Evans, Rhiannon  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0239-6331, Murphy, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-3681, Scourfield, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6218-8158 and Turley, Ruth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8556-7855
2017.
Understanding the diffusion of non-evidence-based health interventions: the role of experiential evidence.
Health Education Journal
76
(4)
, pp. 411-422.
10.1177/0017896916688711
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Abstract
Objective: The utilisation of evidence-based health interventions remains a challenge in educational settings. Although driving forward the scientific evidence-base may contribute to the diffusion of such approaches, abstract notions of population-level impact may not be seen as priorities in local. This paper considers the alternative forms of evidence that inform schools’ decision-making in relation to the adoption and implementation of health programmes. Design: Pragmatic formative process evaluation of a non-evidence-based social and emotional learning intervention, the Student Assistance Program, was conducted. Case-study methodology was used. Setting: Cases comprised four socio-economically contrasting secondary schools (free school meal eligibility ranging from 11.3% to 36%). Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 programme stakeholders. Results: The results explore (a) how school staff acquired belief in the merit of the Student Assistance Program through an intervention training course; (b) how experiential evidence gained in this course is used in the effort to secure intervention adoption; and (c) how intervention implementation may be limited by the lack of opportunities to develop experiential evidence within the educational setting. Conclusion: Alternative forms of evidence, specifically experiential evidence, are of importance in the diffusion of interventions within educational settings. Evidence-based approaches need to further acknowledge and accommodate these alternative forms of understanding to enhance their uptake and implementation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) Research Institutes & Centres > Centre For Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer) |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Diffusion, evidence-based intervention, implementation, schools, social and emotional learning |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 0017-8969 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 21 February 2022 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2024 00:30 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/98109 |
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