Cross-sector leadership programs were widely viewed as the most successful collaboration grant activities, while limited grant time period and scope and lack of goal clarity hindered implementation¶

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q2 i? Cross-sector leadership programs were widely viewed as the most successful collaboration grant activities, while the grant time period and scope were perceived as too limited to yield widespread impacts and lack of clarity around goals hindered implementation. → Moira McCullough 2016

Evidence¶

Moira McCullough 2016¶

Moira McCullough, Betsy Keating, Luke Heinkel. (2016). District-Charter Collaboration Grant Implementation: Final Findings from Interviews and Site Visits. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/districtcharter-collaboration-grant-implementation-final-findings-from-interviews-and-site-visits

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Respondent-perception findings from interviews and site visits across grantee sites in the district-charter collaboration grant evaluation. Leadership programs were "widely viewed as the most successful" activities, while limited time and scope and unclear goals were seen as hindering implementation. No effect size is reported.

"Cross-sector leadership programs were widely viewed as the most successful collaboration grant activities. At the same time, the grant time period and scope were perceived as too limited to yield widespread impacts; lack of clarity around goals also hindered implementation."

Discussion¶

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