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Philanthropy and Education Also by Ekkehard Thümler CITIZENS VERSUS MARKETS: How Civil Society Is Rethinking the Economy in a Time of Crises (co-editor) Also by Helmut K. Anheier AMERICAN FOUNDATIONS: A Versatile Institution (co-author) SOZIALE INVESTITIONEN: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven (co-editor) AMERICAN FOUNDATIONS: Roles and Contributions (co-editor) CREATIVE PHILANTHROPY (co-author) THE POLITICS OF FOUNDATIONS: A Comparative Analysis (co-editor) INNOVATIONS IN STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY (co-editor) Philanthropy and Education Strategies for Impact Edited by Ekkehard Thümler Heidelberg University, Germany Nicole Bögelein University of Cologne, Germany Annelie Beller Heidelberg University, Germany and Helmut K. Anheier Heidelberg University, Germany palgrave macmillan Selection and editorial matter © Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein, Annelie Beller and Helmut K. Anheier 2014 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2014 Foreword © Bernhard Lorentz, President and CEO of Stiftung Mercator, Germany, 2014 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-32624-9 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. 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This report and the underlying study was supported from Stiftung Mercator, Germany Stiftung Mercator This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Figures and Tables ix Foreword x Preface xii Acknowledgements xiv Notes on Contributors xvi Part I Understanding Education Philanthropy 1 Education Philanthropy in Germany and the United States 3 Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein and Annelie Beller 2 School Reform and Philanthropy: Theory and Literature 29 Ekkehard Thümler Part II Case Studies 3 Jacobs Summer Camp and DeutschSommer: Making a Difference with Summer Camp Programmes 47 Annelie Beller 4 The Chance: A Systemic Approach to Integrate Adolescents into the Job Market 65 Steffen Bethmann 5 SEIS: The Role of the Bertelsmann Foundation as a Think Tank Taking Action 84 Gunnar Glänzel 6 Semi-Autonomous School: Bertelsmann Foundation and the Largest School Development Project in German History 97 Gunnar Glänzel 7 Success for All: The Impact of Research-Proven Cooperative Learning Strategies 124 Andreas Schröer 8 Teach For America: How a Teacher Corps Changes Schools and Community 161 Andreas Schröer 9 Assessing the Impact of Educational Programmes: An Evaluation of Research Validity 192 Anke Heyder vii viii Contents Part III Analysis 10 Philanthropic Impact and Effectiveness in Education 207 Ekkehard Thümler, Nicole Bögelein and Annelie Beller 11 Islands of Success Revisited: Which Role for Philanthropy? 236 Ekkehard Thümler Index 246 List of Figures and Tables Figures 1.1 The research process in Strategies for Impact in Education 20 3.1 The Jacobs Summer Camp research process 59 4.1 The Chance: development of assets and operational costs, in CHF 74 7.1 Cycle of effective instruction 135 8.1 Teach For America alumni 183 Tables 1.1 Expenditures for education by foundations and the state 7 3.1 Comparison of the two programmes (own representation) 54 7.1 Basic reading achievements 126 7.2 Success for All programme components 130 7.3 Stakeholder involvement 139 7.4 Evidence for effectiveness 152 8.1 Teach For America growth rates 163 8.2 Teach For America leadership principles and teacher actions 168 8.3 Teach For America achievement metrics 170 8.4 Teach For America funding sources 171 8.5 Teach For America annual budget dates 172 8.6 Teacher evaluation categories 180 8.7 Teach For America attrition rates 182 8.8 Teach For America corps expenses 186 ix
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