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Bäck, Annika; von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica; Bergström, Anna; Hasson, Henna; Richter, Anne – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2022
Background: A supportive context is essential for successful implementation processes. Local politicians are delivery system actors who might both enable and hinder the implementation of health and social policies. Aims and objectives: The study examines the relationship between perceived prerequisites and the type of actions taken by local…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Social Services, Program Implementation, Politics
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Johansson, Kerstin – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2019
It is possible to discern a new trend replacing New Public Management (NPM) in human service organisations. This trend comprises a discussion about evidence and governance with the goal of establishing a knowledge-based practice within Swedish social service. Efforts aimed at promoting an evidence-based practice have been an explicit part of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Evidence Based Practice, Social Work
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Nyström, Siv; Åhsberg, Elizabeth – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This study examines whether the psychometric properties of the short version of the Evidence-Based Practice Process Assessment Scale (EBPPAS) remain satisfactory when translated and transferred to the context of Swedish welfare services. Method: The Swedish version of EBPPAS was tested on a sample of community-based professionals in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Evidence Based Practice, Likert Scales