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Shelevoi, Denis G.; Ostroushko, Alexander V.; Pervozvanskaya, Olga A.; Kamasheva, Yuliya L.; Aytuganova, Jhanna I.; Kazakov, Andrey V. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2020
This article is aimed at assessing the attitudes and characteristics of students' use of Internet resources for charitable activities. Modern society is considered as informational--fully permeated with information and communication processes, implemented not only in real but also in a virtual environment. The article investigates the development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Internet, Information Sources
Kaplan, Ann E. – Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2020
This is the second year that the Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey--the longest-running and most-comprehensive survey of charitable giving to U.S. higher education institutions--has been under the auspices of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The brief that follows outlines basic findings from the 2019 survey,…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Educational Finance, Donors, Financial Support
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Beets, S. Douglas – Journal of Academic Ethics, 2019
Since 2000, the Charles Koch Foundation (CKF) has paid hundreds of millions of dollars to US universities in contractual exchanges. Many of these contracts have dictated the establishment or support of a CKF-affiliated center or institute on campus and university employment of CKF-affiliated tenured or tenure-track professors who agree to promote…
Descriptors: Philanthropic Foundations, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance, Universities
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Szijarto, Barbara; Cousins, J. Bradley – American Journal of Evaluation, 2019
This article reports findings from a research program exploring the role of mediation in an "adaptive learning" process through study of developmental evaluation (DE). Our study focuses on how mediators might influence the relationships between components of a social learning system and the implications for adaptive learning.…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Learning Processes, Socialization, Evaluation Methods
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Reisman, Jane; Olazabal, Veronica; Hoffman, Shawna – American Journal of Evaluation, 2018
Traditional social sector and international development organizations have prioritized measuring the impacts of their work for decades. Understanding the ways in which they are bringing about change or helping people and communities has long been part of the traditional social sector ethos. The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) was founded by…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Investment, Measurement Techniques, Evaluation Methods
Reed, Sherrie; Bracco, Kathy; Kurlaender, Michal; Merritt, Cassandra – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2023
Despite clear evidence of the benefits of taking advanced math courses in high school, access to and success in these courses are not experienced equally. Only about half of California high school seniors enroll in an advanced math course, and nearly one-quarter of seniors do not take any math. To increase equitable access to advanced math, six…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, Mathematics Education, High School Students
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Shansky, Carol L. – Journal of Historical Research in Music Education, 2020
Once referred to as "the most maligned musical instrument on earth," the harmonica holds an important historical place in music education as an instrument around which bands were formed, solo and ensemble competitions were held, and in some cases, careers were born. Much of this activity centered itself on city recreation programs as…
Descriptors: Music, Music Activities, Musical Instruments, Music Education
Grantmakers for Education, 2020
During the spring of 2020, Grantmakers for Education held four master classes, which are described in this report; centered around the theme of authentic community engagement: (1) How Should Philanthropy Create More Inclusive Spaces?; (2) Listening to and Learning from Leaders of Color in the COVID-19 Crisis; (3) The Power of Collaboration with…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Grantsmanship, Grants, Private Financial Support
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Horowitz, Bethamie – Journal of Jewish Education, 2019
The analysis examines the genesis of the Lippman-Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah's Prize in Applied Jewish Wisdom (AJW) that was first awarded in 2016. The foundation invented both the phrase AJW and the prize to highlight the qualities of Jewish content being employed by promising educators and activists in the "Jewish innovation…
Descriptors: Judaism, Jews, Innovation, Awards
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2019
According to 2018 research conducted by APM Research Lab, the research arm of the nonprofit public radio organization American Public Media, most Americans believe that government funding for higher education has increased or at least held firm over the last ten years. That is not the case, however. According to the Center on Budget and Policy…
Descriptors: Alumni, Donors, Private Financial Support, Higher Education
Pellegrini, Marta; Vivanet, Giuliano – ECNU Review of Education, 2021
Purpose: This article examines the state of progress of evidence-based educational policies in Europe and identifies organizations for the generation and dissemination of evidence. Further, it discusses some of the most relevant challenges facing the development of evidence-informed education policies in Europe. Design/Approach/Methods: This…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Decision Making
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Power, Sally; Taylor, Chris – Oxford Review of Education, 2018
This paper focuses on the 'mainstreaming' of charities into schools. There have been growing concerns about the permeation of business and business values in education, but relatively little attention has been paid to the ways in which schools are increasingly engaged in the 'business' of fundraising for charities. Drawing on survey data from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Altruism
Grantmakers for Education, 2018
Generally speaking, black, Latino and Native American learners continue to face a variety of barriers to opportunity that result in severe disparities in academic achievement and educational outcomes. The persistence of these inequities has prompted some funders to step back, reflect and ask themselves what else they need to be doing to remove…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Philanthropic Foundations, Change Agents, Race
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Dillman, Lisa M.; Christie, Christina A. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2017
This study explores the relationship between evaluation policies and evaluation practice. Through document analysis, interviews, and a multiple case study, the research examined the explicit and implicit policies overarching the evaluation work commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and explored how these policies are…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Philanthropic Foundations, Case Studies, Policy
Akiva, Thomas, Ed.; Robinson, Kimberly H., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2022
"It Takes an Ecosystem" explores the idea and potential of the Allied Youth Fields--an aspirational term that suggests increased connection across the multiple systems in which adults engage with young people. Recent research and initiatives make a strong case for what developmentalists have argued for decades: A young person's learning…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Adults, Youth, Interpersonal Relationship
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