Implementation Research for Social Services (July 2021)
Registration
Interested applicants can register for the course via NUS Online Application Portal.
Registration closes on 5 July 2021.
About
This course on implementation research introduces participants to the emerging field of implementation science – the theories, concepts, and methods, and its relevance to the social service sector. Implementation research can consider any aspect of implementation, for example, the factors influencing implementation, the processes of implementation, and the outcomes of implementation, including how to disseminate and scale up a programme, a policy or an intervention. The intent of the research seeks to understand what, why, and how programmes, policies or interventions work in real world settings and to work towards improving them.
Topics covered include:
• Developments of implementation science and its relevance to social services
• Theory-driven approach for programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Theories and concepts of implementation research and how they can be applied in practice
• Implementation fidelity and adaptation in implementation research
Trainers
Dr Chong Wan Har is an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, NTU. She holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from NTU and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from NUS. She has been a principal investigator and collaborator in the evaluation of a number of early childhood and social service programmes. She teaches programme evaluation and implementation issues in in-service and graduate level programmes at NIE.
Dr Robyn Tan is a Research Fellow at the Social Service Research Centre (SSR), NUS. Her research interests include studying the implementation of policies, programmes and interventions. She has a keen interest in applying theory-driven evaluation approaches, particularly, the realist logic of inquiry in real world policy and service settings.
Course Fee
This course is SSG-approved. Participants who are Singaporeans or Singaporean Permanent Residents will be eligible for 70% of the course fees, excluding GST. Singaporean participants who are aged 40 years old and above will be eligible for higher subsidies of up to 90% of course fees. Participants are required to attend at least 75% of the course and obtain a pass grade for the required assignments. The table below shows the breakdown of the course fee payable.
Course Fee Breakdown
