The Impact of Social Accountability on Service Delivery: Experimental Evidence from a Large-scale Community-driven Development Program in Uganda

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Fiala
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Social Accountability ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The evaluation of Suchana, a large-scale development program to prevent chronic undernutrition in north-eastern Bangladesh: A large scale nutrition program design

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuzhat Choudhury ◽  
Mohammad Jyoti Raihan ◽  
S M Tanvir Ahmed ◽  
Kazi Eliza Islam ◽  
Vanessa Self ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Stepped Wedge ◽  
Stepped Wedge Design ◽  
Cluster Randomized ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Evidence of the impact of community-based nutrition programs is uncommon for two main reasons: the lack of untreated controls, and implementation does not account for the evaluation design. Suchana is a large-scale program to prevent malnutrition in children in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh by improving the livelihoods and nutrition knowledge of very poor households.Methods Suchana is being implemented in 157 unions, the smallest administrative unit of government, in two districts of Sylhet. Suchana will deliver a package of interventions to poor people in about 40 randomly selected new unions annually over four years, until all are covered. All beneficiaries will receive the normal government nutrition services. For evaluation purposes the last 40 unions will act as a control for the first 40 intervention unions. The remaining unions will receive the program but will not take part in the evaluation. A baseline survey was conducted in both intervention and control unions; it will be repeated after three years to estimate the impact on the prevalence of stunted children and other indicators.Results This stepped wedge design has several advantages for both implementation and evaluation, as well as some disadvantages. The units of delivery are randomized, which controls for other influences on outcomes; the program supports government service delivery systems, so it is replicable and scalable; and the program can be improved over time as lessons are learned. The main disadvantages are the difficulty of estimating the impact of each component of the program, and the geographical distribution of unions, which increases program delivery costs. Stepped implementation allows a cluster randomized trial to be achieved within a large-scale poverty alleviation program.Conclusions A stepped wedge design for implementation was used which is particularly suited to evaluations of service delivery. The design allows the intervention to be phased-in and scaled-up over a period of time. The phased or ‘stepped’ process of implementation enables a cluster randomized controlled trial to be achieved without having a permanently untreated control group. However, the design does not allow to assess the impact of each individual component of intervention.

scholarly journals The evaluation of Suchana, a large-scale development program to prevent chronic undernutrition in north-eastern Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuzhat Choudhury ◽  
Mohammad Jyoti Raihan ◽  
S M Tanvir Ahmed ◽  
Kazi Eliza Islam ◽  
Vanessa Self ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Cluster Randomized Trial ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Service Delivery Systems ◽  
Administrative Unit ◽  
Cluster Randomized ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Evidence of the impact of community-based nutrition programs is uncommon for two main reasons: the lack of untreated controls, and implementation does not account for the evaluation design. Suchana is a large-scale program to prevent malnutrition in children in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh by improving the livelihoods and nutrition knowledge of poor and very poor households. Suchana is being implemented in 157 unions, the smallest administrative unit of government, in two districts of Sylhet. Suchana will deliver a package of interventions to poor people in about 40 randomly selected new unions annually over four years, until all are covered. All beneficiaries will receive the normal government nutrition services. For evaluation purposes the last 40 unions will act as a control for the first 40 intervention unions. The remaining unions will receive the program but will not take part in the evaluation. A baseline survey was conducted in both intervention and control unions; it will be repeated after three years to estimate the impact on the prevalence of stunted children and other indicators.This stepped wedge design has several advantages for both the implementation and evaluation of services, as well as some disadvantages. The units of delivery are randomized, which controls for other influences on outcomes; the program supports government service delivery systems, so it is replicable and scalable; and the program can be improved over time as lessons are learned. The main disadvantages are the difficulty of estimating the impact of each component of the program, and the geographical distribution of unions, which increases program delivery costs. Stepped implementation allows a cluster randomized trial to be achieved within a large-scale poverty alleviation program and phased-in and scaled-up over a period of time. This paper may encourage evaluators to consider how to estimate attributable impact by using stepped implementation, which allows the counterfactual group eventually to be treated.

