1.377 Ebooks de Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health
Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight (prior to, …
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€35.05
Andrew W. Shouse & Board on Science Education: Ready, Set, SCIENCE!
What types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? What do science educators, teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, …
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€27.29
Committee on Human Factors & Committee on Human-System Design Support for Changing Technology: Human-System Integration in the System Development Process
In April 1991 Business Week ran a cover story entitled, I Can’t Work This ?#!!@ Thing, about the difficulties many people have with consumer products, such as cell phones and VCRs. More than 15 years …
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€68.17
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using the American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a major new initiative from the U.S. Census Bureau designed to provide continuously updated information on the numbers and characteristics of the nations people …
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€68.41
Committee on Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating Progress of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) coordinates the efforts of 13 federal agencies to understand why climate is changing, to improve predictions about how it will change in the future, and …
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€44.04
Committee on Advances in Collecting and Utilizing Biological Indicators and Genetic Information in Social Science Surveys & Committee on Population: Biosocial Surveys
Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household surveys that collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewer"respondent …
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€57.68
Committee on Community Supervision and Desistance from Crime & Committee on Law and Justice: Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration
Every day, about 1, 600 people are released from prisons in the United States. Of these 600, 000 new releasees every year, about 480, 000 are subject to parole or some other kind of postrelease …
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€34.57
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding American Agriculture
The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is the federal government’s primary source of information on the financial condition, production practices, and resource use on farms, as well as …
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€57.75
Committee on Social Security Representative Payees & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving the Social Security Representative Payee Program
More than 7 million recipients of Social Security benefits have a representative payee-a person or an organization-to receive or manage their benefits. These payees manage Old Age, Survivors and …
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€48.10
Center for Education & Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers
Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them …
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€24.71
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: State and Local Government Statistics at a Crossroads
Since the early days of the nation, the federal government has collected information on the revenues, expenditures, and other features of state and local jurisdictions and their operations. Today, …
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€54.30
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research and Networks for Decision Support in the NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Program
This study recommends a definition of "decision support" that emphasizes communication rather than translation and a strategy by which the small NOAA Sectoral Applications Research program …
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€25.02
Committee on Opportunities in Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences for the U.S. Military & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Behavior in Military Contexts
Human behavior forms the nucleus of military effectiveness. Humans operating in the complex military system must possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, aptitudes, and temperament to perform their …
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€61.50
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Challenges in Adolescent Health Care
Several positive and negative lifelong behaviors are established during adolescence including diet and exercise, sexual conduct, practices related to oral health, smoking, drinking, and the use if …
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€20.92
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty
Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male …
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€56.09
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research on Future Skill Demands
Over the past five years, business and education groups have issued a series of reports indicating that the skill demands of work are rising, due to rapid technological change and increasing global …
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€36.48
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: NASA’s Elementary and Secondary Education Program
The federal role in precollege science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is receiving increasing attention in light of the need to support public understanding of science and …
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€44.17
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3
This study offered an independent peer review for a synthetic document being produced for the CCSP. It found the draft document to be in a fairly early stage of development and noted several issues …
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€24.68
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Surveying Victims
It is easy to underestimate how little was known about crimes and victims before the findings of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) became common wisdom. In the late 1960s, knowledge of …
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€55.34
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Ballistic Imaging
Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related …
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€68.17
Committee on Organizational Modeling: From Individuals to Societies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Behavioral Modeling and Simulation
Today’s military missions have shifted away from fighting nation states using conventional weapons toward combating insurgents and terrorist networks in a battlespace in which the attitudes and …
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€79.28
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Learning Science in Informal Environments
Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and society. The evidence base that describes …
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€57.42
Center for Education & Committee on State Standards in Education: A Workshop Series: Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States
Every state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity now has its own academic standards, at least in core subjects. These documents vary in …
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€24.68
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on National Statistics: National Children’s Study Research Plan
The National Children’s Study (NCS) is planned to be the largest long-term study of environmental and genetic effects on children’s health ever conducted in the United States. It proposes to examine …
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€45.10
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Assessing Accomplished Teaching
The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish "high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers …
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€51.86
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using the American Community Survey for the National Science Foundation’s Science and Engineering Workforce Statistics Programs
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long collected information on the number and characteristics of individuals with education or employment in science and engineering and related fields in the …
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€34.36
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Since 1992, the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) has produced a book on principles and practices for a federal statistical agency, updating the document every 4 years to provide a current …
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€38.15
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children
Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the U.S. each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk for adverse health outcomes. Based on …
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€57.42
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making
Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions. Although some form of public participation is often required by law, agencies usually have broad …
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€68.39
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children: Early Childhood Assessment
The assessment of young children’s development and learning has recently taken on new importance. Private and government organizations are developing programs to enhance the school readiness of all …
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€68.88
Center for Education & Committee on State Standards in Education: A Workshop Series: Common Standards for K-12 Education?
