The SPREE process can help build or strengthen a culture of measurement, learning and evaluation even where it is initially absent¶
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q1 i? While the SPREE process might work best when foundations and grantees have a culture of measurement, learning and evaluation, the process itself can be used to help build or strengthen that culture. → Nan Maxwell 2019
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Nan Maxwell 2019¶
Nan Maxwell, Scott Richman. (2019). Scaling Programs with Research Evidence and Effectiveness (SPREE). The Foundation Review, vol. 11, issue 3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/scaling-programs-with-research-evidence-and-effectiveness-spree
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A key finding stated by the authors, hedged with "might work best," asserting that the SPREE process can itself help funders and grantees build or strengthen a culture of measurement, learning and evaluation; no empirical test is reported in the provided text.
"While the SPREE process might work best when foundations and the grantees they fund have a culture of measurement, learning and evaluation, the process itself can be used to help them build or strengthen that culture."
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The SPREE process can help build or strengthen a culture of measurement, learning and evaluation even where it is initially absent |
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The SPREE process can help build or strengthen a culture of measurement, learning and evaluation even where it is initially absent |
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