J-PAL Africa Evaluating Social Programs Course

2024 Application Form

Hosted by the Ghana Institute for Management and Public Administration,

J-PAL Africa will run its Evaluating Social Programs course in

Accra, Ghana, from 19-23 August 2024.

Applications close on 19 May.

General Information

First name

Last name

Job title

Organization name

Organization website

Professional email

Personal email

Telephone number (Please include country code)

Business mailing address (Post office boxes accepted outside of U.S.)

Street address

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City

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Interest in the course

Why are you interested in attending J-PAL Africa's Evaluating Social Programs course? What are your goals and what do you hope to achieve? Please limit your response to between one and three paragraphs.

Education and Work Experience

If 'Other', please specify:

What is the field of study of your highest level of education?

How many years of professional experience do you have?

How comfortable would you be explaining the following concepts/methods to a colleague? (Please note: prior knowledge of statistics is not a prerequisite for this course. However, the course does cover several foundational statistical concepts. Your honest answers to the following questions will help us tailor our curriculum to your background.)

	Very Comfortable	Somewhat Comfortable	Not Comfortable	Never heard of it
Standard deviation
T-Test
Regression analysis
Random sampling
P-Value
Measurement Error

What role have you played when working on randomized evaluations in the past? (Select all that apply)

Have not engaged with randomized evaluations in the pastInvolved in research or evaluation design and implementationDesigned or implemented a program/intervention that was/is being evaluatedIncorporated evidence from randomized evaluations into program or policy designWorked for an organization that funded a randomized evaluationWorked for an organization that funded programs that were being evaluated Worked for an organization that funded programs that were designed using evidence from randomized evaluationsOther

If 'Other', please specify:

To provide more details on your background and experience, please upload your resume or CV.

J-PAL Africa will confirm receipt of your application materials via email. Accepted applicants who have made payment by the due date will receive program materials, including a program agenda with session times and links, as well as a list of other participants, in advance of the course.

The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.

All information you provide will remain confidential and will not be made public in a way that could be linked to you individually.

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