Social networks and implementation of evidence-based practices in public youth-serving systems: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study examines the structure and operation of social networks of information and advice and their role in making decisions as to whether to adopt new evidence-based practices (EBPs) among agency directors and other program professionals in 12 California counties participating in a large randomized controlled trial.

Methods

Interviews were conducted with 38 directors, assistant directors, and program managers of county probation, mental health, and child welfare departments. Grounded-theory analytic methods were used to identify themes related to EBP adoption and network influences. A web-based survey collected additional quantitative information on members of information and advice networks of study participants. A mixed-methods approach to data analys

SUBMITTER: Palinkas LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3216853 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature