Journal title EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY
Author/s Valeria Di Martino
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/1
Language Italian Pages 16 P. 74-89 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/ess1-2025oa19752
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This paper explores implementation fidelity in educational research, highlighting the concept’s evolution from simple adherence to a multidimensional construct. In the context of evidence-based education, measuring fidelity is crucial to determine whether intervention outcomes actually derive from the program itself or from inadequate implementation. The analysis addresses the tension between rigorous fidelity and contextual adaptation, revealing how contemporary conceptualizations move beyond this dichotomy, recognizing that adaptation can be necessary when it preserves the intervention’s core mechanisms. Empirical research suggests that moderate levels of fidelity may be sufficient to achieve positive outcomes, and in some cases, educators asked to make larger changes implement with greater fidelity. The contribution emphasizes the importance of developing interventions with clearly identified but flexible core components, promoting an understanding of fidelity that balances methodological rigor with contextual sensitivity.
Keywords: implementation fidelity; contextual adaptation; evidence-based education; educational interventions; evaluation of educational programs
Valeria Di Martino, Implementation Fidelity as a Multidimensional Construct: Implications for Educational Research and Practice in "EDUCATION SCIENCES AND SOCIETY" 1/2025, pp 74-89, DOI: 10.3280/ess1-2025oa19752