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Implementing a mental health app library in primary care: A feasibility study Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Julie Lane, Luiza Maria Manceau, Pier-Luc de Chantal, Alexandre Chagnon, Michael Cardinal, François Lauzier-Jobin, Sèverine Lanoue
Confronted with a wide range of digital health tools (DHT), professionals and patients need guidance to use these tools correctly and optimize health management. In the fall of 2020, a DHT library developed by Quebec-based company TherAppX was implemented in 22 institutions. The library was designed to enable healthcare professionals to use DHT in clinical care. The purpose of the current study was
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Protocol for an interview-based method for mapping mental models using causal-loop diagramming and realist interviewing Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Erin S. Kenzie, Wayne Wakeland, Antonie Jetter, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Mellodie Seater, Rose Gunn, Melinda M. Davis
Causal-loop diagramming, a method from system dynamics, is increasingly used in evaluation to describe individuals’ understanding of how policies or programs do or could work ("mental models"). The use of qualitative interviews to inform model development is common, but guidance for how to design and conduct these interviews to elicit causal information in participant mental models is scant. A key
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A realist evaluation of a multi-component program with disengaged students Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Emily C. Owen, Camilla J. Knight, Denise M. Hill
Periods spent in the absence of education, employment, or training (NEET) are associated with adverse psychological wellbeing, social marginalisation, and premature mortality. Implementing effective programs to re-engage young people who are classified, or are at risk of becoming NEET, is of importance to these individuals, family, and society. We conducted a realist evaluation to understand how, and
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Comparison of industrial engineering programs in Colombia based on standardized test results Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Adel Mendoza-Mendoza, Daniel Mendoza-Casseres, Enrique De La Hoz-Domíngez
This study aims to evaluate the performance of industrial engineering programs across various Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Colombia, focusing on the SaberPRO test outcomes from 2016 to 2018. The evaluation considers three primary dimensions: the type of funding (public vs. private HEIs), geographical region, and program accreditation status.
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Schools within the uMgungundlovu district: Principals’ perspectives on categorization and school functionality Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Zakhele Dennis Nzuza
School categorization has impaired the functionality of schools and led to dysfunctional teaching and learning processes. This study explores principals' perspectives on categorization and school functionality. The existing literature on school categorization focuses on the geographical areas of schools and resource allocation, ignoring the complexities of learner behavior and other dynamics within
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Evaluating the impact of using storytelling and visual multimedia music intervention to improve knowledge of the Child Rights Act and reduce the propensity to engage in child marriage Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Ngozi Udengwu, Ujah Marian Ofunu, Thomas Imoudu Gomment, Chinonso Aniagu, Peter N. Nwokolo, Ayokunle Oluwadamilare Ikusemiju, Verlumun Celestine Gever
Child marriage has continued to rear its ugly head in Nigerian society. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of storytelling and multimedia music interventions in improving knowledge of the Child Rights Act and reducing the propensity to engage in child marriage. The researchers applied a quasi-experimental design and collected data using a structured questionnaire. The children were assigned into
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Evaluation of the public policy impacts on Monkeypox in Brazil Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Carlos Jefferson de Melo Santos, Angelo Marcio Oliveira Sant’Anna
Brazil ranked third in the number of Monkeypox infected worldwide in early September 2022 and eighth in multiple deaths. Brazilian Ministry of Health prepared a public policy to face the smallpox outbreak. This paper aims to analyze the governmental public policy’ impacts on Monkeypox using survival analysis. The information in the database was collected from epidemiological bulletins on the official
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Designing a questionnaire with retrospective pre-post items: Format matters Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Melanie Hwalek, Kate Pierce, Victoria Straub
Evaluators are frequently asked to evaluate educational interventions that are one-time events. The Retrospective Pretest (RPT) methodology is well suited for these circumstances and the evaluation literature is replete with discussions about the pros and cons of this approach. In RPT, program participants rate their attitudes or knowledge now, and also rate how they were before participation in the
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Using personal network analysis to understand the interaction between programmes’ facilitators and teachers in psychoeducational interventions Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Isidro Maya Jariego, Andrés Muñoz Alvis, Daniel Villar Onrubia
