides a more complete view of impact, beyond the direct recipient to include all beneficiaries. In this way, we understand holistically the role each of us plays in creating a better world. 

Research Projects by Region

 

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Latin America & Caribbean

Europe and Central Asia

Middle East and North Africa

South Asia and Southeast Asia

Africa

North America