The relationship between implementation fidelity and educational outcomes in a school-based family support program: Development of a model for evaluating multidimensional full-service programs

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-148

  Kalafat, John ^a   Illback, Robert J ^b   Sanders Jr , Daniel ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Louisville Bioscience Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Family support; Implementation; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FAMILY; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 33947140481     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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