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Putting empirical knowledge to work: Linking research and programming on marital quality
Author(s) -
AdlerBaeder Francesca,
Higginbotham Brian,
Lamke Leanne
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.0197-6664.2004.00063.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , linkage (software) , quality (philosophy) , process (computing) , empirical research , psychology , knowledge base , social psychology , pedagogy , computer science , epistemology , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , world wide web , gene , operating system
When selecting a marriage education curriculum, educators can turn to programs that have been evaluated for effectiveness; however, few curricula have undergone such study. An alternative approach, consistent with best practices, is to ensure a research base for program content. A translation process model is offered as an initial attempt to explicate the often advocated yet seldom described research–practice linkage. This process is used to examine recent research on marital quality and provide examples of research‐based content in existing marriage education programs.