Creating a Vision for Special Education Programs

2015 ◽  
pp. 69-90
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Inclusion Type ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Full Inclusion ◽  
Vision Statements ◽  
Vision Statement ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
The Impact

This chapter focuses on creating a vision statement that supports a service delivery model within the field of special education. The chapter discusses the importance of shaping the vision and the impact it may have on the student, school, families, and society as a whole. Components as well as examples of currently used vision statements are included in this chapter, along with a discussion about incorporating a school's vision statement into its professional development program. The chapter concludes with a reflection on ensuring that the needs of students are met while at the same time being cognizant of the fact that standards-based instruction dominates the Individualized Education Plan and service delivery models help shape the vision for all students as more and more students with special needs are being placed into a full-inclusion type of educational environment.

The impact of technological innovation upon servitization

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1097-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bang-Ning Hwang ◽  
Mu-Yen Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose For most manufacturing firms, technological innovations are usually the key strategies to gain their competitive advantages. However, competing strategically through service provision is becoming an important strategy for most industries. A growing demand for packaged product and service delivery is blurring the traditional boundaries between manufacturing and service firms. This trend is called “servitization.” Prior research had different perspectives on the relationship between technological innovations and servitization. Some argued that as servitization exerts the innovative convergence of products and services, the possession of appropriate readiness and absorption capacity through technological innovations for a manufacturing firm is critical to the success of servitization. In contrast, some argued that the knowledge gained from developing technological innovations cannot be applied to the creation of services due to the fundamental difference between technology and service. These contradicting arguments motivated the authors to study the relationship between technological innovations and servitization a step further. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach To address the research gap, the authors conducted an empirical study based on the large-scale samples from the second Taiwan Community Innovation Survey (Taiwan CIS). A multivariate logistic regression model was applied in the research. Findings The authors found that different types of technological innovations, namely product innovation and process innovation, have different impacts on servitization. The innovativeness level of the technological innovation moderates the relationship between technological innovation and servitization. Based on the above findings, this research specifically explains the causes of the contradictory results of the prior research. Originality/value The values of this research are twofold. Its academic contribution rests on bridging the literature of innovation and servitization, and on providing a model to clarify the relationships among technological innovation type, level of innovativeness and servitization. Its practical contribution lies in its establishment of a guideline that illuminates manufacturing firms reinforcing service delivery through their existing technological innovation trajectory.

Community Monitoring Improves Public Service Provision at Scale: Experimental Evidence from a Child Development Program in Nicaragua

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia López Boo ◽  
Jane Leer ◽  
Akito Kamei
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Community Monitoring ◽  
Quality Assurance Mechanism ◽  
Intent To Treat

Expanding small-scale interventions without lowering quality and attenuating impact is a critical policy challenge. Community monitoring overs a low-cost quality assurance mechanism by making service providers account-able to local citizens, rather than distant administrators. This paper provides experimental evidence from a home visit parenting program implemented at scale by the Nicaraguan government, with two types of monitoring: (a) institutional monitoring; and (b) community monitoring. We find d a positive intent-to-treat effect on child development, but only among groups randomly assigned to community monitoring. Our findings show promise for the use of community monitoring to ensure quality in large-scale government-run social programs.

scholarly journals The Role of Mindset in Education : A Large-Scale Field Experiment in Disadvantaged Schools

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Huillery ◽  
Adrien Bouguen ◽  
Axelle Charpentier ◽  
Yann Algan ◽  
Coralie Chevallier
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
Disadvantaged Schools ◽  
Scale Field ◽  
Large Scale Field ◽  
The Impact

This article provides experimental evidence of the impact of a four-year inter-vention aimed at developing students’ growth mindset and internal locus ofcontrol in disadvantaged middle schools. We find a 0.07 standard deviationincrease in GPA, associated with a change in students’ mindset, improved be-havior as reported by teachers and school registers, and higher educational andprofessional aspirations. International empirical benchmarks reveal that theintervention is at least ten times more cost-effective than the typical educa-tional intervention. However, while reducing between-school inequality whentargeted to disadvantaged schools, the program benefits less to more fragilestudents, therefore increasing within-school inequality.

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