In this study we use personal network analysis to examine the social relationships taking place throughout programme implementation. Previous literature on psychosocial intervention has used network analysis techniques to examine: (a) the interaction between participants, (b) the facilitators' link to the intervention target group, (c) the transfer of knowledge between experts and facilitators, and
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Exploring the curricular and pedagogical decision criteria for research-based learning design in undergraduate studies Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Pourya Pourhejazy, K. Robert Isaksen
Learning design has a multifaceted nature requiring a range of course- and institutional considerations. Analyzing the decision criteria’s influence on research-based learning design helps understand the causes of the success/failure of the approach in achieving the teaching goals to improve the study programs. This study explores the interrelationship between the curricular and pedagogical criteria
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Evaluation of the concerns of Spanish university students in the face of current major challenges Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Javier Cifuentes-Faura, Ursula Faura-Martínez, Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga
The concerns of students and young people have been on the rise in recent years. Recent events such as the Covid-19 pandemic or the invasion of Ukraine have contributed to this. Mental health, the high cost of living, the need to re-evaluate the way we work or the fight against climate change are among the main concerns of young people. The aim of this work is to find out the level of concern of university
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Implementing trauma-informed care in a special education setting: An initial exploration of a multi-tiered model Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Hayley J. Goldenthal, Tara Gill, Claudio Rivera, Karen R. Gouze, Colleen Cicchetti
Implementing trauma-informed care in a special education environment serving youth from historically marginalized communities with high levels of exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) requires a systematic tiered approach consistent with public health guidelines. Little is known about the implementation of this framework in special education settings where youth have significant emotional
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An Evaluation of the Impact of Mitigation Policies on Health and the Economy by managing Social Distancing during Outbreaks Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Antonio Lopolito, Rocco Caferra, Andrea Nigri, Piergiuseppe Morone
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated various unavoidable social restrictions, leading to questions about the effectiveness of public emergency interventions and their impact economic growth. Block et al. (2020) conducted a notably study using an agent-based model to evaluate policies for reducing contact and demonstrated how choices in contact behavior can influence the rate and spread of the virus
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Towards transparent decision-making processes within museums: Case study of Museu Nacional d′Art de Catalunya (MNAC) Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Ursula Imbernon, Maria del Mar Casanovas-Rubio, Carolina Monteiro, Jaume Armengou
Understanding that good decision-making is paramount for the success of an organization and recognizing that strategic decision-making inside museums is a topic that has been over-passed by researchers, this paper intends to contribute to the relevance of the subject through the implementation of an innovative tool. Decision-making in museums is normally focused on the intuition, subjectivity, and
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Sustaining health obesity prevention programs: Lessons from real-world population settings Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Melanie Crane, Karen Lee, Erika Bohn-Goldbaum, Nicole Nathan, Adrian Bauman
Current understanding of what sustains public health programs is derived primarily from evaluations of programs delivered for only a few years. To improve program planning and knowledge on program sustainment, we examined real-world population programs that have been delivered for >2 years. Our focus was physical activity and nutrition programs for obesity prevention. We identified programs through
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Evaluating the effect of settlement services in South Korea: Focused on Korea Immigration & Integration Program Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Min-Chul Hwang
To improve immigrants’ integration, Korea Immigration & Integration Program (KIIP) has been delivered since 2009 in South Korea (hereafter Korea), yet little research has empirically estimated its net effect. Hence, the main aim of this study is to empirically and directly evaluate its net effect, using an Inverse-probability weighted analytical technique controlling selection bias that may distort
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School-based psychosocial and educational interventions for children and adolescents after the 1999 Marmara earthquakes in Turkey: A review on lessons learned Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Mine Cihanoğlu, Merve Vatansever, Gülsen Erden
The massive earthquakes experienced in August and November 1999 affected thousands of people in the Marmara region, the most densely populated and industrialized part of Turkey. The humanitarian and economic cost was so enormous, and these earthquakes have changed the Turkish disaster management system and the Turkish people’s approach to disasters. Marmara earthquakes are also considered as a milestone
