Handbook on communicating and disseminating behavioral science / / [edited by] Melissa K. Welch-Ross, Lauren G. Fasig

• Pubblicazione: Los Angeles, : Sage Publications, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 461 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 300.7
• Soggetto topico: Psychology - Study and teaching
• Altri autori: Welch-RossMelissa K FasigLauren G
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Melissa K. Welch-Ross and Lauren G. Fasig -- Some conceptual and practical issues -- A perspective on the history and future of disseminating behavioral and social science / Robert B. McCall and Christina J. Groark -- Science communication scholarship : themes and future directions / Michael Weigold, Debbie Treise, and Paula Rausch -- Journalistic practice and coverage of the behavioral and social sciences / Sharon Dunwoody -- Communicating the complexities and uncertainties of behavioral science / S. Holly Stocking and Johnny V. Sparks -- Communicating basic behavioral science beyond the discipline : reflections from social psychology / John F. Dovidio and Samuel L. Gaertner -- Beyond university walls : disseminating behavioral science outside of the academy / Stacy Ann Hawkins, Diane F. Halpern, and Sherylle J. Tan -- Understanding mass media priorities and processes -- Reporting on behavioral science : a glimpse inside the television news business / Andrea Gitow -- National public radio / Rachel Jones -- Newspapers / Tom Siegfried -- Magazines / Sally Lehrman -- Communicating with the public -- Making the news interview a success for you and the reporter / Rhea K. Farberman -- From the lab to the living room : stories that talk the talk and walk the walk / Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Golinkoff -- Working with science information specialists / Earle M. Holland -- The internet / Nancy Martland and Fred Rothbaum -- Communicating with policymakers -- A knowledge utilization framework for making behavioral science useful to policy makers / Robert F. Rich -- Working with the federal government / Angela L. Sharpe -- State your case : working with state governments / Bill Albert and Sarah S. Brown -- Think tanks and advocacy organizations / Karabelle Pizzigati -- Disseminating behavioral science to service professions -- Disseminating behavioral medicine research to practitioners : recommendations for researchers / Kimberlee J. Trudeau and Karina W. Davidson -- Advancing education through research : false starts, broken promises, and light on the horizon / G. Reid Lyon and Elayne Esterline -- Disseminating effective approaches to drug use prevention / Mary Ann Pentz -- Disseminating and implementing evidence-based practices for mental health / David A. Chambers -- Behavioral science in the military / Janice H. Laurence -- Conclusion: current themes and future directions / Melissa K. Welch-Ross and Lauren G. Fasig.
• Sommario/riassunto: This text assembles in a single volume research, scholarship and practices from across relevant disciplines and professions to give a coherent picture of the communication and dissemination of behavioural science, the main actors, contemoporary themes and approaches, and key challenges.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook on communicating and disseminating behavioral science
• ISBN: 1-322-41236-7; 1-4416-5510-7; 1-4522-1638-X; 1-78268-912-5; 1-4129-7693-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826276503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II