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Conducting influential impact evaluations in China: The experience of the Rural Education Action Project

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  • Boswell, Mathew

    () (Stanford University)

  • Rozelle, Scott

    () (Stanford University)

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Impact evaluation has become an increasingly integral part of development project design and execution in recent years. Many questions remain, however, about what methods yield the most compelling evaluations, and how best to implement them. The Rural Education Action Project (REAP) is among the most successful impact evaluation groups currently operating in China. The goal of this paper is to share five practical strategies that REAP has employed to maximize the effectiveness of its impact evaluations. These strategies include the use of randomization and other experimental and quasi experimental research designs; pursuit of local and international collaboration; strict attention to policy relevance; a modular, incremental research approach; and robust outreach.

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Paper provided by International Initiative for Impact Evaluation in its series 3ie Working papers with number 2011-10.

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Length: 13 pages
Date of creation: 25 Feb 2011
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Handle: RePEc:ris:iiierp:2011_010

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Keywords: impact evaluation; China; Rural Education Action Project;

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