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Introducing a multicomponent staff training intervention to reduce antipsychotic medication: Care home management pre and post intervention views of systemic impact, and preliminary RE-AIM evaluation Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Azucena Guzmán, Katharine Orellana, Mariana López Ortega, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo, Sara Torres Castro
Objectives We explored views of care home managers when introducing PROCUIDA-Demencia a mixed-methods two-arm cluster randomised controlled pilot and clinical outcomes study aiming to optimise dementia care by introducing psychosocial interventions to reduce antipsychotic medication in care homes. Method We undertook secondary analysis of pre and post in-depth interviews conducted in summer 2018 with
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Engaging stakeholders to retrospectively discern implementation strategies to support program evaluation: Proposed method and case study Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Jacob T. Painter, Rebecca A. Raciborski, Monica M. Matthieu, Ciara M. Oliver, David A. Adkins, Kimberly K. Garner
Background Availability of evidence-based practices (EBPs) is critical for improving health care outcomes, but diffusion can be challenging. Implementation activities increase the adoption of EBPs and support sustainability. However, when implementation activities are a part of quality improvement processes, evaluation of the time and cost associated with these activities is challenged by the need
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Teachers’ teaching and professional competences assessment Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Raúl González-Fernández, Adiela Ruiz-Cabezas, María C. Medina Domínguez, Adela Beatríz Subía-Álava, Jorge Luis Delgado Salazar
This research is part of a project led by the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil (Ecuador) and the National Distance Education University - UNED (Spain) aiming at designing a teaching/professional competences training model for teachers. The purpose of this study is to assess the meaning of professional competences and their significance within teachers’ teaching and training processes. Using
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Participatory training evaluation: Steps from the Center for Native American Health Native-CHART symposium Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Tassy Parker, Allyson Kelley, Norman Cooeyate, Nathania Tsosie
This paper presents a case example of the Native-CHART Training Evaluation and describes the process of planning and administering a paper evaluation during the Native-CHART symposium in November 2019 led by the Center for Native American Health (CNAH) and an external evaluator. Training evaluation methodologies and the data collection instrument were grounded in the Health Belief Model (HBM) where
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A book review-Biofuels for a more sustainable future: Life cycle sustainability assessment and multi-criteria decision making. Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Ashkan Nabavi-Pelesaraei, Elnaz Asheri-Gafsheh
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Equity-related ‘knots’ in theory of change development: Conceptualization and case illustrations Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Emily Gates, Kathy Chau Rohn, Kiruba Murugaiah
Theory of change (ToC) is an approach widely used to guide planning, implementing, and evaluating change initiatives. While there is substantial guidance, there has been little attention on equity within ToC research and practice. We propose and illustrate the metaphor of ‘knots’ to frame practical and ethical challenges that arise when centering equity within ToC processes. Drawing on our experiences
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If you really love nothing. Evaluating second-order factors in the case of Italian constitutional referendum of 2020 Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Marzia Ippolito, Adriano Cozzolino, Salvatore Ercolano
The paper evaluates several second-order factors to explain the outcomes of the 2020 constitutional referendum held in Italy. This particular referendum serves as a relevant case study to assess the significance of second-order factors, given its unique characteristics, including the simplicity of the referendum question regarding the reduction in the number of parliamentarians (MPs), the minimal impact
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Beyond implementation: A collective case study exploring the conceptions and facilitators of sustainability in a quality improvement collaborative Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Madelyn daSilva, Melanie Dissanayake, Shannon L. Sibbald
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a primary cause of adult hospitalizations and imposes substantial burdens on patients and healthcare systems. Initiatives that support providers and patients in addressing needs at each stage of this illness are needed. The INSPIRED COPD Outreach Program™ was introduced in 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to improve care for those with advanced COPD
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Exploring power building capacity at the ecosystem level: A case study of a justice-oriented organizational network Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Daniel J. Fish, Claire Devine, Aisha K. Gilmore, Lisa Angus
