Implementation support: a field experiment on the effects of fidelity and professional responsibility approaches.
The challenges of implementing public policies and interventions have long been recognized, and a wide range of well-documented barriers frequently hinder effective implementation. We develop a framework of implementation support approaches, distinguishing between two types: fidelity and professiona...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 173 - 188 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=193631228&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 193631228 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10531858 172N jtl: Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory issn: 10531858 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2026 vid: 36 iid: 2 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 193631228 10.1093/jopart/muaf040 ppf: 173 ppct: 15 formats: tig: atl: Implementation support: a field experiment on the effects of fidelity and professional responsibility approaches. aug: au: Hjortskov, Morten Ahrensberg, Nanna Vestergaard Hansen, Jesper Asring Jessen Holm, Jakob Majlund Andersen, Simon Calmar affil: VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research, Aarhus, DenmarkTrygFonden's Centre for Child Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkDepartment of Political Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkDepartment of Society and Politics, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Independent Researcher, Denmark su: Professional ethics Government policy Human behavior Reading intervention School autonomy Field research sug: subj: Professional ethics Government policy Human behavior Reading intervention School autonomy Field research keyword: copyrightHolder:Public Management Research Association copyrightYear:2026 field experiment implementation inLanguage:en publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muaf040 support teachers copyrightHolder:Public Management Research Association copyrightYear:2026 field experiment implementation inLanguage:en publisher:Oxford University Press sameAs:https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muaf040 support teachers ab: The challenges of implementing public policies and interventions have long been recognized, and a wide range of well-documented barriers frequently hinder effective implementation. We develop a framework of implementation support approaches, distinguishing between two types: fidelity and professional responsibility. We test the framework in a large-scale, preregistered field experiment involving 250 Danish schools implementing an evidence-based reading intervention. Regression results show that, at the family level, a professional responsibility approach emphasizing discretion led to behavioral changes in program take-up and, to some extent, use. A plausible mechanism is increased encouragement from teachers in this group, as indicated by the parents. Somewhat unexpectedly, teachers most appreciated the fidelity approach. Overall, the findings suggest that even minor changes in the framing of implementation support have detectable consequences, and while the fidelity approach may ease teachers' workload in the short run, granting greater discretion through a professional responsibility approach ultimately enhances benefits for the target group. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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