implementation integrity is known to be critical to the success of interventions. The Health At Every Size (R) (HAES (R)) approach is deemed to be a sustainable intervention on weight-related issues. However, no study...
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implementation integrity is known to be critical to the success of interventions. The Health At Every Size (R) (HAES (R)) approach is deemed to be a sustainable intervention on weight-related issues. However, no study in the field has yet investigated the effects of implementation on outcomes in a real-world setting. Objective This study aims to explore to what extent does implementation integrity moderate program outcomes across multiple sites. Methods One hundred sixty-two women nested in 21 health facilities across the province of Quebec (Canada) were part of a HAES (R) intervention and completed questionnaires at baseline and after the intervention. Participant responsiveness (e.g. home practice completion) along with other implementation dimensions (dosage, adherence, adaptations) and providers' characteristics (n = 45) were assessed using a mix of qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Adaptations to the program curriculum were categorized as either acceptable or unacceptable. Multilevel linear modeling was performed with participant responsiveness and other implementation dimensions predictors. Intervention outcomes were intuitive eating and body esteem. Results Unacceptable adaptations were significantly associated with providers' self-efficacy (r(s) (23) = .59, p = .003) and past experience with facilitating the intervention (r(23) = .47, p = .03). Participant responsiveness showed a significant interaction between time and home practice completion (B = .07, p < .05) on intuitive eating scores. Conclusion Except for participant responsiveness, other implementation dimensions did not moderate outcomes. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
This study evaluated the relationship between level of program implementation and change inadolescent drug use behavior in the Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP), a school- andcommunity-based program for drug abuse p...
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This study evaluated the relationship between level of program implementation and change inadolescent drug use behavior in the Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP), a school- andcommunity-based program for drug abuse prevention. Trained teachers implemented the program with transition year students. implementation was measured by teacher self-report andvalidated by research staff reports. Adolescent drug use was measured by student self-report;an expired air measure of smoking was used to increase the accuracy of self-reported drug *** analyses were used to evaluate adherence; exposure, or amount of implementation;and reinvention. Results showed that all schools assigned to the program condition adhered tothe research by implementing the program. Exposure had a significant effect on minimizing theincrease in drug use from baseline to one year. Exposure also had a larger magnitude ofintervention effect than experimental group assignment. Reinvention did not affect drug *** are discussed in terms of research assumptions about quality of program implementation,and possible school-level predictors of implementation.
This exploratory qualitative study examines the barriers to program implementation faced by state directors overseeing federally funded Migrant Education programs (MEPs). Drawing on data gathered via in-depth intervie...
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This exploratory qualitative study examines the barriers to program implementation faced by state directors overseeing federally funded Migrant Education programs (MEPs). Drawing on data gathered via in-depth interviews with 25 SDs across the United States the following research question is addressed: According to SDs of MEPs, what are the barriers to program implementation? The findings suggest that SDs experience five main barriers to implementing the MEP: 1) lack of time to dedicate to the program;2) bureaucratic barriers;3) lack of funding;4) stigmas and prejudice;and 5) immigration policies. The findings are discussed along with policy and program recommendations.
While much of the implementation literature over the past several decades has recognised the importance of context (e.g. in issues of institutional culture, degree of hierarchy), little of the literature comparing the...
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While much of the implementation literature over the past several decades has recognised the importance of context (e.g. in issues of institutional culture, degree of hierarchy), little of the literature comparing the results of numerous program implementation experiences examines the experience of non-Western contexts. This study seeks to partially fill this gap by applying the 'conventional wisdom' of implementation theory to program implementation experience in Russia. We analyse the implementation of 18 demonstration projects in Russia against 9 success factors identified in the implementation literature. Most of the pilots involved multiple cities;so there are a total of 48 city-case observations to study. Overall, the findings are that the factors associated with successful program implementation among OECD countries are also those at work in Russia's transitional economy. The weights associated with the various factors may differ, however. One could imagine, for example, that political support counts for more in Russia than in the western local governments. One might also believe that opportunities for learning from other implementers could be more important in the West, where professional associations are more highly developed. The core finding of consistency should be valuable to administrators across transitional economies who can now refer to the rich findings of implementation research with greater confidence of its applicability to their programs. Perhaps equally important is the finding that some of the same factors predominantly associated with successful or troubled implementation in Russia have similar effects in implementation examples drawn from transition and developing nations;there are, however, some important differences. Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Complex political programs often require for its implementation the participation of a wide range of administrative, private-for-profit and civil society entities which work together in different constellations and hi...
