Project

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a 1:1 Mentoring Programme

Funded by: Commissioner of the Federal Government for Migration, Refugees and Integration, and a consortium of non-profit foundations
Project period: June 2015 - March 2021
Research Areas:

ifo Center for the Economics of Education

Project team: Prof. Dr. Ludger Wößmann, Franziska Hampf, Dr. Sarah Kersten, Dr. Sven Resnjanskij, Anna Wurm, Katharina Wedel

Tasks

Social mobility in Germany still depends very heavily on parental background. This project evaluates whether a targeted 1:1 mentoring/coaching programme for disadvantaged children outside of school leads to better school performance, increased social compentencies, and improved transition to the labour market or to advanced educational programmes.

Methods

The research question will be answered via the systematic evaluation of a large 1:1 mentoring programme.

Data and other sources

Field study with own data collection.

Results

The evaluation will not only provide evidence regarding the effectiveness of current mentoring programmes in Germany, but will also focus on the weak points of former evaluations. It aims to investigate both the short and long-term effects of the programme and uncover the concrete mechanisms underlying them. The ultimate goal is to provide more general recommendations for the design of present and future mentoring programmes.