Community organizing and base building groups operate as part of a larger ecosystem of organizations, each with complementary capacities necessary to build power and achieve social change. Analytic approaches to assessing power in organizational networks can generate data to inform strategy, identify gaps, and help nurture organizational ecosystems that support communities in building and exercising
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Investigating the relationship between participation in the building infrastructure leading to diversity (BUILD) initiative and intent to pursue a science career: A cross-sectional analysis Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-10-12 Hector V. Ramos, Krystle P. Cobian, Jayashri Srinivasan, Christina A. Christie, Catherine M. Crespi, Teresa Seeman
This paper presents an analysis of survey data to examine the association between supervised structured mentoring and students’ intent to pursue a career in science. Data were collected from students in the 10 Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) research training programs, developed through grants from the National Institutes of Health. Propensity score matching and multinomial logistic
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Alliance-building for equity and justice: An inter-organizational perspective Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Krista A. Haapanen, Brian D. Christens, Daniel G. Cooper, Jordan Jurinsky
Cultivating alliances between specific sectors or fields with unrealized synergies is a promising strategy for systems change. Social network analysis is a useful tool for assessing whether such alliances build relationships between these previously disparate organizations. Two waves of valued network data were collected from the members (N = 25) of a justice system reform coalition composed of two
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Planning traffic surveillance in Spain: How to optimize the management of police resources to reduce road fatalities Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 José I. Castillo-Manzano, Mercedes Castro-Nuño, Lourdes Lopez-Valpuesta
Although traffic police enforcement is widely recognized as a key action in the road safety field, it can be a costly policy to implement. In addition, governments often impose budget constraints that can limit the resources available for activities such as law enforcement and surveillance. To evaluate the impact of human traffic control resources planning on traffic fatalities on Spanish NUTS-3 regions
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Tools and methods for evaluating the change to health service delivery due to pandemics or other similar emergencies: A rapid evidence review Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Dylan Keegan, Eithne Heffernan, Bridget Clarke, Conor Deasy, Cathal O’Donnell, Philip Crowley, Angela Hughes, Andrew W. Murphy, Siobhán Masterson
The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 and its associated disease COVID-19, were declared a pandemic in March 2020. Countries developed rapid response activities within their health services to prevent spread of the virus and protect their populations. Evaluating health service delivery change is vital to assess how adapted practices worked, particularly during times of crisis. This review examined tools
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Ensuring the “health” of a curricular program evaluation: Alignment and analytic quality of two instruments for use in evaluating the effectiveness of an interprofessional collaboration curriculum Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Shannon Sampson, Andrew Nelson, Roberto Cardarelli, Karen L. Roper
To cultivate competencies in interprofessional collaboration (IPC) for patient-centered, team-based care, a multi-faceted training enhancement initiative was implemented at our academic primary care residency site. Evaluation of the activities from previously collected survey data occurred upon a 2-year review. First, the evaluation team scrutinized the instruments for alignment and appropriateness
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Collaboration and growth in a large research cooperative: A network analytic approach Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Lori J. Ducharme, Kayo Fujimoto, Jacky Kuo, Jonathan Stewart, Bruce Taylor, John Schneider
Research networks encourage team science and facilitate collaboration within and across research teams. While many analyses have examined the output of these collaborative networks (e.g., authorship networks, publications, grant applications), less attention has been paid to the formative phases of these initiatives. This article presents analyses of a whole-network survey of investigators participating
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Reflection on the application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to a national policy to improve inclusion of people with disabilities Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Delphine Labbé, Amy Heider, Yochai Eisenberg, Robert Gould, Robin Jones
People with disabilities face many barriers in the built environment impacting their mobility, health, and social participation. In the US, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), municipalities were required to develop and implement barrier-removal plans for pedestrian infrastructure, called ADA transition plans, but very few have done so. Many communities know they need a plan but do not
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Evaluation in design science: A framework to support project studies in the context of University Research Centres Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 José da Assunção Moutinho, Gabriela Fernandes, Roque Rabechini
