Developing program theory for purveyor programs

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dc.contributor.authorOosthuizen, Christaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLouw, Johannen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-30T09:37:29Z
dc.date.available2015-10-30T09:37:29Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND:Frequently, social interventions produce less for the intended beneficiaries than was initially planned. One possible reason is that ideas embodied in interventions are not self-executing and require careful and systematic translation to put into practice. The capacity of implementers to deliver interventions is thus paramount. Purveyor organizations provide external support to implementers to develop that capacity and to encourage high-fidelity implementation behavior. Literature on the theory underlying this type of program is not plentiful. Research shows that detailed, explicit, and agreed-upon program theory contributes to and encourages high-fidelity implementation behavior. The process of developing and depicting program theory is flexible and leaves the researcher with what might be seen as an overwhelming number of options. METHODS: This study was designed to develop and depict the program theory underlying the support services delivered by a South African purveyor. The purveyor supports seventeen local organizations in delivering a peer education program to young people as an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention. Purposive sampling was employed to identify and select study participants. An iterative process that involved site visits, a desktop review of program documentation, one-on-one unstructured interviews, and a subsequent verification process, was used to develop a comprehensive program logic model. RESULTS: The study resulted in a formalized logic model of how the specific purveyor is supposed to function; that model was accepted by all study participants. CONCLUSION: The study serves as an example of how program theory of a 'real life' program can be developed and depicted. It highlights the strengths and weakness of this evaluation approach, and provides direction and recommendations for future research on programs that employ the purveyor method to disseminate interventions.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOosthuizen, C., & Louw, J. (2013). Developing program theory for purveyor programs. <i>Implementation Science</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14548en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOosthuizen, Christa, and Johann Louw "Developing program theory for purveyor programs." <i>Implementation Science</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14548en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOosthuizen, C., & Louw, J. (2013). Developing program theory for purveyor programs. Implementation Science, 8(1), 23.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Oosthuizen, Christa AU - Louw, Johann AB - BACKGROUND:Frequently, social interventions produce less for the intended beneficiaries than was initially planned. One possible reason is that ideas embodied in interventions are not self-executing and require careful and systematic translation to put into practice. The capacity of implementers to deliver interventions is thus paramount. Purveyor organizations provide external support to implementers to develop that capacity and to encourage high-fidelity implementation behavior. Literature on the theory underlying this type of program is not plentiful. Research shows that detailed, explicit, and agreed-upon program theory contributes to and encourages high-fidelity implementation behavior. The process of developing and depicting program theory is flexible and leaves the researcher with what might be seen as an overwhelming number of options. METHODS: This study was designed to develop and depict the program theory underlying the support services delivered by a South African purveyor. The purveyor supports seventeen local organizations in delivering a peer education program to young people as an HIV/AIDS prevention intervention. Purposive sampling was employed to identify and select study participants. An iterative process that involved site visits, a desktop review of program documentation, one-on-one unstructured interviews, and a subsequent verification process, was used to develop a comprehensive program logic model. RESULTS: The study resulted in a formalized logic model of how the specific purveyor is supposed to function; that model was accepted by all study participants. CONCLUSION: The study serves as an example of how program theory of a 'real life' program can be developed and depicted. It highlights the strengths and weakness of this evaluation approach, and provides direction and recommendations for future research on programs that employ the purveyor method to disseminate interventions. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/1748-5908-8-23 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Implementation Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Developing program theory for purveyor programs TI - Developing program theory for purveyor programs UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14548 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14548
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-8-23
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOosthuizen C, Louw J. Developing program theory for purveyor programs. Implementation Science. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14548.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2013 Oosthuizen and Louw; licensee BioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceImplementation Scienceen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.implementationscience.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherProgram theoryen_ZA
dc.subject.otherLogic modelsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPurveyoren_ZA
dc.subject.otherDisseminationen_ZA
dc.subject.otherImplementation fidelityen_ZA
dc.titleDeveloping program theory for purveyor programsen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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