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1. Create Concrete and Discrete Intervention Objectives
May Be Best to Create Goals and Objectives
1. General Goals That Cover the Main Areas
2. And Then Specific, Objective, and Operationalizable
Objectives Under Each Goal.
I.e., What Are the Underlying Causes or Mechanisms
- What Can Prevent It or
Influence It?
Guided by Previous Research
As Well as Your Intuition
- N.B., You May Well Be
Proven Wrong, But Often
That’s When Things Are
Most Interesting
Consider Ways of Measuring Your Variables
Direct Observation Is Often Best
Try to Make Your Variables as Finely-Grained and Quantitative as Possible
- I.e., As High on the Stevens Scale as You Can
- More on This in a Bit
Instead of Poor vs. Non-Poor
Total Family Income
Number of Family Members
Self-Report Can Be Good
Eligibility to Free/Reduced School Lunch
Instead of Is/Is Not a Bully or Victim of Bullying
- Times per Week Victim of Various Types of Bullying
- Types and Frequencies of Interactions as Observed by Third Party
- Nomination by Peers as Bully/Victim
Previously-Collected Data
Instead of Asking Whether a Student Is Sad
Scores on an Established Scale
(e.g., Beck Depression Scale)
Description of Others’ Behaviors
1. Create Concrete and Discrete Intervention Objectives
2. Theorize About What You Think Is Happening/Missing
3. Isolate a Few, Important Concepts
4. Consider Ways of Measuring Your Variables
5. Consider Problems Collecting and Interpreting Data
6. Based on Interest and Feasibility, Choose the Best Ways to Measure Your Variables
7. Sketch the Expected Relationship Between the Variables
8. Reconsider Potential Problems with Interpreting Data
The “Gini Index” Measures Income Inequality:
0 = Equal Distribution
100 = One Person Has Everything
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