The importance of studying the implementation of interventions in school settings

Oxford Review of Education

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 635-652

  Lendrum, Ann ^a   Humphrey, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fidelity adaptation; implementation; programme evaluation; school interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867855014     PISSN: 03054985     EISSN: 14653915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03054985.2012.734800     Document Type: Review

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