Standards-based accountability has become a central feature of the public education system in each state and is a theme of national discussions about how achievement for all students can be improved …
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€32.67
Committee to Evaluate the Research Plan of the Department of Housing and Urban Development & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Rebuilding the Research Capacity at HUD
Today, the nation faces an array of housing and urban policy challenges. No federal department other than HUD focuses explicitly on the well-being of urban places or on the spatial relationships …
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€58.50
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Understanding Crime Trends: Understanding Crime Trends
Changes over time in the levels and patterns of crime have significant consequences that affect not only the criminal justice system but also other critical policy sectors. Yet compared with such …
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€62.24
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People
Mental health and substance use disorders among children, youth, and young adults are major threats to the health and well-being of younger populations which often carryover into adulthood. The costs …
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€66.58
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strategies for a BEA Satellite Health Care Account
In March 2008, the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies held a workshop to assist the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) with next steps as it develops plans to produce a …
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€33.56
Center for Education & Committee on National Statistics: Protecting Student Records and Facilitating Education Research
Designed to protect the privacy of individual student test scores, grades, and other education records, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 places limits the access of …
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€33.07
Center for Education & Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics: Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood
Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children’s present and future educational success. Research demonstrates that virtually all young children have the capability to learn and …
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€63.53
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Public Education: Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education
In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. The federal No Child Left …
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€36.69
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Coverage Measurement in the 2010 Census
The census coverage measurement programs have historically addressed three primary objectives: (1) to inform users about the quality of the census counts; (2) to help identify sources of error to …
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€47.17
Center for Education & Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States: Preparing Teachers
Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their …
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€50.71
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Directions in Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment
With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing …
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€17.30
Committee on Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most important global environmental problems facing the world today. Policy decisions are already being made to limit or adapt to climate change and its impacts, but …
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€64.20
Andrew W. Shouse & Board on Science Education: Ready, Set, SCIENCE!
What types of instructional experiences help K-8 students learn science with understanding? What do science educators, teachers, teacher leaders, science specialists, professional development staff, …
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€42.22
Board on Science Education & Committee on the Development of an Addendum to the National Science Education Standards on Scientific Inquiry: Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards
Humans, especially children, are naturally curious. Yet, people often balk at the thought of learning science–the "eyes glazed over" syndrome. Teachers may find teaching science a major …
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Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: How People Learn
First released in the Spring of 1999, How People Learn has been expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real …
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€47.82
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Helping Children Learn Mathematics
Results from national and international assessments indicate that school children in the United States are not learning mathematics well enough. Many students cannot correctly apply computational …
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€22.41
Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Starting Out Right
A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses …
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Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Adding It Up
Adding It Up explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during …
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€59.82
Center for Education & Committee on Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards: Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards
The National Science Education Standards address not only what students should learn about science but also how their learning should be assessed. How do we know what they know?This accompanying …
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Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Educating Children with Autism
Autism is a word most of us are familiar with. But do we really know what it means?Children with autism are challenged by the most essential human behaviors. They have difficulty interacting with …
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€58.34
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Knowing What Students Know
Education is a hot topic. From the stage of presidential debates to tonight’s dinner table, it is an issue that most Americans are deeply concerned about. While there are many strategies for …
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€60.17
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Economic, academic, and social forces are causing undergraduate schools to start a fresh examination of teaching effectiveness. Administrators face the complex task of developing equitable, …
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€65.98
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: How Students Learn
How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their everyday lives? In this volume, …
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€66.19
Center for Education & Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research: Scientific Research in Education
Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific research in education for more than 100 years. Recent enthusiasm for "evidence-based" policy and …
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€41.79
Committee on National Statistics & Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph: Polygraph and Lie Detection
The polygraph, often portrayed as a magic mind-reading machine, is still controversial among experts, who continue heated debates about its validity as a lie-detecting device. As the nation takes a …
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€71.79
Committee on How People Learn: A Targeted Report for Teachers & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: How Students Learn
How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to …
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€52.48
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Risk Characterization: Understanding Risk
Understanding Risk addresses a central dilemma of risk decisionmaking in a democracy: detailed scientific and technical information is essential for making decisions, but the people who make and live …
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€65.76
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms: Firearms and Violence
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these …
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€66.02
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Racial Discrimination
Many racial and ethnic groups in the United States, including blacks, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, and others, have historically faced severe discrimination"pervasive and open denial of …
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€65.87
Center for Education & Committee for a Review of the Evaluation Data on the Effectiveness of NSF-Supported and Commercially Generated Mathematics Curriculum Materials: On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness
