Dear Laura,

Thank you so very much!  The information you have provided is exceedingly
helpful and I will look for the article.  I am finding it a challenge to
find validated qualitative instruments used with photonovellas. How else can
you demonstrate that your interventions have had a positive impact?

I am actually reading some qualitative research texts but see no references
to photonovellas.

Thanks again - have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and good luck with your
doctoral work.

marty


On 11/24/08 12:08 AM, "Laura Nimmon" <nimmon at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:


> Dear Marty,

> 

> I thought you might find this South African study interesting:

> 

> James, et al. (2005), used a pre-post test follow up design to study the

> effects of a systematically developed photonovel on knowledge, attitudes,

> communication, and behavioral intentions with respect to sexually transmitted

> infections after a single reading by 1,168 secondary school students in South

> Africa. James, et al. found that reading the photonovel contributed to a more

> positive attitude to condom use in male and female learners six weeks after

> the intervention. The study shows that an effect was also found on future

> intentions to use condoms in the next year. The authors noted that these

> positive attitudes are important in influencing intentions to use condoms;

> however, they suggested that there needs to be further educational strategies

> that encourage open communication about AIDS because awareness, positive

> attitudes, and knowledge about the problem may not be sufficient to create

> actual behavioural change. Therefore, while the authors found photonovels to

> be an ef

>  fective strategy to access youth and prepare them for adequate preventive

> behaviours, the study also identified the need to combine print media with

> other planned theory-based interventions that build confidence and skills to

> initiate the preventive behaviour.

> 

> James, S., Reddy, P., Ruiter, R., Taylor, M., Jinabhai, C., Van Empelen, P.,

> et al. (2005). The effects of a systematically developed photo-novella on

> knowledge, attitudes, communication and behavioural intentions with respect to

> sexually transmitted infections among secondary school learners in South

> Africa. Health Promotion International, 20(2), 157-165

> 

> Laura

> 

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>> Date: Sat Nov 22 03:38:37 PST 2008

>> From: "Marty Romney" <mromney at comcast.net>

>> Subject: [HealthLiteracy 2504] Re: Evidence-based? ... Literacy benefits?

>> To: "The Health and Literacy Discussion List" <healthliteracy at nifl.gov>

>> 

>> I welcome everyone's thoughts on the evaluation piece.

>> 

>> Thanks,

>> 

>> Marty

>> 

>> 

>> On 11/20/08 2:30 PM, "Julie McKinney" <julie_mcKinney at worlded.org> wrote:

>> 

>>> I'm glad that Marty brought up evaluation! So...John, Susan and others,

>>> can we call phonovellas an "evidence-based" strategy? For public health?

>>> How about for literacy teaching?  (My guess is it's not an easy yes or

>>> no!)

>>> 

>>> We have not heard from many adult literacy teachers: for you all, what

>>> benefits do you see in literacy gains using photonovellas vs. other

>>> authentic materials?

>>> 

>>> And one question for Susan: what is the difference between using a

>>> phonotovella and using the TWS (teach with stories)method?

>>> 

>>> Thanks to all for great questions and answers!

>>> 

>>> Julie

>>> 

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