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Formative Research in School and Community-Based Health Programs and Studies: "State of the Art" and the TAAG Approach
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Gittelsohn, Joel; Steckler, Allan; Johnson, Carolyn C.; Pratt, Charlotte; Grieser, Mira; Pickrel, Julie; Stone, Elaine J.; Conway, Terry; Coombs, Derek; Staten, Lisa K. – Health Education & Behavior, 2006
Formative research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to provide information for researchers to plan intervention programs. Gaps in the formative research literature include how to define goals, implementation plans, and research questions; select methods; analyze data; and develop interventions. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Adolescents, Females, Intervention
Data to Action: Using Formative Research to Develop Intervention Programs to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescent Girls
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Young, Deborah Rohm; Johnson, Carolyn C.; Steckler, Allan; Gittelsohn, Joel; Saunders, Ruth P.; Saksvig, Brit I.; Ribisl, Kurt M.; Lytle, Leslie A.; McKenzie, Thomas L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2006
Formative research is used to inform intervention development, but the processes of transmitting results to intervention planners and incorporating information into intervention designs are not well documented. The authors describe how formative research results from the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) were transferred to planners to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Middle Schools, Intervention, Health Education