Developing a theory-driven method to design for behaviour change: two case studies

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita van Essen ◽  
◽  
Sander Hermsen ◽  
Reint Jan Renes
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change

Influencing travel behaviour

2019 ◽  
pp. 107-130
Author(s):  
Stewart Barr ◽  
John Preston
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
The Other ◽  
Car Travel

As travel planning’s theoretical underpinnings have broadened from engineering and economics to embrace psychology and sociology, an emphasis has been placed on social marketing and nudge theory. It is argued that this is consistent with a neo-liberal trend towards governing from a distance. Using two case studies, one a qualitative study of reducing short-haul air travel, the other a quantitative study of attempts to reduce local car travel, it is found that actual behaviour change is limited. This seems to arise because behavioural change has been too narrowly defined and overly identified with personal choice.

The Use of Behavioural Self-Control as a Teaching Tool

1985 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Diana Roe ◽  
Sandi Plummer
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Children’S Behaviour ◽  
Special Children

AbstractThis paper examines the use of self-control techniques as a teaching tool to change children’s behaviour, and to generalize that behaviour change to other settings. Four case studies are presented to illustrate the use of self-assessment, using the child’s own criteria for rating behaviour, self-modelling with videotapes of the child in the classroom, and self-monitoring using a wrist counter. It is concluded that self-control techniques can be a valuable way of teaching special children to discriminate and evaluate how they are behaving.

scholarly journals The role of co-housing in building sustainable communities：Case studies from the UK

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Wang ◽  
Karim Hadjri ◽  
Junjie Huang
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
New Members ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
The Uk

This paper explored the role of cohousing model in the UK and discussed the benefits and limitations of cohousing model by exploring cohousing residents’ motivation and daily living. Through case studies in the UK, semi-structured interviews were carried out to establish the environmental and social sustainability in cohousing and understand residents thinking and behaviour. This study found that cohousing can benefit various age groups, and promote residents’ thinking and behaviour change towards sustainable living. The study also found that the financial limitation and new members recruitment are the top two difficulties in cohousing development. The findings of this research will establish a better understanding of UK cohousing and highlight the potentials and possibilities of cohousing communities.

Evaluating voluntary travel behaviour change: Suggested guidelines and case studies

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 315-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Stopher ◽  
Eoin Clifford ◽  
Natalie Swann ◽  
Yun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Travel Behaviour

Online consumer activism: Challenging companies with Change.org

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 620-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xerxes Minocher
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Consumer Activism ◽  
Online Spaces ◽  
Online Consumer ◽  
Corporate Business ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

Within this article, I explore how consumer activists use the petition site Change.org to successfully resist and challenge corporate business practices. Bringing together literature from communication, political science and consumer behaviour, and using case studies of two successful campaigns, I trace a process of online consumer activism where the comments of individuals pursuing personal publicity aggregate to attract negative media attention to a brand, leading to subsequent corporate behaviour change. This process of online consumer activism illustrates a dynamic interplay between online spaces of participation, personal publicizations and the formation of identities for both consumers and companies, furthering our understanding of how online spaces are being used for digital anti-corporate activism.

scholarly journals Transition Towns: An Intervention Method for Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jessica Rae Rudningen
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Peak Oil ◽  
Pertinent Literature ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Intervention Method ◽  
Uncertain Future ◽  
Transition Towns

<p>Transition initiatives offer support for responding to potential environmental inconveniences, such as peak oil and climate change. As an alternative to the dominant approach of shocking people into helplessness and denial, transition towns seek to inform people of the issues and discover appropriate responses. To verify whether transition towns as a movement encourage pro-environmental behaviour change, three case studies (Aro Valley, Lower Hutt, and Nelson) were considered to determine motivations, barriers, and actions in transition town members. Nine face-to-face informal interviews as well as two focus groups were conducted to appreciate participant experiences. A thematic analysis of these case studies was conducted to determine the extent pro-environmental behaviour and encouragement from transition towns was having an effect. The aforementioned objectives were discussed against pertinent literature to determine whether transition towns empowered participants to change to pro-environmental behaviour. Transition towns offer practical behaviour change steps and a supportive social environment which empowers pro-environmental behaviour change and increases individual and community resilience for an uncertain future.</p>

scholarly journals Transition Towns: An Intervention Method for Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jessica Rae Rudningen
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Peak Oil ◽  
Pertinent Literature ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Intervention Method ◽  
Uncertain Future ◽  
Transition Towns

<p>Transition initiatives offer support for responding to potential environmental inconveniences, such as peak oil and climate change. As an alternative to the dominant approach of shocking people into helplessness and denial, transition towns seek to inform people of the issues and discover appropriate responses. To verify whether transition towns as a movement encourage pro-environmental behaviour change, three case studies (Aro Valley, Lower Hutt, and Nelson) were considered to determine motivations, barriers, and actions in transition town members. Nine face-to-face informal interviews as well as two focus groups were conducted to appreciate participant experiences. A thematic analysis of these case studies was conducted to determine the extent pro-environmental behaviour and encouragement from transition towns was having an effect. The aforementioned objectives were discussed against pertinent literature to determine whether transition towns empowered participants to change to pro-environmental behaviour. Transition towns offer practical behaviour change steps and a supportive social environment which empowers pro-environmental behaviour change and increases individual and community resilience for an uncertain future.</p>

scholarly journals Pocket Guide to Health Promotion

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-113
Author(s):  
James Woodall
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Activism ◽  
Promotion Policy ◽  
International Issues

The Pocket Guide to Health Promotion by Glenn Laverack is a book that has been written for the practitioner and undergraduate student market. The combination of communicating complex concepts in easy-to-understand ways and the use of international case studies to contextualise theory makes this a very attractive text. The book is expertly written by one of the leading commentators in the field and, reflecting the author’s expertise, the book is particularly strong on international issues; community-based health promotion; policy and health activism; and empowerment. While The Pocket Guide to Health Promotion is very comprehensive, it does stop short of discussing some issues – the book, for example, does not discuss behaviour change and social marketing in detail. However, the book remains a must have for practitioners and for undergraduate students studying courses with a health promotion element.

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