This paper proposes a discussion of the evaluation of an artefact developed under the Design Science paradigm using the Delphi method. It evaluates the Ecosystem framework of University Research Centres in Project Studies, considering a set of criteria pre-established in the literature. The Delphi method is an evaluation implemented in an electronic platform involving twenty-one participants, among
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Blood bank programs and transfusion sustainability. A serial mediating model Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Kaconco James, Betty Nabuuma, Jude Thaddeo Mugarura, John Baptist Kirabira
Introduction Researchers establish that the current challenges of blood safety and shortage are based on relationship between master production scheduling and blood transfusion sustainability of blood banks. Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate program relationship between master production scheduling and blood transfusion sustainability through total quality management and blood production
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The extent to which the recommendations issued after the periodic evaluation of university programs are targeted, specific, measurable and unequivocal: An exploratory analysis Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Chantal Bouchard, Marie-Claude Hamel
Background and study objectives Each year, Quebec universities conduct a periodic evaluation of their study programs and issue recommendations to improve the quality and relevance of these latter. Although these evaluations are commonplace in higher education institutions, there is little information about them and the resulting recommendations. To compensate this lack of convincing data, our exploratory
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Methodological choices for an economic evaluation of a combined psychosocial and nutrition treatment intervention for children with severe acute malnutrition: The FUSAM trial in Nepal Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Karine Le Roch, Lani Trenouth, Cécile Bizouerne, Cécile Salpéteur
As a public health burden, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children has been increasingly studied to determine the optimal combination of treatment approaches. Among the new approaches is the addition of early childhood development sessions to standard nutrition-based treatment for SAM which can enhance both nutrition and development outcomes among young children. However, few studies demonstrate
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Opioid overdose prevention training needs: Findings from emergency medical services providers in Baltimore County, Maryland Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Bina Ali, Steve Shamblen, William Scarbrough, Katharine Atwood, Ua-aree Sangpukdee, Elise Andrews, Jan Markowitz, Amanda Wensel
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers are on the frontlines of the opioid response. This study explored the EMS training needs in Baltimore County, Maryland. An online survey conducted between January-June 2021 assessed knowledge, attitudes, awareness, and self-efficacy to use opioid overdose prevention strategies; burnout, compassion fatigue, stress, and wellness; and training needs among EMS
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Characteristics of transformational leadership development programs: A scoping review Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Sarah V.C. Lawrason, Robert B. Shaw, Jennifer Turnnidge, Jean Côté
The effectiveness of transformational leadership (TFL) on various outcomes is well known. Accordingly, researchers have developed training programs to enhance TFL behaviours of leaders. Yet, no reviews summarizing the characteristics of TFL training programs exist. The purpose of this review was to examine the characteristics, reporting, and application of TFL-informed programs. A search of six databases
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The promotion strategies and dynamic evaluation model of exhibition-driven sustainable tourism based on previous/prospective tourist satisfaction after COVID-19 Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-16 Gangwei Cai, Binyan Xu, Feidong Lu, Ye Lu
After COVID-19, all art exhibitions in 2020 were forced to close and postponed until 2021 in Japan. The current paper studies the dynamic evaluation model and exhibition-driven event tourism promotion strategies based on previous/prospective tourist satisfaction surveys. Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (ETAT) was selected for the evaluation case. A new methodology, prospective-importance previous-performance
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LEADER local action groups and inner areas. An Italian case study Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Vincenzo Barone, Giuseppe Lucio Gaeta, Stefano Ghinoi, Francesco Silvestri
In this study we investigate marginality in European rural areas to understand how EU policies for local development can stimulate novel approaches to social innovation and economic growth. The method applied is a Social Network Analysis (SNA) on the call tenders of an Italian Local Action Group managing the LEADER programme in the Piacentino and Parmense Apennine (Emilia-Romagna). The implementation
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Editorial Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Mita Marra
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Exploring the value of pro bono evaluation work as a method to build evaluator competencies and strengthen organizational capacity Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Susan C. Connors, Goldie Komaie, Jeff Proctor
