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26. Hawthorne effect

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 09:52 PM

Aug 2016

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Aerial view of the Hawthorne Works, ca. 1925.
The Hawthorne effect (also referred to as the observer effect[1]) is a type of reactivity in which individuals modify or improve an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

Could give them a new book periodically, then take them out for a hamburger and talk. Gold stars work too.

The attendance will improve - it's already been demonstrated. Lots of educational research to back it up.

It might just be the new attention, not the washer.

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Whirlpool Put Laundry Machines In Some Schools And Increased Attendance By 90% [View all] Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 OP

Great idea. TexasMommaWithAHat Aug 2016 #1

People cannot imagine how some people live on the edge. Jerry442 Aug 2016 #2

Well stated klook Aug 2016 #68

Thank you Whirlpool. sheshe2 Aug 2016 #3

Huh. A study by a washing machine manufacturer that says they need washing machines. lol jtuck004 Aug 2016 #4

Probably not just a marketing ploy greymattermom Aug 2016 #5

Brought food to kids in class. Needed more, which is why we have school lunch programs, and not jtuck004 Aug 2016 #8

Often resulting in graduates who make allegations lacking any objective evidence to support it. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #59

Jaded much? eggplant Aug 2016 #9

Not mention it saves money for their family if the washing is free. glennward Aug 2016 #10

Boy i bet you're a ton of fun at a party. 7962 Aug 2016 #11

.. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #39

Really. auntpurl Aug 2016 #49

The point is they did something. Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #18

I think your cynicism may be unwarranted in this case. Aristus Aug 2016 #19

Be a lot more likely to be hired if there are jobs at the washing machine factory for their parents, jtuck004 Aug 2016 #24

No one opposes the idea that "it would be better if..." Aristus Aug 2016 #34

As long as they don't say ignoring the kids, and then giving them extra attention because of the jtuck004 Aug 2016 #36

Hawthorne effect jtuck004 Aug 2016 #26

Whirlpool was told of the need by a school principal. Moosepoop Aug 2016 #21

There you go, with facts and shit, messing up the wharrgarbl. Good job! n/t X_Digger Aug 2016 #23

Good God I laughed so hard! Indydem Aug 2016 #54

Perhaps they should have asked why the need was there, and why the parents didn't jtuck004 Aug 2016 #25

Having grown up poor and using laundromats on the ET Awful Aug 2016 #29

I like how you want to throw in what you think without even asking, replacing asking with jtuck004 Aug 2016 #30

Thanks for confirming my suspicions. ET Awful Aug 2016 #51

Kudos to the principal and to Whirlpool for implementing a creative solution. spooky3 Aug 2016 #28

A friend told me a story drmeow Aug 2016 #37

No food stamps for toilet paper either, so make sure and keep your toilet open. jtuck004 Aug 2016 #41

You can walk into pretty much any store and use their bathroom. Lancero Aug 2016 #64

I hope you're not a Democrat, and I hope you don't call yourself a liberal or a progressive. Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #73

When I left high school in 1971, Democrats were turning over black kids school buses. These were jtuck004 Aug 2016 #76

Can you JanMichael Aug 2016 #84

Yes. Ok. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #85

I see. Right-wing talking points. That clears things up nicely, thanks. Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #88

So either you can disprove the results or Buzz cook Aug 2016 #44

It is their assertion, not mine, to prove. There is about 75 years of educational jtuck004 Aug 2016 #45

You don't know how proof works do you. Buzz cook Aug 2016 #47

You are not very nice. Indydem Aug 2016 #56

They pay me to fix things others can't, not to make excuses. You simply aren't used to that. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2016 #57

+1 to you, Indydem. narnian60 Aug 2016 #60

Who pissed in your corn flakes this morning? Just who is Whirlpool supposed to be marketing to catbyte Aug 2016 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author CrispyQ Aug 2016 #66

Okay, that's enough. Iggo Aug 2016 #69

You have never been homeless, have you? I bet you, like so many others, just wash their clothes AgadorSparticus Aug 2016 #87

Title is wrong... Did not increase attendance by 90% lostnfound Aug 2016 #6

Yeah that jumped out at me too. progressoid Aug 2016 #33

Not quite right Egnever Aug 2016 #53

The increased attendance was in the tracked students csziggy Aug 2016 #80

This is a wonderful idea. DawgHouse Aug 2016 #7

I agree kimbutgar Aug 2016 #13

Bless you for doing that. I know it made a difference in her life. DawgHouse Aug 2016 #14

I could see this being a big draw in NYC democrattotheend Aug 2016 #12

I actually teared up reading that.... alittlelark Aug 2016 #15

thank you, whirlpool,. sometimes it is seemingly simple things that can make such a difference. niyad Aug 2016 #16

What a fascinating concept! What if they expanded it to other " chores" GusBob Aug 2016 #17

Reminds me of how lack of sanitary pads makes girls miss school in Uganda. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #20

It's a serious problem in rural areas and in resettlement camps too. Hekate Aug 2016 #40

So true. nt SunSeeker Aug 2016 #42

Two guys wash........ a kennedy Aug 2016 #22

My sister has been taking her students' laundry home to wash for 20 years... Still In Wisconsin Aug 2016 #27

K&R! DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #31

Very interesting. Never would have thought of this! Initech Aug 2016 #32

Thank you Whirlpool. lpbk2713 Aug 2016 #35

Thank you Whirlpool. This is a great idea. Hekate Aug 2016 #38

Great outside the box thinking pediatricmedic Aug 2016 #43

We have a washer/dryer for our SLD kids Nevernose Aug 2016 #46

K&R ReRe Aug 2016 #48

Wow Egnever Aug 2016 #50

If we are going to be "the greatest country", we need Ilsa Aug 2016 #52

Wow, this sounds like a great program. Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2016 #55

That's something I never thought of. NaturalHigh Aug 2016 #58

Kudos To Whirlpool colsohlibgal Aug 2016 #61

That is amazing and fantastic! colorado_ufo Aug 2016 #62

As someone who distributes toiletries to the homeless, Sybster1001 Aug 2016 #65

Welcome to DU. nt fleabiscuit Aug 2016 #71

Thanks! Sybster1001 Aug 2016 #72

Welcome! Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #82

I think we ought to go much further. byronius Aug 2016 #67

good ideas Liberal_in_LA Aug 2016 #86

Wow! What a novel idea. Makes a lot of sense. Also having the parents come in to help FighttheFuture Aug 2016 #70

One washer load, cold water - $4.00 KT2000 Aug 2016 #74

Little things can make a big difference GeoWilliam750 Aug 2016 #75

Very cool. Kudos to Whirlpool. nt jonno99 Aug 2016 #77

Somehow, this is the kind of things that pisses me off. FigTree Aug 2016 #78

We have a washer and dryer in our school. LWolf Aug 2016 #79

WOW! What a great story! Thanks! Unrepentant Fenian Aug 2016 #81

Why are people crapping on this? Dems2002 Aug 2016 #83