Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2012
Abstract
School-based prevention and promotion interventions (SBPPI) improve desirable outcomes (e.g., commitment to school and attendance) and reduce undesirable outcomes (e.g., suspensions and violence). Unfortunately, our understanding of how to effectively implement and sustain SBPPI outside of well-controlled conditions is lacking. To bridge this science/"real world" practice gap, a system of sustainable implementation, which merges implementation strategies and sustainability strategies, is proposed for SBPPI. Ecological levels and phases affect this system. This conceptualization is supported by analyses from a diverse sample of 157 schools implementing Social-Emotional Character Development, a type of SBPPI. The system of sustainable implementation was measured using the Schools Implementing Towards Sustainability (SITS) scale, which was designed to be "user-friendly" in field settings by being viable and scalable. The SITS demonstrated strong reliability as well as promising concurrent and construct validity. Implications are discussed.
DOI
10.1002/jcop.21477
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Moceri, Dominic C.; Elias, Maurice J.; Fishman, Daniel B.; Pandina, Robert; and Reyes-Portillo, Jazmin, "The Urgency of Doing: Assessing the System of Sustainable Implementation Model Via the Schools Implementing Towards Sustainability (Sits) Scale" (2012). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 539.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/539
Published Citation
Moceri, D. C., Elias, M. J., Fishman, D. B., Pandina, R., & Reyes‐Portillo, J. A. (2012). The urgency of doing: Assessing the system of sustainable implementation model via the Schools Implementing Towards Sustainability (SITS) Scale. Journal of Community Psychology, 40(5), 501-519.