This book reviews the evaluation research literature that has accumulated around 19 K-12 mathematics curricula and breaks new ground in framing an ambitious and rigorous approach to curriculum …
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€71.90
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: America’s Lab Report
Laboratory experiences as a part of most U.S. high school science curricula have been taken for granted for decades, but they have rarely been carefully examined. What do they contribute to science …
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€59.88
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Taking Science to School
What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, Taking Science to School provides a …
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€82.27
Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. …
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€65.67
Committee on Human Factors & Committee on Human-System Design Support for Changing Technology: Human-System Integration in the System Development Process
In April 1991 Business Week ran a cover story entitled, I Can’t Work This ?#!!@ Thing, about the difficulties many people have with consumer products, such as cell phones and VCRs. More than 15 years …
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€97.08
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Ballistic Imaging
Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related …
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€74.64
Committee on Organizational Modeling: From Individuals to Societies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Behavioral Modeling and Simulation
Today’s military missions have shifted away from fighting nation states using conventional weapons toward combating insurgents and terrorist networks in a battlespace in which the attitudes and …
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€89.74
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Assessing Accomplished Teaching
The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish "high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers …
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€73.28
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making
Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions. Although some form of public participation is often required by law, agencies usually have broad …
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€96.50
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Surrounded by Science
Practitioners in informal science settings–museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, libraries, aquariums, zoos, and botanical gardens–are interested in …
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€29.20
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate
Everyone–government agencies, private organizations, and individuals–is facing a changing climate: an environment in which it is no longer prudent to follow routines based on past climatic …
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€45.09
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is one of the smallest of the U.S. principal statistical agencies but shoulders one of the most expansive and detailed legal …
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€86.45
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate
Everyone–government agencies, private organizations, and individuals–is facing a changing climate: an environment in which it is no longer prudent to follow routines based on past climatic …
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€64.62
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Understanding Crime Trends: Understanding Crime Trends
Changes over time in the levels and patterns of crime have significant consequences that affect not only the criminal justice system but also other critical policy sectors. Yet compared with such …
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€89.55
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Learning Science in Informal Environments
Informal science is a burgeoning field that operates across a broad range of venues and envisages learning outcomes for individuals, schools, families, and society. The evidence base that describes …
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€59.98
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: National Science Education Standards
Americans agree that our students urgently need better science education. But what should they be expected to know and be able to do? Can the same expectations be applied across our diverse …
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€42.07
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Vital Statistics
Vital statistics, the records of birth and death, are a critical national information resource for understanding public health. Over the past few decades, the specific program that gathers the data …
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€40.27
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reengineering the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Beginning in 2006, the Census Bureau embarked on a program to reengineer the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to reduce its costs and improve data quality and timeliness. The Bureau …
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€49.29
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys
Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys summarizes a workshop organized to draw upon recent advances to improve the measurement of physical and cognitive disability in …
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€47.87
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Intangible Assets
Intangible assets–which include computer software, research and development (R&D), intellectual property, workforce training, and spending to raise the efficiency and brand identification of …
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€36.75
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is one of the smallest of the U.S. principal statistical agencies but shoulders one of the most expansive and detailed legal …
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€96.89
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People
Mental health and substance use disorders among children, youth, and young adults are major threats to the health and well-being of younger populations which often carryover into adulthood. The costs …
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€70.19
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills
An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad "21st century skills"–such as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems–are …
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€40.42
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data on Federal Research and Development Investments
Two surveys of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) provide some of the most significant data available to understand research and development spending and …
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€35.83
Committee on Strengthening Benefit-Cost Methodology for the Evaluation of Early Childhood Interventions & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions
The deficiencies that many children experience from birth to school age–in health care, nutrition, emotional support, and intellectual stimulation, for example–play a major role in academic …
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€24.71
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children
Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the U.S. each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk for adverse health outcomes. Based on …
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€59.87
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Vital Statistics
Vital statistics, the records of birth and death, are a critical national information resource for understanding public health. Over the past few decades, the specific program that gathers the data …
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€58.39
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Protecting and Accessing Data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates
The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) collects data on the number and characteristics of individuals receiving research doctoral degrees from all accredited U.S. institutions. The results of this …
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€26.27
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reengineering the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Beginning in 2006, the Census Bureau embarked on a program to reengineer the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to reduce its costs and improve data quality and timeliness. The Bureau …
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€70.49
Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future
A mismatch between the federal government’s revenues and spending, now and in the foreseeable future, requires heavy borrowing, leading to a large and increasing federal debt. That increasing debt …
