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Published on: September 11, 2021
Using a theory-driven approach to design a professional development workshop
Marilyn S Townsend1, Isobel R Contento, Susan Nitzke
1Department of Nutrition, University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616-8669, USA. mtownsend@ucdavis.edu
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to show how a theory- driven approach to program planning was used to design and evaluate a professional development workshop. Our method was to demonstrate modeling of theory use as a teaching strategy. The Theory of Planned Behavior was used to structure all components of a 6-hour workshop. This workshop significantly increased participants' intention to use theory in designing programs (P <.0001). Educators can apply the methods demonstrated here to systematically use theory in the development, implementation, and evaluation of their workshops, staff training, and curricular materials for professionals and consumers.
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