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Applied Behavioral Science: Recent submissions

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    • Behavior analysis and mechanism: One is not the other 

      Morris, Edward K. (Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1993)
      Behavior analysts have been called mechanists, and behavior analysis is said to be mechanistic, that is, aligned with the philosophy of mechanism. What this means is analyzed by (1) examining standard and specialized ...

    • The history of behavior analysis: Some historiography and a bibliography 

      Morris, Edward K.; Todd, James T.; Midgley, Bryan D.; Schneider, Susan M. (US: Assn for Behavior Analysis, 1990)
      Introduces the field of historiography (HSG) as it pertains to behavior analysis (BA), and provides a selective bibliography of BA by publication type and topic. In addition to discussing the purposes of HSG, 4 methodological ...

    • Evaluating community coalitions for prevention of substance abuse: The case of project freedom 

      Fawcett, Stephen B.; Lewis, Rhonda K.; Paine-Andrews, Adrienne; Francisco, Vincent T.; Richter, Kimber P.; Williams, Ella L.; Copple, Barbara (Sage Publications, Inc., 1997)
      In the United States alone, there are more than 2,000 community coalitions to address local concerns about abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. This article describes an evaluation system used to examine the process, ...

    • Analyzing the contribution of community change to population health outcomes in an adolescent pregnancy prevention initiative 

      Paine-Andrews, Adrienne; Fisher, Jacqueline L.; Patton, Jannette Berkely; Williams, Ella L.; Lewis, Rhonda K.; Harris, Kari Jo (Sage Publications, Inc., 2002)
      Few evaluations of community initiatives have established a link between intermediate outcomes, such as community or systems change, and more distant population-level health outcomes (e.g., estimated rates of employment ...

    • A review of collaborative partnerships as a strategy for improving community health 

      Fawcett, Stephen B.; Tsai Roussos, Stergios (Annual Reviews, 2000)
      Collaborative partnerships (people and organizations from multiple sectors working together in common purpose) are a prominent strategy for community health improvement. This review examines evidence about the effects of ...