Studying Program Implementation Is Not Easy but It Is Essential

Prevention Science

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1123-1127

  Durlak, Joseph A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation; School interventions; Social and emotional development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84945441293     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-015-0606-3     Document Type: Article

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