Mind maps and network analysis to evaluate conceptualization of complex issues: A case example evaluating systems science workshops for childhood obesity prevention
| Autor: | Giselle Corbie-Smith, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Doris Stith, Gaurav Dave, Leah Frerichs, Tiffany L. Young |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Program evaluation
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Pediatric Obesity Social Psychology Strategy and Management Concept Formation Geography Planning and Development Article 03 medical and health sciences Concept learning Humans Systems thinking Business and International Management Health Education 030505 public health Conceptualization Management science Concept map Communication 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 050301 education Models Theoretical Black or African American Leadership Salient Systems science 0305 other medical science Psychology 0503 education Strengths and weaknesses Program Evaluation |
| Popis: | Across disciplines, it is common practice to bring together groups to solve complex problems. Facilitators are often asked to help groups organize information about and better understand the problem in order to develop and prioritize solutions. However, despite existence of several methods to elicit and characterize how individuals and groups think about and conceptualize an issue, many are difficult to implement in practice-based settings where resources such as technology and participant time are limited and research questions shift over time. This paper describes an easy-to-implement diagramming technique for eliciting conceptualization and a flexible network analysis method for characterizing changes in both individual and group conceptualization. We use a case example to illustrate how we used the methods to evaluate African American adolescent's conceptual understanding of obesity before and after participating in a series of four systems thinking workshops. The methods produced results that were sensitive to changes in conceptualization that were likely driven by the specific activities employed during the workshop sessions. The methods appear strong for capturing salient levels of conceptualization at both individual and collective levels. The paper concludes with a critical examination of strengths and weaknesses of the methods and implications for future practice and research. |
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