The main goals proposed for the project’s first semester of research activities were to work on the Problem Formulation and the Selection and Search phases of the research as indicated in the timeline that was presented in the original request for funding and is reproduced below.
| Activity |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer 2011 |
Fall |
Spring |
Summer 2012 |
| 1) Problem formulation & variable definitions |
X |
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| 2) Selection criteria, search & database development |
X |
X |
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| 3) Data quality check, coding, and contacting authors |
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X |
X |
X |
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| 4) Data analysis and interpretation |
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X |
X |
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| 5) Public presentation and dissemination plan |
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X |
X |
| National advisors meet |
X |
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X |
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X |
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