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Programming for survival: a meeting system that survives 8 years later
T M Welsh1, L K Miller, D E Altus
1Department of Human Development and Family Life, University of Kansas.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|January 1, 1994
Summary
This study shows that interventions can remain effective long-term without researcher supervision. Training manuals and checklists helped maintain high meeting effectiveness in a student housing cooperative for eight years.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Interventions often decline without ongoing researcher oversight.
- Maintaining intervention effectiveness post-supervision is a significant challenge in applied research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the long-term survival of an intervention for effective weekly meetings.
- To evaluate intervention sustainability in a student housing cooperative without direct researcher supervision.
Main Methods:
- Employed direct observation and experimental analysis to assess intervention survival.
- Utilized a training manual, prompting checklist, and performance reviews for resident staff.
- Conducted an eight-year follow-up to measure sustained meeting effectiveness.
Main Results:
- Chairperson performance significantly improved with the use of provided tools.
- The number of proposals completed per hour increased notably.
- Ratings of chairperson performance were consistently high throughout the follow-up period.
Conclusions:
- The intervention demonstrated robust survival and sustained high levels of meeting effectiveness.
- The study validates a methodology for analyzing intervention sustainability.
- Empowering resident staff with structured tools can ensure long-term intervention success.