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Publication Date: 2006
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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.)
Descriptors: Observation, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Prevention, Victims of Crime, Data Collection, Intervention, Program Evaluation, Community Programs, Surveys, Delinquency, Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Service Learning, Violence, Child Safety, Safety Education, Adolescents
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Education Level: Secondary Education
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