Perceptions of professionals about factors affecting the implementation of early childhood support systems: A case study evaluation from an ecological perspective
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2023
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This evaluation research looked at factors affecting collaboration across the various levels of implementation of early childhood support systems. An ecological conceptual framework was used to examine barriers and facilitators to implementing social and health care services from the perspective of the professionals involved at the national, state, and local level of government. A single case study following a qualitative research strategy was conducted with a total of 29 professionals from social development and health ministries, one municipality and a family health center responsible for implementing the Chile Grows with You system. The results show that at the national level, the main factors include socio-political aspects, funding, and the empathy that professional employees hold for peers who are at lower rungs in the hierarchy. At the state level workplace conditions play a key role. For the local level those factors include information system management and the political support of the local government. The discussion section emphasizes the relevance of considering the interdependence of such factors that influence implementation outcomes and the need to move away from a single program evaluation to a multilevel implementation analysis of public policy.
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Rodrigo Quiroz-Saavedra, Jaime Alfaro, Matías E. Rodríguez-Rivas, Perceptions of professionals about factors affecting the implementation of early childhood support systems: A case study evaluation from an ecological perspective, Evaluation and Program Planning, Volume 97, 2023, 102210, ISSN 0149-7189, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102210.
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Collaborative processes, Program evaluation, Ecological model, Implementation, Early childhood support systems