Increasing Research and Evaluation Productivity: Tips for Successful Writing Retreats  

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Rosser, B. R. Simon ; Rugg, Deborah L. ; Ross, Michael W.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Health Promotion Practice vol. 2 no. 1 (Jan. 2001), page 9-13.
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Part of the responsibilities of researchers, evaluators, and program planners is ensuring that the results of their studies are disseminated promptly and efficiently. Yet, many, if not most, projects, particularly those involving senior staff, suffer from time constraints and competing demands placed on investigators. In this article, writing retreats are discussed as an innovative strategy for prioritizing research and evaluation, planning publications, and ensuring prompt analysis of data and efficient writing of results. Ten tips are offered for a successful and productive writing retreat: (a) get the buy-in of all investigators, (b) be goal oriented, (c) set tasks to be completed before the retreat, (d) select an environment conducive to writing, (e) prioritize writing, (f) create opportunities for midcourse correction and the mentoring of junior researchers and evaluators, (g) protect the principal investigator’s time for writing, (h) ensure adequate and compatible technology, (i) ensure the writers’ comfort, and (j) focus on success. Authors’ Note: This article was written as part of the Minnesota 500 Men’s Study, which was funded by the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia (Grant U62-CCU513272). We thank our colleagues on three CDC-funded projects—the Minnesota 500 Men’s Study, the HIV Prevention Indicators Project, and the Women’s Initiative for Sexual Health Evaluation study—for their participation in the retreats. Finally, we would like to acknowledge Marie Morgan at the CDC for her helpful comments and editing on drafts of this article.

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