Treatment Fidelity in Studies of Educational Intervention

<p><em>Treatment Fidelity in Studies of Educational Intervention</em> is a detailed guide to the increasing emphasis on methodological rigor and implementation fidelity in educational research. A timely contribution to the field this book offers practical guidance and systematic research on the nature of implementation fidelity in experimental settings and provides strategies for combining fidelity-related data with other data types to evaluate a program’s impact in schools and other educational settings. With contributions from leading scholars in the area of research methods in education <i>Treatment Fidelity</i> synthesizes recommendations for current measurement practices case studies of recent or ongoing research programs and technical evaluation reports on studies that measure and model fidelity as part of estimating a treatment’s impact. Intended for scholars professionals and graduate students interested in school-based intervention this volume presents information on how to address implementation in applied research.</p>