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Fick, Fiona; Muhajarine, Nazeem – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2019
Realist evaluation (RE) is increasingly adopted to assess the effectiveness of social programs. RE goes beyond measurement of outcomes, providing insight into how and why programs work by focusing on how participants experience and respond to programs within certain contexts. A RE was conducted on Healthy Start-Départ Santé (HSDS), an early…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Theories, Program Effectiveness
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Lemire, Colombe; Dionne, Carmen; Rousseau, Michel – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Despite the recognized effectiveness of naturalistic intervention practices, including activity-based intervention (ABI), challenges remain regarding their implementation. Assessing implementation fidelity can help understand factors that may influence their implementation. This study aims to document the evolution of ABI implementation fidelity…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Implementation, Fidelity, Child Care Centers
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Girolametto, Luigi; Weitzman, Elaine; Greenberg, Janice – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2012
Purpose: This study examined the efficacy of a professional development program for early childhood educators that facilitated emergent literacy skills in preschoolers. The program, led by a speech-language pathologist, focused on teaching alphabet knowledge, print concepts, sound awareness, and decontextualized oral language within naturally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral Language, Speech Language Pathology, Emergent Literacy