The Cultivating Evaluation Education and Development (CEED) program engages early career evaluators in an experiential learning experience by supporting them as they lead a pro bono evaluation for a local nonprofit community organization. We explored the value of this professional development to the early career evaluators, to the sponsor organization, and to the nonprofit organizations receiving CEED
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Capitalization of experience of physical activity resumption programs: Lessons learned for adherence and post-program referral Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-07-07 Olivier Riquier, Aurélie Van Hoye, Anne Vuillemin
The benefits of physical activity (PA) in managing chronic diseases are largely demonstrated. To encourage a sustainable PA practice for inactive patients with chronic diseases, France has recently implemented PA resumption programs, in which patients can participate with a medical prescription but which are time-limited. In the literature, the effectiveness of those exercise referral schemes to foster
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Development of an intervention programme theory to increase movement in care homes for people with cognitive impairment: Care homes achieving realistic movement strategies (CHARMS) Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Ruth Gillian Jepson, Alison Dawson, Louise McCabe, Corinne Greasley-Adams, Hannah Biggs, Alison Bowes
There is an increase in both the number of people living in care homes, and the cognitive impairments they experience. Some of these experiences of cognitive impairments can be improved by appropriate movement and physical activity interventions, delivered in ways which take into account an individual’s preferences, needs and abilities. A clear intervention programme theory (how we expect an intervention
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Creating a developmental framework for evaluating RRI implementation in research organisations Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt
The evaluation of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) actions presents important challenges for the key stakeholders engaged in the process of RRI implementation, such as policy makers, programme managers, and researchers. While there is a considerable body of literature on the conceptualization of responsibility in research and a plethora of attempts to practice RRI, there is a need for increased
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Sustainable universities: The LGBTQIAP+ inclusive model Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Camilla Gomes da Silva, Carla Patricia Finatto, Priscila Cembranel, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra
The construction of a model with strategies target at the LGBTQIAP+ was performed aiming at integration of gender and sexuality conceptions in universities to promote sustainable development. We used a multicriteria analysis to identify indicators and create an evaluation model (decision tool) for sustainable universities. The decision tree includes validation through literature review of 127 publications
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Experiences in the application of logic models in the context of workplace health promotion – A focus group discussion Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Madeleine Gernert, André Arik Schuber, Andrea Schaller
Gathering evidence on complex workplace health promotion interventions faces methodological challenges. Therefore, the application of logic models as a theory of change is recommended to support outcome and process evaluations. The present study explores challenges and opportunities of applying logic models in application-oriented intervention research on workplace health promotion. A focus group (n = 6)
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The intent and influence of evaluation policies and strategies in the philanthropic sector Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Alana R. Kinarsky, Christina A. Christie
Evaluation policies are being written across the philanthropic sector. These policies offer rules and principles that are intended to guide evaluation practice. However, it is unclear what has motivated the development of evaluation policies and what impact, if any, they have on evaluation practice. Through interviews with 10 evaluation directors at foundations that have written evaluation policies
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Street Doctors Northern Ireland: A mixed-method process and impact evaluation of a youth violence reduction intervention Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Colm Walsh, Emma Roche, Kylie Gill
Community violence is an enduring challenge that disproportionally affects youth. This is particularly the case in post-conflict settings such as Northern Ireland. Evidence supported youth work interventions are an important yet under-evaluated area of violence prevention efforts. Youth work approaches have demonstrated significant utility in reaching those most at risk of violence related harm and
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Conditional selection of multifactor evidence for the levels of anaemia among women of reproductive age group Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Pavan Kumar S.T, Biswajit Lahiri
The study was aims at ascertaining the conditional selection of key indicators affecting severe, moderate, mild, and no anaemia levels for women of reproductive age in India. The secondary data for levels of anaemia and personal records of individuals collected for India from the 7th phase of District Health Survey program of the United States Agency for International Development data depository. The
