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Turcotte, Samuel; Shea, Carolann; Raymond, Émilie; Ansaldo, Ana Inés; Bier, Nathalie; Grenier, Sébastien; Hebblethwaite, Shannon; Lamontagne, Marie-Ève; Levasseur, Mélanie; Viscogliosi, Chantal; Ladjadj, Fatima; Filiatrault, Johanne – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2023
Intergenerational initiatives have the potential to bring generations together and can have a wide range of benefits for the health of older adults as well as for the development of young people. This paper presents a five-phase participatory action research protocol for the co-design and pilot implementation of a toolkit supporting…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Program Implementation, Community Organizations
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Worton, S. Kathleen; Furman, Ellis – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2021
Background: Continued evolution of knowledge-to-action (KTA) theories requires increased attention to dynamics of power and ways to integrate multiple forms of knowledge. Peer learning -- a process through which knowledge users interact with other learners -- is a valuable but largely unexamined strategy for integrating practice-based knowledge in…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Cooperative Learning, Learning Strategies, Evidence Based Practice
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Exner-Cortens, Deinera; Spiric, Vanja; Crooks, Claire; Syeda, Maisha; Wells, Lana – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2020
Implementation of evidence-based, Tier 1 social-emotional learning (SEL) programming that supports healthy relationships skills is recognized as a key mental health promotion and violence prevention strategy for youth. However, work specifically exploring how to support the high-quality implementation of such programming with Canadian teachers and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Middle School Teachers
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Whitaker, Kelly; Fortier, Alexandra; Bruns, Eric J.; Nicodimos, Semret; Ludwig, Kristy; Lyon, Aaron R.; Pullmann, Michael D.; Short, Kathy; McCauley, Elizabeth – School Mental Health, 2018
Although the education sector has been referred to as the "de facto" mental health system for children and adolescents, such statements obscure the tremendous heterogeneity of school-based mental health (SMH) initiatives. This study asked how different school contexts and SMH provider types may influence different aspects of SMH service…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Program Implementation, Evidence Based Practice
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Masood, Sara; Kothari, Anita; Regan, Sandra – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2018
Background: ways of perceiving evidence by public health managers, practitioners and policymakers is one of the key determinants of evidence uptake. Recent public health policy in Ontario requires programmes to be based on evidence. Therefore, understanding views about evidence in both practice and policy contexts is important to bridge the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Health, Evidence, Theory Practice Relationship
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Kellam, Hugh – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2021
There is an identified need in the research literature for the design, implementation, and evaluation of a conceptual framework for creating contextual, interactive mobile learning. This article details how the conceptual framework was implemented and tested in an online learning course for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals at…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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McIntosh, Kent; Kelm, Joanna L.; Canizal Delabra, Alondra – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2016
Research has shown principal support to be a critical variable for implementing and sustaining evidence-based practices. However, there remains little understanding of the factors that may influence a principal's personal decision to support a practice. The purpose of the current study was to examine events that influenced principals' support for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Educational Practices, Administrator Attitudes
McIntosh, Kent; Kelm, Joanna L.; Canizal Delabra, Alondra – Grantee Submission, 2016
Research has shown principal support to be a critical variable for implementing and sustaining evidence-based practices. However, there remains little understanding of the factors that may influence a principal's personal decision to support a practice. The purpose of the current study was to examine events that influenced principals' support for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Educational Practices, Administrator Attitudes
OECD Publishing, 2018
Taking the students' perspective, Education Policy Outlook 2018: Putting Student Learning at the Centre analyses the evolution of key education priorities and key education policies in 43 education systems. It compares more recent developments in education policy ecosystems (mainly between 2015 and 2017) with various education policies adopted…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Darling-Hammond, Linda; Bae, Soung; Cook-Harvey, Channa M.; Lam, Livia; Mercer, Charmaine; Podolsky, Anne; Stosich, Elizabeth Leisy – Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, 2016
This paper examines the options available to states to redefine their accountability systems as they begin to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The new law provides the possibility that states can create more balanced systems of support and accountability focused on educating young people so they can become productive, engaged…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation
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Duda, Michelle A.; Riopelle, Richard J.; Brown, Jacquie – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2013
Using principles of Applied Implementation Science, this paper examines strategies for systematically selecting and operationalising National clinical practice guidelines and intentionally creating implementation supports to ensure high fidelity use and sustainable application and outcomes. In the spirit of participatory action research, key…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Theory Practice Relationship, Capacity Building, Public Health