Understanding Purveyor and Implementer Perceptions of Implementing Evidence-Based Programs

In the Fall of 2004 a select group of successful program developers (purveyors) and experienced users of evidence-based programs and practices (implementers) were invited to a series of two working meeting to explore the “craft knowledge” related to the implementation of evidence-based programs and practices.

The first of these meetings was conducted with the developers of evidence-based programs and practices; the second meeting was conducted with implementers of the same evidence-based programs and practices. The results from a concept mapping process used with the participants of these two working meetings are presented in this paper.