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Publication Date: 2012
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Assessing Implementation Integrity of a National Nutrition Education Program: A Case Study of Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline
Coryn, Chris L. S.; Schroter, Daniela C.; Cullen, Anne; Seman, Laura; McLaughlin, Janet
Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, v8 n19 p15-25 2012
Background: Treatment implementation is not just one thing but rather is a multifaceted process that includes treatment delivery, treatment receipt, and treatment adherence. As such, local variations in implementation and service delivery of interventions are an inevitable. Purpose: To assess implementation fidelity of a multi-site experiential nutrition education program. Setting: Multiple sites throughout the continental United States. Intervention: An experiential nutrition education program. Research Design: A concurrent mixed methods design was used to assess implementation fidelity. Data Collection and Analysis: Multiple methods of data collection and analysis were used including observations, interviews, survey questionnaires, and extant data. Findings: Although implementation fidelity varied over program sites, overall implementation fidelity was very good and when it varied, it varied to local site needs and context. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Research Design, Research Methodology, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Integrity, Fidelity, Data Collection, Case Studies, Intervention, Mixed Methods Research, Interviews, Semi Structured Interviews, Correlation
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