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This blog post discusses the challenge of bringing empirically-warranted solutions into new settings in ways that are sensitive to local conditions and contexts. Contrasting integrity of implementation<\/em> with fidelity of implementation<\/em>, author Paul LeMahieu offers considerations for designing for implementation with integrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What We Need in Education is More Integrity (and Less Fidelity) of Implementation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 11, 2011 | By Paul LeMahieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many years, educational researchers have worked with program designers and implementers in pursuit of what has been called fidelity of implementation. Simply put, this has involved the application of numerous tools and procedures designed to ensure that implementers replicate programs exactly as they were designed and intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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