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€62.15
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys
Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys summarizes a workshop organized to draw upon recent advances to improve the measurement of physical and cognitive disability in …
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€67.63
Center for Education & Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics: Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood
Early childhood mathematics is vitally important for young children’s present and future educational success. Research demonstrates that virtually all young children have the capability to learn and …
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€71.64
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Database for a Changing Economy
Information about the characteristics of jobs and the individuals who fill them is valuable for career guidance, reemployment counseling, workforce development, human resource management, and other …
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€57.68
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Getting Value Out of Value-Added
Value-added methods refer to efforts to estimate the relative contributions of specific teachers, schools, or programs to student test performance. In recent years, these methods have attracted …
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€24.61
Committee on Strengthening Benefit-Cost Methodology for the Evaluation of Early Childhood Interventions & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions
The deficiencies that many children experience from birth to school age–in health care, nutrition, emotional support, and intellectual stimulation, for example–play a major role in academic …
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€35.90
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Intangible Assets
Intangible assets–which include computer software, research and development (R&D), intellectual property, workforce training, and spending to raise the efficiency and brand identification of …
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€47.81
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Grand Challenges of Our Aging Society
Aging populations are generating both challenges and opportunities for societies around the globe. Increases in longevity and improvements in health raise many questions. What steps can be taken to …
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€24.75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Student Mobility
Many low-income families struggle with stable housing and frequently have to move due to foreclosures, rent increases, or other financial setbacks. Children in these families can experience lasting …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Field Evaluation in the Intelligence and Counterintelligence Context
On September 22-23, 2009, the National Research Council held a workshop on the field evaluation of behavioral and cognitive sciences–based methods and tools for use in the areas of intelligence and …
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€34.52
Committee on the Fiscal Future of the United States & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Choosing the Nation’s Fiscal Future
A mismatch between the federal government’s revenues and spending, now and in the foreseeable future, requires heavy borrowing, leading to a large and increasing federal debt. That increasing debt …
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€89.83
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Protecting and Accessing Data from the Survey of Earned Doctorates
The Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) collects data on the number and characteristics of individuals receiving research doctoral degrees from all accredited U.S. institutions. The results of this …
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€37.57
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data on Federal Research and Development Investments
Two surveys of the National Science Foundation’s Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) provide some of the most significant data available to understand research and development spending and …
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€50.85
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills
An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad "21st century skills"–such as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems–are …
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€53.87
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Getting Value Out of Value-Added
Value-added methods refer to efforts to estimate the relative contributions of specific teachers, schools, or programs to student test performance. In recent years, these methods have attracted …
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€36.02
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Envisioning the 2020 Census
Planning for the 2020 census is already beginning. This book from the National Research Council examines several aspects of census planning, including questionnaire design, address updating, …
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€82.85
Board on Science Education & Committee for the Review of the NOAA Education Program: NOAA’s Education Program
There is a national need to educate the public about the ocean, coastal resources, atmosphere and climate. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency responsible for …
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€51.04
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Surrounded by Science
Practitioners in informal science settings–museums, after-school programs, science and technology centers, media enterprises, libraries, aquariums, zoos, and botanical gardens–are interested in …
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€29.85
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Grand Challenges of Our Aging Society
Aging populations are generating both challenges and opportunities for societies around the globe. Increases in longevity and improvements in health raise many questions. What steps can be taken to …
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€35.82
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Field Evaluation in the Intelligence and Counterintelligence Context
On September 22-23, 2009, the National Research Council held a workshop on the field evaluation of behavioral and cognitive sciences–based methods and tools for use in the areas of intelligence and …
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€49.48
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Student Mobility
Many low-income families struggle with stable housing and frequently have to move due to foreclosures, rent increases, or other financial setbacks. Children in these families can experience lasting …
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€35.62
Center for Education & Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards: Best Practices for State Assessment Systems, Part I
Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years. During the twentieth century, technical advances, such as machines for …
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€26.91
Center for Education & Committee on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap: Language Diversity, School Learning, and Closing Achievement Gaps
The Workshop on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap was held to explore three questions: What is known about the conditions that affect language …
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€35.25
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Developing and Evaluating Methods for Using American Community Survey Data to Support the School Meals Programs
The National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are key components of the nation’s …
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€39.61
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty
Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male …
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€82.11
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Database for a Changing Economy
Information about the characteristics of jobs and the individuals who fill them is valuable for career guidance, reemployment counseling, workforce development, human resource management, and other …
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€71.66
Committee on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care: Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care
The rapid growth of home health care has raised many unsolved issues and will have consequences that are far too broad for any one group to analyze in their entirety. Yet a major influence on the …
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€74.87
Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice & Committee on Law and Justice: Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the nation’s primary resource for advancing scientific research, development, and evaluation on crime and crime control and the administration of justice in …
