ABSTRACT

Data on implementation of school-based interventions adds highly valuable information to corresponding evaluation studies. Measuring implementation outcomes, such as fidelity or acceptability, provides information on how to improve current and future implementation processes. Moreover, analyzing intervention outcomes in combination with implementation outcomes sheds light onto the reasons for variabilities in an intervention’s effectiveness in different schools. The present paper provides a brief introduction to evaluating the implementation of school-based interventions. First, different types of implementation outcomes and approaches for selecting appropriate outcomes are introduced. Subsequently, measurement issues associated with implementation evaluation in school settings are discussed. Finally, requirements and advantages associated with linking implementation outcomes to intervention outcomes in data analyses are presented. The information is expected to be useful for researchers who are evaluating school-based interventions and especially for those who are new to the field of implementation evaluation.

摘要

以学校为基础的干预措施的实施数据为相应的评估研究增加了非常有价值的信息。衡量实施结果，例如保真度或可接受性，提供有关如何改进当前和未来实施过程的信息。此外，结合实施结果分析干预结果可以阐明干预措施在不同学校的有效性存在差异的原因。本文简要介绍了评估校本干预措施的实施情况。首先，介绍了不同类型的实施结果和选择适当结果的方法。随后，讨论了与学校环境中实施评估相关的测量问题。最后，介绍了将实施结果与数据分析中的干预结果联系起来的要求和优势。这些信息有望对评估校本干预措施的研究人员有用，尤其是对实施评估领域的新手。