Implementation Science: Understanding and Finding Solutions to Variation in Program Implementation

Autor/inn/en	Nordstrum, Lee E.; LeMahieu, Paul G.; Berrena, Elaine
Titel	Implementation Science: Understanding and Finding Solutions to Variation in Program Implementation
Quelle	In: Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 25 (2017) 1, S.58-73 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-4883
Schlagwörter	Educational Quality; Quality Assurance; Educational Improvement; Science Education; School Community Programs; Partnerships in Education; Models; Case Studies; Resilience (Psychology); Science Instruction; Teamwork; Extension Education; Program Descriptions; Program Implementation; School Personnel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätssicherung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Analogiemodell; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Schulpersonal
Abstract	Purpose: This paper is one of seven in this volume elaborating upon different approaches to quality improvement in education. This paper aims to delineate a methodology called Implementation Science, focusing on methods to enhance the reach, adoption, use and maintenance of innovations and discoveries in diverse education contexts. Design/methodology/approach: The paper presents the origins, theoretical foundations, core principles and a case study showing an application of Implementation Science in education, namely, in promoting school-community-university partnerships to enhance resilience (PROSPER). Findings: Implementation Science is concerned with understanding and finding solutions to the causes of variation in a program's outcomes relating to its implementation. The core phases are: initial considerations about the host context; creating an implementation structure; sustaining the structure during implementation; and improving future applications. Originality/value: Few theoretical treatments and demonstration cases are currently available on commonly used models of quality improvement in other fields that might have potential value in improving education systems internationally. This paper fills this gap by elucidating one promising approach. The paper also derives value, as it permits a comparison of the Implementation Science approach with other quality improvement approaches treated in this volume. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01