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{"title":"Planning and evaluation of an adapted online intercultural communication course for undergraduate English language students","authors":"Eva Reid ,&nbsp;Petra Ivenz","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102599","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102599","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Covid 19 pandemic has caused real turmoil, impacting every aspect of society. Education is one of the most significant fields that was the most influenced by the pandemic. All levels of education had to change to online teaching for a significant amount of time. Teachers worldwide had to demonstrate flexibility and creativity to change not only the form of learning - from face-to-face to online teaching - but also to modify their course methods and materials to be equally efficient. The <em>Intercultural Communication</em> course, a compulsory component of the English language teacher training program at the university where this research was conducted, required extensive planning to ensure its effectiveness. Typically, the course accepts as many foreign Erasmus students as possible to foster a multicultural environment. However, the transition from face-to-face teaching in a multicultural setting to remote teaching via computer screens, without the personal contact and participation of Erasmus students, proved to be an immense challenge. Even though it seemed to be almost impossible to develop intercultural communicative competences within the online teaching format, we had to be creative and develop a new course that would fulfil the purpose. Participatory action research was employed to develop and implement a new online course <em>Intercultural Communication,</em> aimed at effectively fostering intercultural communicative competences of English language teacher trainees. The study addressed three research questions: 1. How did English language teacher trainees develop their intercultural communicative competences during the online teaching? 2. How successful was the structure of the online course of <em>Intercultural communication</em>? 3. How successful was the content concerning the development of intercultural communicative competences of English language teacher trainees in the online teaching? Data were collected through observation, self-reflecting journals, and open-ended surveys. The collected data were analysed using descriptive narrative and coding with the NVIVO qualitative data analysis software. The new online course comprised weekly assignments involving reading texts, watching videos, completing quizzes, and engaging in lectures and discussions during seminars both in break-out rooms and as a whole class. Findings from individual research methods were triangulated, and the newly developed course of <em>Intercultural Communication</em> was evaluated as highly successful.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102599"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143833276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fidelity to an early childhood home visitation program model’s prenatal physical activity curriculum modules: A convergent parallel mixed-methods investigation","authors":"Angela M. Dyer ,&nbsp;Shay M. Daily ,&nbsp;Danielle M. Davidov ,&nbsp;Peter R. Giacobbi Jr. ,&nbsp;Christa Lilly ,&nbsp;Ryan E. Sommerkorn ,&nbsp;Christiaan G. Abildso","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102598","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102598","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Prenatal physical activity (PA) has been associated with health benefits with the potential to affect both mother and baby; however, a matter of conjecture remains regarding the fidelity with which different early childhood home visitation program models’ prenatal PA modules are delivered. Therefore, this mixed-methods study investigated the fidelity with which the Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker program’s prenatal PA curriculum modules were delivered to clients. Data sources were: four focus groups ( n = 2, n = 3, n = 4, and n = 1) with community health workers, termed Outreach Workers (OWs); five interviews with Site Leaders; and existing client records for 109 clients (e.g., checklists of curriculum modules completed for clients). One key finding was that eight OWs discussed delivering the prenatal PA curriculum modules at multiple, most, or all of the home visits whereas the checklist data revealed that only 19.3 % of clients received two or more home visits where “prenatal PA” and/or “other” curriculum modules were delivered. Findings can be applied to enhance fidelity assessment and the fidelity with which the prenatal PA curriculum modules are delivered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102598"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143799348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainability, systems and investing for impact: Roles for evaluators","authors":"Jane Linda Reisman ,&nbsp;John E. Sherman","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102593","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102593","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainably addressing the greatest social and environmental threats of our time requires a systemic approach employing a variety of policy and financial strategies including social finance. Emerging over the past few decades, numerous social finance strategies have grown to become an intentional part of the global equation. This paper illustrates an approach to evaluating social finance strategies for advancing social and environmental sustainability that embraces complexity and therefore incorporates systemic factors inextricably tied to sustainable impact (both social and financial). It showcases an evaluation of a social finance fund intended to increase the flow of capital into low-income communities in the United States and to reduce the barriers to creating equitable wealth for businesses led by people of color and women.