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Balancing fidelity and adaptation: A guide for evidence-based program implementation
Fact sheet (Washington State University. Extension), 328E, Washington State University Extension
12/2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/16873
Abstract
The adoption of an effective program is only the first step toward achieving the positive youth and family outcomes community-based organizations aim to achieve. Research has demonstrated time and time again that high-quality implementation is critical if evidence-based programs are to attain their intended goal of improved youth and family outcomes. However, there continues to be substantial debate about whether evidence-based programs should be flexibly adapted to fit local contexts versus delivered with strict fidelity. This fact sheet will delve into the science of this debate, provide a useful analogy for understanding that science and present a best practices guide aimed at helping program coordinators and implementers effectively balance program fidelity with local adaptations in order to best meet the needs of their local communities.
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Details
- Title
- Balancing fidelity and adaptation
- Creators
- Brittany Rhoades Cooper (Author)Louise Parker (Author)AnaMaria Diaz Martinez (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension; WSU Extension Youth and Families
- Series
- Fact sheet (Washington State University. Extension); 328E
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900501630001842
- Copyright
- Copyright Not Evaluated ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report