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How a Coding Error Sparked Short-Term Reform at a Custodial Mental Hospital

Robert K. Sommer

Action Learning and Action Research Journal2013article
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0.26

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This article highlights the important role played by the research consultant in action research (AR) with organizations lacking experience in behavioural research. In this case, the consultant helped staff of a custodial mental hospital conduct a community survey. When the consultant departed, hospital staff did not realize that questionnaire items had been counterbalanced. The uproar created by the incorrectly scored items, which cast the hospital in a negative light, resulted in several positive reforms. Without further prodding, most of the reforms proved temporary.

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@article{robert2013,
  title        = {{How a Coding Error Sparked Short-Term Reform at a Custodial Mental Hospital}},
  author       = {Robert K. Sommer},
  journal      = {Action Learning and Action Research Journal},
  year         = {2013},
}

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Evidence weight

0.26

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00
M · momentum0.20 × 0.15 = 0.03
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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