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Complex political programs often require for its implementation the participation of a wide range of administrative, private-for-profit and civil society entities which work together in different constellations and hierarchies as well as different areas of expertise and professions that focus on different social, economic, or technical aspects. This study proposes a conceptual model of collaborative governance that tests the various governance characteristics proposed in the literature. The assessment of the development of the e-government application "e-notification" in Switzerland suggests that the success of the program implementation depends on the organizational capacities as well as the shared understanding of program objectives. Administration and leadership mainly affect the intensity and fairness of interaction between the organizations, which then promotes a shared understanding of program objectives. As a result, securing enough resources and structuring the interaction within the collaboration process are the most important managerial activity in program implementation.
The article examines the results of a three-year study on the implementation of five school-improvement programs in several high schools by the University of Pennsylvania's Consortium for Policy Research in Educat...
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The article examines the results of a three-year study on the implementation of five school-improvement programs in several high schools by the University of Pennsylvania's Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE). According to the article, the CPRE study was a longitudinal mixed-method examination. It is suggested that implementation includes iterative refraction, which means that reforms are adjusted repeatedly as they work their way through a school's environment. The school-improvement program design and designers, schools and school leaders, school districts and central office support, and implications of the program are discussed.
This article contributes to the growing literature on evaluation and implementation science by examining the interaction between staff perceptions of organizational strength with perceptions and indicators of program ...
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This article contributes to the growing literature on evaluation and implementation science by examining the interaction between staff perceptions of organizational strength with perceptions and indicators of program fidelity. As part of a pilot project related to the evaluation of the Family to Family initiative, a survey was distributed to employees within two urban child welfare agencies with a total of 410 respondents across both sites, for a combined response rate of 72.2%. Survey results were analyzed both in terms or respondents' perception of their agency as well as in relation to measures of program performance and workload. Multivariate models show that organizational indicators are the most significant and positive predictors of perceived program implementation. Specifically, staff who positively perceived the availability of information within their agency also believed that the programs were well implemented in their agency. These findings suggest that as the value of program changes are articulated within an organization, the implementation of the initiative is perceived to improve. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Examples of policy implementation success suggest that organizational characteristics are important but policy researchers generally neglect the explicit study of organizational characteristics. Data from a mailed sur...
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Examples of policy implementation success suggest that organizational characteristics are important but policy researchers generally neglect the explicit study of organizational characteristics. Data from a mailed survey are used here to examine two organizational characteristics in one policy area in a single state. The advice of capacitybuilders' (federal and state agencies, municipal associations) about organizing local energy management programs through the appointment of “comprehensive local energy coordinators” is one concern. The other is the importance of the regular organizational position of the parttime community energy coordinators on the “comprehensiveness” of community energy *** research develops a rudimentary methodology for studying program implementation which assesses organizational change by measuring differences among policies based on the dimensions of change embodied in a policy. Also devised are measures of program implementors' attitudes and perceptions in influencing program implementation. The findings demonstrate the usefulness of greater linkages of research across the organizational change and program implementation literatures.
This case study examines how the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA) improved homeless veteran service utilization through program innovation that addressed service fragmentation. The new prog...
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This case study examines how the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA) improved homeless veteran service utilization through program innovation that addressed service fragmentation. The new program offered same-day co-located mental health, medical, and homeless services with a coordinated intake system. The program is analyzed using a framework proposed by Rosenheck (2001) that has four phases: the decision to implement, initial implementation, sustained maintenance, and termination or transformation. GLA was able to successfully implement a new program that remains in the sustained maintenance phase five years after the initial decision to implement. Key factors from the Rosenheck innovation model in the program's success included coalition building, linking the project to legitimate goals, program monitoring, and developing communities of practicing clinicians. The key lesson from the case study is the need for a coalition to persistently problem solve and act as advocates for the program, even after successful initial implementation. Social work leadership was critical in all phases of program implementation.
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