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Factors That Contribute To Implementation Fidelity Of A School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Program: From Research To “Real World” Setting

Volk, Deborah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207857505

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2008, Master of Public Administration, University of Akron, Public Administration.
In recent years implementation fidelity has become an area of interest to ensure evidence-based prevention curricula for schools are being implemented as designed. Many studies are finding this is not the case. This study presents the findings of implementation fidelity for two similar groups of instructors who were trained in two different environments on the same curriculum. One group was trained in a research setting by the curriculum’s designers. The other group was trained in the “real world” setting. They were compared on measures of implementation fidelity: content coverage, instructional strategy and appropriate time on task. There was a significant difference in content coverage on both lessons observed and on the appropriate time on task for one lesson. Then the instructors’ characteristics were compared to these measures to see if there was a correlation between Years as a D.A.R.E. officer, level of educational attainment and enthusiasm. It is interesting to note even though other studies have found a correlation with these characteristics, it was not the case with this study. With these variables examined, it brings into question what does attribute to the differences in these two groups.
Margaret Stephens, PhD (Advisor)
Zili Sloboda, ScD (Committee Member)
Peter Leahy, PhD (Committee Member)
34 p.
Educational Evaluation; Health Education
Implementation Fidelity; drug prevention curriculum

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  • Volk, D. (2008). Factors That Contribute To Implementation Fidelity Of A School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Program: From Research To “Real World” Setting [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207857505

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Volk, Deborah. Factors That Contribute To Implementation Fidelity Of A School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Program: From Research To “Real World” Setting. 2008. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207857505.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Volk, Deborah. "Factors That Contribute To Implementation Fidelity Of A School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Program: From Research To “Real World” Setting." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207857505

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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