1. A Proposal for A Randomized Experiment in Ghana David Tannenwald, New Heights Youth, Power of Sport Summit, June 2010

2. Conflicting Views Nelson Mandela Stephen Lewis

3. Roadmap I am proposing a randomized experiment in Ghana to evaluate sport-based development programs. Roadmap My vision for research in sport for development and peace (SDP) The opportunity in Ghana Advantages and limitations Next Steps Conclusion

4. PART One: My vision for research in sdp The need for and virtues of randomized experiments

5. Two Main Lines of Inquiry Theory 1. Discussion, modeling, etc. 2. Case Studies Evidence 1. Case Studies 2. Observational Studies 3. Randomized Experiments

6. Randomized Experiments 1. How randomized experiments work 2. Chief benefits 3. Drawbacks

7. Qualifiers 1. I have not reviewed the entirety of the existing literature. 2. Many of my professors extolled the virtues of randomized experiments. 3. I am not suggesting randomized experiments instead of other lines of inquiry.

8. Part Two: The Opportunity for a randomized experiment in Ghana

9. The Existing Research Project 1. The research question(s) 2. Background (players, scope, my involvement, and other information) 3. The methodology 4. The status of the study

10. Relevance for SDP The survey measures many of the outcomes that sport-based development programs aim to improve. Consequently, if we were to coordinate interventions in a randomly selected set of communities, we would have what would be, to my knowledge, the largest SDP randomized experiment to date.

11. Part four: Advantages & limitations

12. Advantages & Limitations Advantages 1. Methodology 2. Instrument/research team in place 3. High-need area 4. Opportunity for multiple interventions 5. Size Limitations/Obstacles 1. Imperfect instrument 2. Timing/Logistics 3. Size

13. PART FIVE: NEXT STEPS Design of interventions 2. Partners and funding 3. Research issues 4. Other

14. PART Six: Conclusion