Evaluation and Impact
Facing History and
Ourselves has had an ambitious and strategic research and evaluation agenda for
the past three decades. Independent researchers and Facing History evaluators have carried out more
than 80 studies to assess the effectiveness of the program. These outcomes for teachers and students have been
remarkably consistent. A landmark study funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York found
that students in Facing History classrooms develop significantly greater interpersonal understanding and
negotiation skills as well as reduced fighting and racist attitudes. A new
major two-year experimental study, implemented by outside evaluators using
cutting-edge tools in social science research, was launched in 2006. The study
is designed to provide current and extensive evidence of the program's
long-term effectiveness.
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