Addressing program fidelity using onsite observations and program provider descriptions of program delivery

Evaluation Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 714-740

  Melde, Chris ^a   Esbensen, Finn Aage ^a   Tusinski, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fidelity; Implementation; Prevention; Process evaluation; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; OBSERVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 33750735043     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X06293412     Document Type: Article

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