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€78.15
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Accounting for Health and Health Care
It has become trite to observe that increases in health care costs have become unsustainable. How best for policy to address these increases, however, depends in part on the degree to which they …
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€55.82
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Conducting Biosocial Surveys
Recent years have seen a growing tendency for social scientists to collect biological specimens such as blood, urine, and saliva as part of large-scale household surveys. By combining biological and …
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€36.38
Board on Science Education & Committee for the Review of the NOAA Education Program: NOAA’s Education Program
There is a national need to educate the public about the ocean, coastal resources, atmosphere and climate. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency responsible for …
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€71.85
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages
In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, life expectancy is up to 79.2 years, yet the …
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€74.74
Center for Education & Committee on the Study of Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States: Preparing Teachers
Teachers make a difference. The success of any plan for improving educational outcomes depends on the teachers who carry it out and thus on the abilities of those attracted to the field and their …
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€71.87
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Envisioning the 2020 Census
Planning for the 2020 census is already beginning. This book from the National Research Council examines several aspects of census planning, including questionnaire design, address updating, …
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€119.54
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Prevention and Treatment of Missing Data in Clinical Trials
Randomized clinical trials are the primary tool for evaluating new medical interventions. Randomization provides for a fair comparison between treatment and control groups, balancing out, on average, …
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€44.04
Center for Education & Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards: Best Practices for State Assessment Systems, Part I
Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years. During the twentieth century, technical advances, such as machines for …
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€38.99
Center for Education & Committee on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap: Language Diversity, School Learning, and Closing Achievement Gaps
The Workshop on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap was held to explore three questions: What is known about the conditions that affect language …
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€49.26
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Understanding and Controlling the Demand for Illegal Drugs: Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs
Despite efforts to reduce drug consumption in the United States over the past 35 years, drugs are just as cheap and available as they have ever been. Cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines continue to …
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€36.83
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Health Care Cost Projections for the Medicare Population
Developing credible short-term and long-term projections of Medicare health care costs is critical for public- and private-sector policy planning, but faces challenges and uncertainties. There is …
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€37.27
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Facilitating Climate Change Responses
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, understanding the need for policy makers at the national level to entrain the behavioral and social sciences in addressing the challenges of global climate …
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€42.68
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Conducting Biosocial Surveys
Recent years have seen a growing tendency for social scientists to collect biological specimens such as blood, urine, and saliva as part of large-scale household surveys. By combining biological and …
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€38.77
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Describing Socioeconomic Futures for Climate Change Research and Assessment
The implications of climate change for the environment and society depend on the rate and magnitude of climate change, but also on changes in technology, economics, lifestyles, and policy that will …
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€25.02
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Developing and Evaluating Methods for Using American Community Survey Data to Support the School Meals Programs
The National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are key components of the nation’s …
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€55.49
Center for Education & Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards: State Assessment Systems
Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years, and have used the results for many purposes. They have tried minimum …
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€39.53
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Databases for Estimating Health Insurance Coverage for Children
This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop convened in June 2010 to critically examine the various databases that could provide national and state-level estimates of low-income uninsured …
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€52.50
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Understanding and Controlling the Demand for Illegal Drugs: Understanding the Demand for Illegal Drugs
Despite efforts to reduce drug consumption in the United States over the past 35 years, drugs are just as cheap and available as they have ever been. Cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines continue to …
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€52.24
Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice & Committee on Law and Justice: Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the nation’s primary resource for advancing scientific research, development, and evaluation on crime and crime control and the administration of justice in …
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€113.70
Committee on Advancing Social Science Theory: The Importance of Common Metrics & Committee on Social Science Evidence for Use: Importance of Common Metrics for Advancing Social Science Theory and Research
In February 2010, the National Research Council convened a workshop to investigate the feasibility of developing well-grounded common metrics to advance behavioral and social science research, both …
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€29.99
Center for Education & Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion Rates: Expert Guidance on Next Steps for Research and Policy Workshop: High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates …
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€42.59
Committee on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care: Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care
The rapid growth of home health care has raised many unsolved issues and will have consequences that are far too broad for any one group to analyze in their entirety. Yet a major influence on the …
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€103.93
Committee on Behavioral and Social Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Intelligence Analysis for Tomorrow
The intelligence community (IC) plays an essential role in the national security of the United States. Decision makers rely on IC analyses and predictions to reduce uncertainty and to provide …
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€35.25
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Since 1992, the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) has produced a book on principles and practices for a federal statistical agency, updating the document every 4 years to provide a current …
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€53.45
Committee on Advances in Collecting and Utilizing Biological Indicators and Genetic Information in Social Science Surveys & Committee on Population: Biosocial Surveys
Biosocial Surveys analyzes the latest research on the increasing number of multipurpose household surveys that collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewer"respondent …
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€82.09
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee on Population: Tools and Methods for Estimating Populations at Risk from Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Crises
