Coca-Cola products should always be “within an arm’s reach of desire” said the drink manufacturer's CEO, Robert Woodruff, in the 1960s. What might researchers and evaluators in Bethesda, Maryland, this week, have to learn from a multinational company’s market segmentation, sales and customer service?
In the context of children’s services, outcomes are the impact of activities – generally speaking a service or set of services – on children’s development. They often refer to reductions in developmental impairment but may be positive or negative.
PROSPER (PROmoting School-community-university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience) represents a long-lasting collaboration between Iowa State and Penn State universities, where researchers have been investigating how to build networks joining the forces of schools, state extension services, universities, and community members in providing young people and their families with life-skills training.
Fidelity refers to faithfulness to the original design of a program. When implementing evidence-based programs in new sites, practitioners often adapt programs.
Communities That Care (CtC) is an “operating system” developed by David Hawkins and Richard Catalano from the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Functional Family Therapy is a family-based prevention and intervention program designed to reduce repeat offending by juveniles.
The Incredible Years is an early intervention program that aims to improve family interaction and prevent early and persistent antisocial behavior in children aged three to 12.
An operating system describes a method to help communities, agencies or local authorities choose effective prevention, early intervention and treatment models.
social exclusion
Social exclusion refers to the involuntary detachment of an individual from mainstream society, usually as a result of the long-term accumulation of multidimensional disadvantage.