Abstract

For sexual health education implementation, program fidelity, defined as whether prescribed curricular components are delivered as prescribed, is critical. Whereas fidelity data is often collected quantitatively with little to no information about what changes were made and why, this mixed methods case study evaluation aimed to understand what kinds of adaptations are being made and why teachers are making them. This was done in order to better support teachers implementing sexual health education in Chicago Public Schools. Twenty-nine class-periods were observed in four high schools to assess curriculum fidelity. Twelve teachers were interviewed about their implementation practices. Teachers made numerous adaptations, primarily aimed to respond to students’ needs and interests. Teachers report needing more guidance on how to appropriately make adaptations that maintain fidelity to core content while allowing them to adjust to their own students’ needs and interests. Implications for sexual health education program implementation are discussed.

摘要

对于性健康教育的实施，计划的保真度（定义为规定的课程组成部分是否按规定进行）至关重要。虽然保真度数据通常是定量收集的，几乎没有关于做出哪些变化以及原因的信息，但这种混合方法案例研究评估旨在了解正在做出哪些类型的调整以及教师为什么要做出这些调整。这样做是为了更好地支持教师在芝加哥公立学校实施性健康教育。在四所高中观察了 29 个课时，以评估课程保真度。12 位教师就他们的实施实践接受了采访。教师进行了许多调整，主要是为了满足学生的需求和兴趣。教师报告说需要更多的指导来适当地进行调整，以保持对核心内容的忠实度，同时允许他们根据自己学生的需求和兴趣进行调整。讨论了对性健康教育计划实施的影响。