Worldwide, millions of people are displaced annually because of natural or industrial disasters or social upheaval. Reliable data on the numbers, characteristics, and locations of these populations …
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€83.37
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding Business Dynamics
The U.S. economy is highly dynamic: businesses open and close, workers switch jobs and start new enterprises, and innovative technologies redefine the workplace and enhance productivity. With …
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€59.74
Center for Education & Committee to Review the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs: International Education and Foreign Languages
International Education and Foreign Languages reviews the Department of Educations Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs, which provide higher education funding for international education and foreign …
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€82.18
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place
The usefulness of the U.S. decennial census depends critically on the accuracy with which individual people are counted in specific housing units, at precise geographic locations. The 2000 and other …
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€82.02
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hispanics and the Future of America
Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in …
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€82.35
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National Research Council explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries in light of globalization and …
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€90.18
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment
The U.S. Department of Defense (Do D) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requirements associated with diverse and changing …
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€81.66
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: When I’m 64
By 2030 there will be about 70 million people in the United States who are older than 64. Approximately 26 percent of these will be racial and ethnic minorities. Overall, the older population will be …
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€82.35
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children
Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children explores the ethical issues posed when conducting research designed to identify, understand, or ameliorate …
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€59.82
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Population, Land Use, and Environment
Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions offers recommendations for future research to improve understanding of how changes in human populations affect the natural environment by …
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€82.55
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Expanding Access to Research Data
Policy makers need information about the nation"ranging from trends in the overall economy down to the use by individuals of Medicare"in order to evaluate existing programs and to develop …
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€54.04
Committee on Improving Evaluation of Anti-Crime Programs & Committee on Law and Justice: Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs
Although billions of dollars have been spent on crime prevention and control programs during the past decade, scientifically strong impact evaluations of these programs are uncommon in the context of …
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€44.98
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implications for both the United States and the growing …
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€58.38
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Systems for State Science Assessment
In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), Systems for State Science Assessment explores the ideas and tools that are needed to assess science learning at the state level. This book …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Measuring Literacy
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a household survey conducted periodically by the Department of Education that evaluates the literacy skills of a sample of adults in the United …
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€66.12
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Decision Making for the Environment
With the growing number, complexity, and importance of environmental problems come demands to include a full range of intellectual disciplines and scholarly traditions to help define and eventually …
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€73.16
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Beyond the Market
The national income and product accounts that underlie gross domestic product (GDP), together with other key economic data"price and employment statistics" are widely used as indicators of …
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€59.87
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Mathematical and Scientific Development in Early Childhood
Expectations for early learning are very different than they were even as recently as a decade ago. With increased recognition of the intellectual capacities of young children, as well as a growing …
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€36.02
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Growing Up Global
The challenges for young people making the transition to adulthood are greater today than ever before. Globalization, with its power to reach across national boundaries and into the smallest …
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€89.66
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring International Trade on U.S. Highways
<p>International trade plays a substantial role in the economy of the United States. More than 1.6 billion tons of international merchandise was conveyed using the U.S. transportation system in …
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€35.82
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Experimental Poverty Measures
The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Research Council (NRC) convened a workshop on June 15-16, 2004, to review federal research on alternative methods for measuring poverty. …
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€36.10
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy
This report examines the portfolio of research and development (R&D) expenditure surveys at the National Science Foundation (NSF), identifying gaps and weaknesses and areas of missing coverage. The …
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€69.20
Committee on Disability Determination for Individuals with Hearing Impairments & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hearing Loss
Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with permanent impairments …
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€81.98
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally good–or equally poor–health. There is wide variation, but on average older Whites are healthier than …
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€81.98
Center for Education & Committee on Research in Education: Strengthening Peer Review in Federal Agencies That Support Education Research
Peer review is a method used to inform decision-making by engaging experts in a critical evaluation of the merits of a product or proposal. It is most commonly known as a mechanism for judging the …
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€47.99
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
As the population of older Americans grows, it is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. Differences in health by racial and ethnic status could be increasingly consequential for health …
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€65.67
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Keeping Score for All
U.S. public schools are responsible for educating large numbers of English language learners and students with disabilities. This book considers policies for including students with disabilities and …
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€59.39
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Eliminating Health Disparities
Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for these disparities are, however, not well …
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€72.15
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reengineering the 2010 Census
At the request of the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Research Councils Committee on National Statistics established the Panel on Research on Future Census Methods to review the early planning …
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€71.44
Center for Education & Committee on Research in Education: Implementing Randomized Field Trials in Education
The central idea of evidence-based education-that education policy and practice ought to be fashioned based on what is known from rigorous research-offers a compelling way to approach reform efforts. …