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102593"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143786116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of customised community training program on the prevention and control of dengue fever: A study from India","authors":"Swati Alok ,&nbsp;Samrun Nessa ,&nbsp;A. Sajeli Begum ,&nbsp;Rishi Kumar","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102597","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102597","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global threat of dengue has burdened the health systems of underdeveloped and developing countries. In such a scenario, a <strong>‘</strong>community training program’ has become the only remedy for vector-borne diseases like dengue. The absence of any anti-viral therapy or licensed vaccination for dengue fever further underlines the importance of an awareness program. However, the employed interventions and attempts made so far, to bring about behavioural change have been proved inadequate. Given this, the authors strongly believe that a personalised/customised training program designed for a set of population has the potential to bring a significant impact on behavioural change in the masses. To prove this, an attempt was made among the semi-urban population (outskirts of Hyderabad city, India). The methodology involved (i) accessing baseline knowledge through the KAP survey (ii) deciding on control as well as experimental village based on the outcome of the entomological survey and spatial survey and (iii) designing training materials based on the outcome of the survey (iv) conducting of the customized training program in the same households where KAP survey was conducted (v) assessing the effectiveness of the customized training program. The customised materials included personalized videos, PowerPoint presentations, posters &amp; pamphlets, games, activity sheets, demos, etc. The effectiveness of training was evaluated after six months using the “Difference in differences” (DID) methodology. The results revealed a positive impact of the customized and tailor-made training materials on knowledge, attitude, risk perception, and preventive practices scores. The encouraging outcome concerning behavioural change among the common masses could be attributed to the customised materials used for the training. The present study could help in empathizing the knowledge, attitude, and practice of a community in general and add a pragmatic value to the policy-makers in designing effective strategies to control dengue.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102597"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143815924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of ChatGPT on the development of medical waste attitudes, behaviors, and environmental awareness among university students: A quasi-experimental study","authors":"Nahsan Kaya ,&nbsp;Lütfiye Parlak ,&nbsp;Pınar Duru","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102595","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102595","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the effect of ChatGPT on developing medical waste attitudes, behaviors, and environmental awareness among university students. Conducted between March and June 2023 as quasi-experimental research, the study involved 76 students divided into study and control groups. The \"Waste Management\" course was taught with ChatGPT-supported instruction for the study group over 14 weeks. Results show that ChatGPT-assisted education did not significantly improve students' medical waste attitudes and behaviors but positively influenced their environmental awareness. Students in the study group found ChatGPT helpful in acquiring information and raising awareness, significantly increasing their environmental awareness compared to the control group. However, the expected positive effect on medical waste attitudes was not observed, indicating that educational methods should be reevaluated. In conclusion, ChatGPT can be an effective tool in environmental education, but more interactive and practical applications are needed to improve medical waste attitudes. Future studies should explore AI-supported education methods across different fields more comprehensively.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102595"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143747942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Emerging virtual reality technologies and opportunities for public health programming","authors":"Nancy Weaver,&nbsp;Kimberly Pryor","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102596","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102596","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102596"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143783991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can government procurement drive corporate green technology innovation? Evidence from Chinese listed companies","authors":"Liang Tang ,&nbsp;Hengkai Zhao ,&nbsp;Zhuofan Zhou ,&nbsp;Zixi Qian ,&nbsp;Shanshan Hou ,&nbsp;Bo Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Examining the impact of public procurement mechanism government procurement systems on corporate green technology innovation from a demand-side perspective has become a critical issue for encouraging green innovation in enterprises. Using empirical data from Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies from 2015 to 2023, this study employs a dual fixed-effect model to test the effects of government purchase behavior on green technology innovation. The findings indicate that government procurement significantly promotes green technology innovation in enterprises. Mechanism analysis reveals that public procurement activity fosters green technology innovation by easing financing constraints, strengthening market competitiveness, improving ESG quality and goodwill image. The heterogeneity analysis indicates that the incentive effect of this system is particularly pronounced among enterprises with weak internal controls, state-owned enterprises, and low-growth enterprises. Further research indicates that executive myopia diminishes the innovation-driven impact of government procurement. This study contributes a novel perspective on how government procurement can enhance enterprises' green technology innovation. Additionally, the findings reveal that executive myopia serves as a negative moderating factor in this process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102592"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143734595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does that extra email make a difference? Using early-semester targeted outreach to increase academic advising visits","authors":"Carl Grafe ,&nbsp;Daniel Balls ,&nbsp;Matthew Taylor ,&nbsp;Kevin Worthen","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102594","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102594","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Brigham Young University–Idaho has implemented various strategies to encourage students to seek academic advising, including early-semester outreach using data from the university’s Learning Management System (LMS). In Fall 2022, the office of Career and Academic Advising identified students for outreach based on whether their week four estimated term GPA in the LMS was below 2.5. We used traditional and bias-corrected covariate-adjusted regression discontinuity analysis approaches to assess the size of the intervention effect. While the traditional regression discontinuity analysis approach did not detect a statistically significant effect, the bias-corrected covariate-adjusted approach identified a change in the number of visits that was 237 advising visits per 1000 students higher in the outreach group than in the non-outreach group. This study supports the use of early-semester targeted email outreach to increase student meetings with academic advisors. Warehoused LMS data, well-formulated data reporting infrastructure, and more sophisticated statistical analyses may be helpful in implementing similar outreaches and observing their associated impact.