Evaluating school inspection effectiveness: A systematic research synthesis on 30 years of international research

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 100864
Author(s):  
Sarah I. Hofer ◽  
Doris Holzberger ◽  
Kristina Reiss
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
School Inspection

Adult Attachment and Mindfulness on Mental Health: A Systematic Research Synthesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Jaurequi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Avoidant Attachment ◽  
Relationship Processes ◽  
Study Designs ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Interest in the relationship between adult attachment and mindfulness has mushroomed over the past decade. Yet the associations between adult attachment and mindfulness related to mental health is less understood. This article provides a systematic research synthesis to elucidate the relationship between adult attachment, mindfulness, and mental health. Findings from 10 empirical articles identified that anxious and avoidant attachment and mindfulness together related to depression, anxiety, psychological functioning, and cortisol response. The effects of adult attachment and mindfulness on mental health is an exciting area for research and practice that can be advanced by the inclusion of key romantic relationship processes and partners within longitudinal or experimental study designs.

A Systematic Research Synthesis of EMDR Studies

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Hertlein ◽  
Ronald J. Ricci
Keyword(s):  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Systematic Research

First Steps in Beginning a Meta-analysis

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin B. Stewart ◽  
Isabelle M. Côté ◽  
Hannah R. Rothstein ◽  
Peter S. Curtis
Keyword(s):  
Field Experiment ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Sampling Error ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Research Synthesis ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Statistical Approaches ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Meta Analyses

This chapter discusses the initiation of the process of systematic research synthesis. Without a systematic approach to defining, obtaining, and collating data, meta-analyses may yield precise but erroneous results, with different types of sampling error (biases) and excess subjectivity in choice of methods and definition of thresholds; these devalue the rigor of any statistical approaches employed. The chapter considers exactly the same issues that face an ecologist designing a field experiment. What's the question? How can I define my sampling universe? How should I collect my data? What analyses should I undertake? How should I interpret my results robustly? These questions are considered in the context of research synthesis.

“I Would Just Feel Really Relaxed and at Peace”: Findings From a Pilot Prison Yoga Program in Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 2531-2549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorana Bartels ◽  
Lisa N. Oxman ◽  
Anthony Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Australian Capital Territory ◽  
Clinically Significant ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Goal Direction

International research provides support for yoga as a well-being intervention in prison. No systematic research has been undertaken in Australia to assess the effectiveness of prison yoga programs. In 2017, the authors, in partnership with Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Corrective Services and the Yoga Foundation, introduced a weekly pilot yoga program at the ACT prison. This article presents quantitative and qualitative findings from the program. Although the small sample size ( n = 8) is acknowledged, our findings indicate that participants attained statistically and clinically significant benefit from the program, demonstrated by improvements in their levels of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, goal-direction, negative affect, and non-acceptance. They also reported improved flexibility, sleep and relaxation, pain reduction, and identified improvements in their mental well-being, commenting that the program made them feel “calm” and “at peace.” The article concludes by advocating for the expansion of such programs in Australian prisons and further research on such programs.

scholarly journals Lessons in Flexibility: Introducing a Yoga Program in an Australian Prison

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Anthony Hopkins ◽  
Lorana Bartels ◽  
Lisa Oxman
Keyword(s):  
International Research ◽  
Lead Author ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Australian Capital Territory ◽  
Australian Capital ◽  
Lessons Learnt

International research provides support for yoga as a wellbeing intervention in prison. Until recently, no systematic research had been undertaken in Australia to assess the effectiveness of a yoga program, or consider the challenges of implementation. In 2017, the authors, in partnership with Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Corrective Services and the Yoga Foundation, introduced a pilot yoga program at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. This paper draws on comments from the prisoners who participated in the program and the yoga teacher, as well as the perspectives of a prison psychologist and the lead author, both of whom also participated in the program. The paper reflects on the lessons learnt from developing and delivering a prison yoga program and advocates for the expansion of such programs in Australian prisons.

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