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€35.92
Center for Education & Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards: Monitoring International Labor Standards
This new report provides a framework within which to assess compliance with core international labor standards and succeeds in taking an enormous step toward interpreting all relevant information …
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€73.36
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards
In February and March 2003, the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) of the National Research Council (NRC) convened regional forums in Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and South …
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€52.39
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2000 Census
The decennial census was the federal governments largest and most complex peacetime operation. This report of a panel of the National Research Councils Committee on National Statistics …
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€97.33
Committee on Evaluation of Children’s Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Children’s Health, the Nation’s Wealth
Children’s health has clearly improved over the past several decades. Significant and positive gains have been made in lowering rates of infant mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases and …
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€74.78
Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers
Mirroring a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations, the U.S. is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. Concern about the aging population tends to focus …
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€72.20
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention & Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health: New Treatments for Addiction
New and improved therapies to treat and protect against drug dependence and abuse are urgently needed. In the United States alone about 50 million people regularly smoke tobacco and another 5 million …
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€68.85
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improved Operational Testing and Evaluation and Methods of Combining Test Information for the Stryker Family of Vehicles and Related Army Systems
The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is responsible for the operational testing and evaluation of Army systems in development. ATECrequested that the National Research Council form the …
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€82.18
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Learning and Instruction
The Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) is a bold, ambitious plan that proposes a revolutionary program of education research and development. Its purpose is to construct a powerful …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Technology for Adaptive Aging
Emerging and currently available technologies offer great promise for helping older adults, even those without serious disabilities, to live healthy, comfortable, and productive lives. What …
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€82.55
Committee on Law and Justice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Advancing the Federal Research Agenda on Violence Against Women
This report expands on the work of an earlier National Research Council panel whose report, Understanding Violence Against Women, was published in 1996. The report is based on the presentations and …
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€59.12
Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics & Committee on National Statistics: Innovations in Software Engineering for Defense Systems
Recent rough estimates are that the U.S. Department of Defense (Do D) spends at least $38 billion a year on the research, development, testing, and evaluation of new defense systems; approximately 40 …
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€57.11
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program
This report reviews the methods used to estimate the national number of people eligible to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) under full …
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€73.12
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Assessment in Support of Instruction and Learning
Assessment in Support of Instruction and Learning is the summary of a National Research Council workshop convened to examine the gap between external and classroom assessment. This report discusses …
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Center for Education & Committee on Improving Learning with Information Technology: Planning for Two Transformations in Education and Learning Technology
In response to concerns about the continued unrealized potential of IT in K-12 education, the National Research Councils Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education …
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€58.48
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Planning the 2010 Census
The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods has a broad charge to review the early planning process for the 2010 census. Its work includes observing the operation of the 2000 census, deriving …
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€59.74
Center for Education & Committee on Undergraduate Science Education: Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Participants in this workshop were asked to explore three related questions: (1) how to create measures of undergraduate learning in STEM courses; (2) how such measures might be organized into a …
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€65.58
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Initial Steps in Rebuilding the Health Sector in East Timor
In May 2002 Timor Leste (East Timor) emerged as a new nation after centuries of foreign rule and decades of struggle for independence. Its birth was a painful one; a United Nations-brokered Popular …
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€35.89
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Psychosocial Concepts in Humanitarian Work with Children
This report is concerned with reviewing psychosocial concepts in research related to humanitarian work, with particular emphasis on research related to children affected by prolonged violence and …
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€56.92
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Survey Automation
For over 100 years, the evolution of modern survey methodology"using the theory of representative sampling to make interferences from a part of the population to the whole"has been …
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€96.50
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Cities Transformed
Virtually all of the growth in the worlds population for the foreseeable future will take place in the cities and towns of the developing world. Over the next twenty years, most developing countries …
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€97.22
Center for Education & Committee on Improving Measures of Access to Equal Educational Opportunity: Measuring Access to Learning Opportunities
Since 1968 the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report (known as the E&S survey) has been used to gather information about possible disparities in access to learning …
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Committee on Family and Work Policies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Working Families and Growing Kids
An informative mix of data and discussion, this book presents conclusions and recommendations for policies that can respond to the new conditions shaping Americas working families. Among the family …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards
Over the past half century, the international flow of goods, services, and capital has grown rapidly. Globalization creates new economic, cultural, and social opportunities, but also poses the …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Offspring
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of human behavior, little of this work has penetrated into formal demography. Very few demographers worry about how biological …
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Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Implementing Climate and Global Change Research
The report reviews a draft strategic plan from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, a program formed in 2002 to coordinate and direct U.S. efforts in climate change and global change research. …
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Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Understanding Others, Educating Ourselves
Since 1988, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) at the (U.S.) National Research Council of the National Academies has engaged in activities designed to increase the …
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Center for Education & Committee on Science Education K-12: What Is the Influence of the National Science Education Standards?
