The fidelity-adaptation relationship in non-evidence-based programs and its implication for program evaluation

Evaluation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-481

  Shen, Jianping ^a   Yang, Huilan ^b   Cao, Honggao ^c   Warfield, Charles ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Wells Fargo   (United States)

Author keywords

Fidelity and adaptation; Non evidence based program; Process evaluation; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649096680     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389008095488     Document Type: Article

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