A specified set of activities designed to put into practice an activity or program of known dimensions (Fixsen, Naoom, Blasé, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005). Implementation is a process involving multiple decisions, actions, and corrections to change the structures and conditions necessary to successfully implement and sustain new programs and innovations (SISEP, nd).

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