scholarly journals Building Organizational Readiness (Capacities x Motivation) for Implementation: A Research Synthesis of the Empirical Evidence

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Peter Scaccia ◽  
Brittany Cook ◽  
Abraham Wandersman
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Organizational Readiness ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Policy Program ◽  
Supportive Interventions ◽  
Reported Data

Readiness to implement an innovation (defined as a policy, program, or practice that is new to the organization) is necessary for quality implementation. By deliberately attempting to build readiness, there is potential to improve how programs implementation innovations. This article presents the results of a research synthesis that reviewed 1) how readiness has been addressed in the literature (e.g., are multiple subcomponents addressed in the same study?), 2) how changeable the different components (motivation, innovation-specific capacities, and general capacities) and sub-components of readiness are when deliberately targeted by supportive interventions (tools, training, technical assistance (TA), quality assurance and quality improvement (QA/QI)), and 3) the quality with which support strategies to address readiness are reported. Articles included in the synthesis generally reported targeting some, but not all, of the readiness subcomponents during implementation. Nearly all subcomponents can be increased, although there is variation in the quality of evidence supporting how changeable they are. However, there is little reported data about how well support strategies are implemented, which can inhibit the replication of specific techniques. These results can encourage support system providers who work with community-based organizations to think about how they can address and prioritize subcomponents of organizational readiness when adopting, implementing, and sustaining innovations.

Community-Based Crime Prevention: An Assessment of the Eisenhower Foundation's Neighborhood Program

1989 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan F. Bennett ◽  
Paul J. Lavrakas
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Program Success ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Local Problems

The article assesses the implementation and impact of the Eisenhower Foundation's Neighborhood Program in ten communities. Most organizations successfully implemented the program and generated a level of participation that compares favorably to other programs. Despite successful implementation, the programs had only modest community impact. Fear of crime and concern about local problems declined slightly in some communities, but there was no documentable evidence of change in communities' crime or perceived quality of life. Of the Eisenhower Foundation guidelines, technical assistance was most clearly linked to program success, although the community planning process and advisory councils may have increased participation. Possible reasons for the small program impact and policy implications of the demonstration project are discussed.

scholarly journals Developing Theory to Guide Building Practitioners’ Capacity to Implement Evidence-Based Interventions

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Leeman ◽  
Larissa Calancie ◽  
Michelle C. Kegler ◽  
Cam T. Escoffery ◽  
Alison K. Herrmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Stakeholder Support ◽  
General Capacity ◽  
Or Practice

Public health and other community-based practitioners have access to a growing number of evidence-based interventions (EBIs), and yet EBIs continue to be underused. One reason for this underuse is that practitioners often lack the capacity (knowledge, skills, and motivation) to select, adapt, and implement EBIs. Training, technical assistance, and other capacity-building strategies can be effective at increasing EBI adoption and implementation. However, little is known about how to design capacity-building strategies or tailor them to differences in capacity required across varying EBIs and practice contexts. To address this need, we conducted a scoping study of frameworks and theories detailing variations in EBIs or practice contexts and how to tailor capacity-building to address those variations. Using an iterative process, we consolidated constructs and propositions across 24 frameworks and developed a beginning theory to describe salient variations in EBIs (complexity and uncertainty) and practice contexts (decision-making structure, general capacity to innovate, resource and values fit with EBI, and unity vs. polarization of stakeholder support). The theory also includes propositions for tailoring capacity-building strategies to address salient variations. To have wide-reaching and lasting impact, the dissemination of EBIs needs to be coupled with strategies that build practitioners’ capacity to adopt and implement a variety of EBIs across diverse practice contexts.

Health releated quality of life in irritable bowel syndrome: A community based study+

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A634-A634 ◽  
Author(s):  
K OLDEN ◽  
W CHEY ◽  
J BOYLE ◽  
E CARTER ◽  
L CHANG
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Irritable Bowel

EVALUASI PROGRAM/PROYEK PENGEMBANGAN KAWASAN EKONOMI KHUSUS SEI MANGKE DALAM RANGKA PELAKSANAAN KEBIJAKAN MP3EI 2011-2025 DI KORIDOR EKONOMI SUMATERA

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Firrean Firrean
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Policy Program ◽  
Evaluative Research ◽  
Policy Optimization ◽  
Economic Zones ◽  
North Sumatra

Special Economic Zones (SEZ) is a region with certain limits within the jurisdiction of Indonesia which is set to perform economic functions and obtain certain facilities. One SEZ developed in North Sumatra Province and included in the National Strategic Area (KSN) Medan - Binjai - Deli Serdang - Karo is SEZ Sei Mangke. SEZ Sei Mangke is defined in PP 29 of 2012 on 27 February 2012 and is the first KEK in Indonesia which was inaugurated its operation by President Joko Widodo on January 27, 2015. KSN Mebidangro itself is an area of priority spatial arrangement because it has a very important influence nationally against state sovereignty, defense and state security, economic, social, cultural, and / or environment, including areas designated as world heritage. This research is an evaluative research intended to find out the end of a policy program in order to determine recommendation of last policy by using CIPO model which includes four stages: (1) context, (2) input, (3) process, and (4) output. The research method used is case study by applying qualitative research that aims to make an accurate interpretation of the characteristics of the object under study. Findings on the evaluation context indicate that the program is generally running well, but some aspects of synergy and policy optimization as well as financing support from central and local government need to be improved. In the input evaluation, and evaluation process some aspects need to be improved because the findings show the weakness of some aspects is the result of lack of synergy and optimization of policy and support from local government. Interesting from the evaluation of ouput is that with some weaknesses in the input and process components, it turns out the evaluation findings ouput show Seek Mangke SEZ development can still run well. The recommendation of this research is to improve the quality of policy synergy / program of SEZ Seek development by improving several aspects that are categorized in each stage of evaluation

Operations Research on the Female Village-Based Family Planning Worker Program of Pakistan

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-305
Author(s):  
Louisiana Lush ◽  
George P. Cernada ◽  
A. K. Ubaidur Rob ◽  
Mohammed Shafiq Arif ◽  
Minhaj Ul Haque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Operations Research ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Training And Supervision ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Training ◽  
Broad Program

This article presents the results of a number of operations research studies (OR) of family planning services provided by a new cadre of female village-based family planning workers in Punjab Province, Pakistan. This cadre of workers, recruited nationwide, have been trained to visit women in their villages to provide information and family planning services. The studies were conducted as part of a broad program of technical assistance to the Government of Pakistan. Surveys investigated the quality of their training as well as attitudes among clients to the new program. They found that the program is developing well but there is room for improvement, particularly in counseling and training. Additional field studies are ongoing and recommendations for change have been incorporated in training and supervision. The program is expanding on a national scale.

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