#802
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 18:50:20 -0700
From: "Karen Denard Goldman & Robert L. Goldman" <rlgkdg@FLASH.NET>
Subject: Fwd: research jargon
** Visit the American Association for Health Education
** at www.aahperd.org/aahe
**
** Whoa! A Mental Health Book
** Written by Health Educators?
** http://www.abacon.com
**
Sometimes, a really good laugh really helps. Hope you enjoy, colleagues
who do
research!
kdg
>
> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:59:10 EDT
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> From: JeanandARA@aol.com
> To: soc-mktg@listproc.georgetown.edu
> Subject: research jargon
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> For those of you who must read research articles from scholars like me,
here
> is set of explanations for the exotic terms we use.
> ________________________________
> MYSTERIOUS RESEARCH PHRASES EXPLAINED
>
> "IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN"...I didn't look up the original
> reference.
>
> "A DEFINITE TREND IS EVIDENT"...These data are practically
> meaningless.
>
> "WHILE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE DEFINITE ANSWERS
> TO THE QUESTIONS"...An unsuccessful experiment but I still
> hope to get it published.
>
> "THREE OF THE SAMPLES WERE CHOSEN FOR DETAILED STUDY"...The
> other results didn't make any sense.
>
> "TYPICAL RESULTS ARE SHOWN"...This is the prettiest graph.
>
> "THESE RESULTS WILL BE IN A SUBSEQUENT REPORT"...I might get
> around to this sometime, if pushed/funded.
>
> "IN MY EXPERIENCE"...Once.
>
> "IN CASE AFTER CASE"...Twice.
>
> "IN A SERIES OF CASES"...Thrice.
>
> "IT IS BELIEVED THAT"...I think.
>
> "IT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED THAT"...A couple of others think
> so, too.
>
> "CORRECT WITHIN AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE"...Wrong.
>
> "ACCORDING TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS"...Rumor has it.
>
> "A STATISTICALLY-ORIENTED PROJECTION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
> THESE FINDINGS"...A wild guess.
>
> "A CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF OBTAINABLE DATA"...Three pages of
> notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass iced tea.
>
> "IT IS CLEAR THAT MUCH ADDITIONAL WORK WILL BE REQUIRED
> BEFORE A COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS PHENOMENON
> OCCURS"...I don't understand it.
>
> "AFTER ADDITIONAL STUDY BY MY COLLEAGUES"...They don't
> understand it either.
>
> "THANKS ARE DUE TO JOE BLOTZ FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE
> EXPERIMENT AND TO CINDY ADAMS FOR VALUABLE
> DISCUSSIONS"...Mr. Blotz did the work and Ms. Adams
> explained to me what it meant.
>
> "A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT AREA FOR EXPLORATORY STUDY"...A
> totally useless topic selected by my supervisor.
>
> "IT IS HOPED THAT THIS STUDY WILL STIMULATE FURTHER
> INVESTIGATION IN THIS FIELD"...I quit.
>
> Alan Andreasen
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#803
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 19:10:54 -0700
From: "Karen Denard Goldman & Robert L. Goldman" <rlgkdg@FLASH.NET>
Subject: Fwd: Behavior Change Results
** Visit the American Association for Health Education
** at www.aahperd.org/aahe
**
** Whoa! A Mental Health Book
** Written by Health Educators?
** http://www.abacon.com
**
Can any of us help Beverly? See below! Thanks.
kdg
>Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:03:10 -0500
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>From: "Schwartz, Beverly" <beverlys@fleishman.com>
>To: "'soc-mktg@listproc.georgetown.edu'"
> <soc-mktg@listproc.georgetown.edu>
>Cc: "Frazier, Harry" <frazierh@fleishman.com>
>Subject: Behavior Change Results
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>
>
>Can anyone point me in the direction of any reference(s) that discusses the
>approximate amount of time it takes from start of a solid behavior change
>program to the expectation of visible/and or/statistically significant
>results? Yes, I know there are tons of variables that I can specify; i.e.,
>national, state, community/individual in scope; simpler vs. complex behavior
>changes; etc., but I'm just looking for ANY quotable reference(s) that
>attend to expectation of non-immediate results for non- specific types of
>social marketing programs.
>
>many thanks
>
>
>
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#804
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 22:36:40 -0500
From: Cynthia Knowles <cknowles@LOCALNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Behavior Change Results
** Visit the American Association for Health Education
** at www.aahperd.org/aahe
**
** Whoa! A Mental Health Book
** Written by Health Educators?
** http://www.abacon.com
**
For Beverly Schwartz,
Try this:
Connel DB, Turner RR & Mason EF (1985, October) Summary of findings of the
school health education evaluation: Health Promotion effectiveness,
implementation, and costs. Journal of School Health 55(8), 316-321.
There is an interesting discussion of the amount of instruction hours
necessary for changing program specific knowldge, incidental knowledge,
attitudes and behavior.
Cynthia R. Knowles
Prevention Specialist
Dansville, NY 14437
Ph/Fx: 716-335-5448
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