OBJECTIVE The article gives an introductory overview of the use of the Delphi expert consensus method in mental health research. It explains the rationale for using the method, examines the range of uses to which it has been put in mental health research, and describes the stages of carrying out a Delphi study using examples from the literature. METHOD To ascertain the range of uses, a system...

introduction: research in education is a globally significant issue without a long history. due to the importance of the issue in health system development programs, this study intended to determine research priorities in medical education, considering their details and functions. by determining barriers existing in research in education progress, it is tried to make research priorities more fu...

This article provides a condensed discussion and explanation of the Delphi method. This technique is used for problem solving and decision making. The Delphi Method was originally developed during the cold war by the U.S. Intelligence think tank, the RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California in the 1950's and 1960's. It was designed for use on complex or ambiguous problems that exceed the capa...

Information systems (IS) departments face many challenges in today’s rapidly changing environment. One approach to understanding the challenges faced by IS departments is to survey IS managers to elicit what they consider key issues. Key issues in IS management surveys have been conducted for many years in many nations and regions. However, most key issues surveys seem to lack a theoretical bas...

The purpose of this study was to increase our understanding of Traffic Safety Culture (TSC) by identifying its constituent components. A review of existing safety culture literature was conducted. Next, 18 international experts participated in a Delphi Technique to rate candidate TSC components. Corresponding survey items were then developed and pretested. Our final survey instrument was mailed...

This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted with the aim of understanding factors that triggers chaos, pattern for chaos and its impact to the environment of ICT based project development. The survey is conducted using two-round Delphi method on a selected pool of experienced project managers who were involved in mega ICT project development in Malaysia between the years 1994 until 2...

In the last 30 years, the application of the Delphi technique has been increasing. With the recent availability and established popularity of Internet-based research tools, the Internet has been identified as a means for mitigating Delphi limitations, maximizing its advantages, and expanding the breadth of its application. The discourse on the application of “e-Delphi” has been speculative in n...

all the major subfields and important aspects of the field. This article presents a systematic and comprehensive knowledge map of the field, and is grounded on the panel discussions. The map has 10 basic categories: The model establishes the groundwork for formulating theories of information science, as well as developing and evaluating information science academic programs and bibliographic re...

Until recently, many manufacturers of electronic products solved the problem of end-of-life (EOL) product disposal by utilising landfill sites. However, rapidly decreasing landfill capacity, and legislation controlling the disposal of waste electrical and electronic materials has focused attention upon environmentally friendly methods of product disposal and renewal. This paper summarises these...