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ERIC Number: EJ746012
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 27
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0193-841X
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Addressing Program Fidelity Using Onsite Observations and Program Provider Descriptions of Program Delivery
Melde, Chris; Esbensen, Finn-Aage; Tusinski, Karin
Evaluation Review, v30 n6 p714-740 2006
Over the past quarter-century, evaluation researchers have recognized the importance of documenting implementation practices of programs as they are transferred from controlled to real-world settings. As programs become widely disseminated in the general population, there is a tendency for practitioners to alter programs in a manner more conducive to their immediate needs, which may adversely affect program outcomes. The current paper uses findings from an ongoing evaluation of a school-based victimization prevention program to highlight some of the difficulties in maintaining a high degree of fidelity when providing prevention programming in a school-based setting. The results, based on observations of program delivery and program provider descriptions of implementation, allow for the examination of fidelity based on different data collection techniques. (Contains 3 tables and 11 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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