{"id":2814,"date":"2021-02-09T18:14:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T23:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/evaluation-and-impact-studies\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:53:37","slug":"evaluation-and-impact-studies","status":"publish","type":"iie-research-init","link":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/research-initiatives\/evaluation-and-impact-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Evaluation and Impact Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t

Evaluation and Impact Studies<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\n

IIE is at the forefront of measuring the long-term impact of international scholarship and capacity-building programs focused on education and development. <\/strong>Our evaluations and impact studies approach impact in a holistic way, understanding the outcomes of key interventions on beneficiaries, communities, and policy and programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Fellowships Program (IFP) Alumni Tracking Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The IFP Alumni Tracking Study, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and supported by the foundation, is designed to assess the impacts of the program, The Ford Foundation<\/a>\u2019s pioneering, decade-long International Fellowships Program (IFP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Methodological Approaches <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since its founding in 1919, IIE has played a central role in conducting research on international student flows and policy issues in international education. IIE\u2019s evaluation services are provided to facilitate the collection of more comprehensive and policy-relevant data on international education, and to assess the impact of international fellowship and scholarship programs. IIE innovative approaches include the use of mixed-methods approaches, longitudinal designs and alumni tracking. IIE has a deep understanding of the various program elements needed to bring about change at the individual, community, and societal level. IIE\u2019s approach to evaluation and impact is distinctive in four ways: a unique approach to the analysis of individual and communal change, leadership, social networks, and the use of participatory approaches. IIE\u2019s methodological approaches have been highlighted in various publications<\/a> and conferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linking Individual Transformations to Social Impact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A majority of evaluations focus on individual recipient outputs and outcomes. A useful methodology that maps individual to communal change<\/strong> comes from a revised model of Donald Kirkpatrick\u2019s (1979; 1994) Four Levels of Evaluation. Kirkpatrick\u2019s model describes the levels of impact that measure change resulting from an academic experience, ranging from a short-term training to a full degree program. The model outlines levels of change starting from the individual and proceeds to measure change at the institutional level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Kirkpatrick Model, as adapted by IIE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harnessing the Power of Leaders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

IIE has designed an IIE Leadership Matrix<\/strong>, to identify key competencies related to leadership development, including strategic thinking, effective communication, and the abilities to understand greater context, to motivate others and to drive results. This Matrix allows IIE to understand better the particular impact participants of leadership programs are having. IIE recently used the Leadership Matrix to evaluate the impact of two leadership development programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n