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Measuring integrity and fidelity of program implementation: Validating an instrument designed for school renewal Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Xin Ma, Jianping Shen, Patricia Reeves
In this study, we attempted to explore with instrumentation that could provide a good means to measure integrity and fidelity of program implementation. The instrument, High Integrity and Fidelity Implementation for School Renewal, was created using a comprehensive review of the literature to provide insights into the implementation integrity and fidelity when principals renew a school. Data from 1097
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Does foreign aid affect innovation and institutional quality in middle-income countries? Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Rudra P. Pradhan, Mak B. Arvin, Mahendhiran S. Nair, Sara E. Bennett
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Resolving the practical factors in the healthcare system management by considering a combine approach of AHP and ANP methods Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Mahdi Yousfi Nejad Attari, Ali Asghar Moslemi Beirami, Ali Ala, Ensiye Neyshabouri Jami
Healthcare System Management (HSM) is a technique for integrating technology in public hospitals. Knowledge of strategies and decision-making issues is crucial for improving hospital services during the HSM implementation since it directly impacts the efficiency of the hospital and the level of the patient healthcare system. To address the research gap, this study presents a hybrid decision making
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Organizational change and evidence-based practices in support services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Julián Iniesta, Miguel A. Verdugo, Robert L. Schalock
Summary The impact on support services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities of the socioeconomic movements and theoretical reformulations of the last decades has generated the necessity, in order to guarantee their sustainability, to carry out processes of profound change in their organizational culture, intervening in the elements that compose it. Among them are professional
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Development and validation of the questionnaire on resuscitation-related knowledge and attitude for adolescents Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Edina Gradvohl, Ágnes J. Lukács, Johanna Takács, Gábor Fritúz, András Falus, Helga Judit Feith
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Why and how to use the quality of life as an evaluation criterion? Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Oto Potluka
Within the EU policies, quality of life as a criterion has been rarely used in evaluations. The concept of quality of life is vague and multidimensional. The unclear and ambiguity of the definition of what is included in the concept of quality of life makes it challenging to compare different studies with each other. The multidimensionality with pre-defined criteria makes sense when comparing the quality
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A dynamic framework for making sense of partnerships between universities and informal education providers Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Julie Risien, Kelly Hoke, Martin Storksdieck, Cathlyn Davis, Eve Klein
We present a conceptual framework rooted in the practices and experiences of nine collaborative partnerships between universities and informal science education organizations. Our analysis and resulting framework aim to support those brokering, designing, and evaluating partnerships in making sense of the dynamism of interorganizational efforts to collaborate in achieving broader impacts of research
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Strategies used throughout the scaling-up process of eConsult – Multiple case study of four Canadian Provinces Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Mylaine Breton, Mélanie Ann Smithman, Catherine Lamoureux-Lamarche, Erin Keely, Gerard Farrell, Alexander Singer, Maxine Dumas Pilon, Paula Louise Bush, Véronique Nabelsi, Isabelle Gaboury, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Carolyn Steele Gray, Catherine Hudon, Kris Aubrey-Bassler, Regina Visca, Élizabeth Côté-Boileau, Justin Gagnon, Véronique Deslauriers, Clare Liddy
Background eConsult is a model of asynchronous communication connecting primary care providers to specialists to discuss patient care. This study aims to analyze the scaling-up process and identify strategies used to support scaling-up efforts in four provinces in Canada. Methods We conducted a multiple case study with four cases (ON, QC, MB, NL). Data collection methods included document review (n = 93)
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Culturally responsive evaluation: A scoping review of the evaluation literature Evaluation and Program Planning (IF 1.886) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Lauren Kushnier, Shevaun Nadin, Mary Ellen Hill, Mischa Taylor, Shelly Jun, Christopher J. Mushquash, Giulia Puinean, Rebecca Gokiert
Evaluators have become increasingly aware of the influence of culture in evaluation, leading to new evaluation approaches that account for the cultural considerations in which evaluations are situated. This scoping review sought to explore how evaluators understand culturally responsive evaluation and identify promising practices. A search of nine evaluation journals yielded 52 articles that were included