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Evaluating the Research Process
HCS /465
September 23, 2013
Dr. Robert Allen
Evaluating the Research Process
The author Ji Li, PhD and Neal Hooker, PhD did a study on the connection of childhood obesity and children who are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), after school activities such as sports, boy scouts or girl scouts, and different life style or environment effects. In this study employed the conceptual framework of the publication review was from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) during 2003 through 2004, reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study used the most common quantitative research method that is a survey is made of questions. The survey was done by telephone which was conducted on children 6-17 year’s old and asked questions on the physical and psychological lives. The study consisted of 62,880 children that were surveyed. The study was carried out following ethical guidelines it would not be biased and took data from families that were selected at randomly choosing families that had one child between the ages of 6-17. In the study they asked the families a series of questions that remained the same no matter the family or child’s age. The all parties involved rights were protected by the random selection process, but I do question the choice to use a telephone survey because the identities was really not unknown with a search of the telephone number the individuals can be identified. The study does not state whether the telephone numbers of the respondents were recorded to prove the data is correct. So it is hard to determine if all the information taken is really valid or not. In my opinion ensuring the anonymity of the children are particularly important when dealing with the group focused by this case study because they are minor. That being said the study did not attempt to encourage, promote, or interfere in the lives of the family so I...
HCS /465
September 23, 2013
Dr. Robert Allen
Evaluating the Research Process
The author Ji Li, PhD and Neal Hooker, PhD did a study on the connection of childhood obesity and children who are enrolled in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), after school activities such as sports, boy scouts or girl scouts, and different life style or environment effects. In this study employed the conceptual framework of the publication review was from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) during 2003 through 2004, reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study used the most common quantitative research method that is a survey is made of questions. The survey was done by telephone which was conducted on children 6-17 year’s old and asked questions on the physical and psychological lives. The study consisted of 62,880 children that were surveyed. The study was carried out following ethical guidelines it would not be biased and took data from families that were selected at randomly choosing families that had one child between the ages of 6-17. In the study they asked the families a series of questions that remained the same no matter the family or child’s age. The all parties involved rights were protected by the random selection process, but I do question the choice to use a telephone survey because the identities was really not unknown with a search of the telephone number the individuals can be identified. The study does not state whether the telephone numbers of the respondents were recorded to prove the data is correct. So it is hard to determine if all the information taken is really valid or not. In my opinion ensuring the anonymity of the children are particularly important when dealing with the group focused by this case study because they are minor. That being said the study did not attempt to encourage, promote, or interfere in the lives of the family so I...