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102594"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143735185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Key influencing service quality index evaluation and ranking for online physics teaching in the post-COVID-19 era: A hybrid fuzzy ANP-GRA approach","authors":"Yu-Yu Ma ,&nbsp;Chia-Liang Lin","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102590","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102590","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the post-COVID-19 era, online education is still a common way of teaching and learning. However, related research on service quality for online physics education is still an important research gap in this period. Therefore, a hybrid multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) model is proposed in this study to analyse and evaluate the key factors for the provision and maintenance of high service quality of the online physics education industry in the post coronavirus era. dimensions such as reliability, responsiveness and assurance were found to have an important role in the provision of high-quality online physics education services in the post-epidemic era. In the meantime, indicators such as employee reliability, excellent and qualified teachers, honesty and compliance, customer demand response speed and secure transaction mechanism are indispensable factors for providing high-quality online physics teaching services in the post-COVID-19 era. The main contribution of this study is to propose an integrated method of fuzzy analytic network process (FANP) and grey rational analysis (GRA) to calculate and rank service quality index of online physics teaching in the post-COVID-19 era under fuzzy environment and discrete conditions. Finally, the research findings of this study have a guiding role to become a guide for the industries related to online physics teaching to maintain good service quality in similar scenarios in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102590"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143724796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adapting social and financial education for adolescents in Zimbabwe: A qualitative study of the Aflateen+ program","authors":"Stephen Nyoka ,&nbsp;Fortunate Kakumura ,&nbsp;Miriam Mutevere ,&nbsp;Thulani Dzinamarira ,&nbsp;Cynthia Moyo ,&nbsp;Tinotenda Vambe ,&nbsp;Valentine Chokudinga ,&nbsp;Tawanda Mugoniwa ,&nbsp;Enos Moyo ,&nbsp;Tafadzwa Dzinamarira","doi":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102591","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102591","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls often face compounded vulnerabilities, including early marriage, limited access to quality education, and economic exclusion, which impede their potential to contribute meaningfully to their communities. To address these challenges, innovative and evidence-based strategies, such as financial literacy programs, are needed to equip young girls with the skills and resources required to overcome structural barriers. One such intervention is training adolescents on financial literacy. The Abdullah Dzinamarira Foundation (ADF) implemented the Aflateen+ curriculum in Zimbabwe over two years, reaching 1725 adolescents through various channels. The program, prioritizing inclusivity, trained 160 trainers to deliver the curriculum effectively. As part of the mid and end term evaluation, this study aimed to explore the lessons learned from ADF’s implementation of the Aflateen+ curriculum, focusing on its impact on adolescent girls, the strategies employed to navigate implementation challenges, and recommendations for scaling up similar programs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;This study used a qualitative approach to explore stakeholder perspectives on the implementation and impact of the Aflateen+ curriculum. Two data collection points were used: key informant interviews (KIIs) conducted during the mid-term evaluation and a focus group discussion (FGD) conducted at the end-term evaluation. KIIs were conducted with trainers, program beneficiaries, and program managers to gather a broad range of insights. The FGD involved key stakeholders, including trainers, teachers, youth advisors, and program managers. Data were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed thematically.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nine key informant interviews were conducted at the mid-term evaluation and seven key informants participated in the end-term FGD. Three overarching themes emerged from the data. First, the importance of social and financial education emerged as a central theme, highlighting the program's role in empowering individuals with essential life skills such as budgeting, saving, and investing while fostering emotional intelligence, empathy, and community engagement. Second, challenges and barriers to social and financial education were identified, including issues of accessibility and inclusion for marginalized groups, as well as societal attitudes and policy gaps that hinder the widespread adoption of such programs. Third, effective strategies for delivering social and financial education were discussed, emphasizing the value of tailored, experiential learning approaches alongside collaborative and standardized methods to expand outreach and ensure inclusivity.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusion&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Educational programs like Aflateen+ can serve as critical tools for achieving global and local development goals, but their success depends on sustained investment, community engagement, and iterat","PeriodicalId":48046,"journal":{"name":"Evaluation and Program Planning","volume":"111 ","pages":"Article 102591"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143704003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}