In 2001, with support from National Science Foundation, the National Research Council began a review of the evidence concerning whether or not the National Science Education Standards have had an …
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Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research
Most major crime in this country emanates from two major data sources. The FBIs Uniform Crime Reports has collected information on crimes known to the police and arrests from local and state …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Statistical Issues in Allocating Funds by Formula
In 2000, the federal government distributed over $260 billion of funding to state and local governments via 180 formula programs. These programs promote a wide spectrum of economic and social …
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Committee on National Statistics & Committee to Review the 2000 Decade Design of the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT): Improving the Design of the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT)
The past decade has demonstrated the utility of SESTAT, but the SESTAT design shows some deficiencies with respect to response rates, coverage of populations of interest, and its ability to support …
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Center for Social and Economic Studies & Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism: Terrorism
The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, profoundly changed the course of history of the nation. They also brought the phenomenon known as terrorism to the forefront of the nation’s …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reliability Issues for DOD Systems
The final report of the National Research Council’s (NRC) Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems (National Research Council, 1998) was intended to provide broad …
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Center for Social and Economic Studies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Discouraging Terrorism
This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities. …
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Center for Social and Economic Studies & Committee on Population: Emerging Issues in Hispanic Health
Hispanics are defined as people of Spanish-speaking origin from Latin America, the Caribbean, or Europe. Hispanics vary in terms of socioeconomic status, race, religion and/or more. A common …
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Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Attitudes, Aptitudes, and Aspirations of American Youth
Recruiting an all-volunteer military is a formidable task. To successfully enlist one eligible recruit, the Army must contact approximately 120 young people. The National Research Council explores …
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Center for Education & Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics PhDs to K-12 Education: From Analysis to Implementation: Attracting PhDs to K-12 Education
The National Research Council (NRC) has undertaken a three-phase project to explore the possibility of a program to attract science, mathematics and engineering Ph Ds to careers in K-12 education. …
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Committee on Law and Justice & Committee to Review Research on Police Policy and Practices: Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing
Because police are the most visible face of government power for most citizens, they are expected to deal effectively with crime and disorder and to be impartial. Producing justice through the fair, …
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Center for Social and Economic Studies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Equality of Opportunity and the Importance of Place
The National Research Council (NRC) recently conducted several projects concerning urban poverty, racial disparities, and opportunities to change metropolitan areas in ways that have positive effects …
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Board on Health Care Services & Committee on National Statistics: Dynamics of Disability
The Society Security disability program faces urgent challenges: more people receiving benefits than ever before, the prospect of even more claimants as baby boomers age, changing attitudes …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Reporting Test Results for Students with Disabilities and English-Language Learners
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council’s (NRC) Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) convened a workshop on reporting test results for individuals who …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Leveraging Longitudinal Data in Developing Countries
Longitudinal data collection and analysis are critical to social, demographic, and health research, policy, and practice. They are regularly used to address questions of demographic and health …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Key Transportation Indicators
A transportation indicator is a measure of change over time in the transportation system or in its social, economic, environmental, or other effects. Two National Research Council (NRC) studies …
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Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Tools for Environmental Protection
Many people believe that environmental regulation has passed a point of diminishing returns: the quick fixes have been achieved and the main sources of pollution are shifting from large "point …
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Committee on Law and Justice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Deadly Lessons
The shooting at Columbine High School riveted national attention on violence in the nations schools. This dramatic example signaled an implicit and growing fear that these events would continue to …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Performance Assessments for Adult Education
In the United States, the nomenclature of adult education includes adult literacy, adult secondary education, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) services provided to undereducated and …
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Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Interactions with the Carbon Cycle
The USGCRP’s Carbon Cycle Working Group asked the National Research Council’s Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change to hold a workshop on Human Interactions with the Carbon Cycle. The …
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Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Learning with Information Technology
In spring 2000, representatives from the U.S. Department of Education (DOEd) and senior staff at the National Research Council (NRC) recognized a common frustration: that the potential of information …
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Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Technical, Business, and Legal Dimensions of Protecting Children
In response to a mandate from Congress in conjunction with the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) and the Board on …
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Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Methodological Advances in Cross-National Surveys of Educational Achievement
In November 2000, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) held a symposium to draw on the wealth of experience gathered over a four–decade period, to evaluate improvement …
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Committee on Disability Determination for Individuals with Visual Impairments & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Visual Impairments
When children and adults apply for disability benefits and claim that a visual impairment has limited their ability to function, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to determine …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study
Federal law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of seven protected classes including race. Despite 30 years of legal prohibition under the Fair Housing Act, however, there is evidence of …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Technology and Assessment
The papers in this collection were commissioned by the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) for a workshop held on November 14, 2001, with support from the …
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Committee on Disability Determination for Mental Retardation & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Mental Retardation
Current estimates suggest that between one and three percent of people living in the United States will receive a diagnosis of mental retardation. Mental retardation, a condition characterized by …
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Board on International Scientific Organizations & Center for Education: Studying Classroom Teaching as a Medium for Professional Development
The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) and the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNCMI) took advantage of a unique opportunity to bring educators together. In August …
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Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Drama of the Commons
The "tragedy of the commons" is a central concept in human ecology and the study of the environment. It has had tremendous value for stimulating research, but it only describes the reality …
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Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology
Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology reports on a meeting of scientists, policy makers, and researchers convened to discuss new approaches to undergraduate science, …
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Center for Education & Committee on Decisions That Count: Improving Mathematics Education
Improving Mathematics Education has been designed to help inform stakeholders about the decisions they face, to point to recent research findings, and to provide access to the most recent thinking of …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Achieving High Educational Standards for All
This volume summarizes a range of scientific perspectives on the important goal of achieving high educational standards for all students. Based on a conference held at the request of the U.S. …
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Center for Education & Committee on the Impact of the Changing Economy on the Education System: Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education
The Workshop on the Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education documents changes seen in the postsecondary education system. In her report Lisa Hudson focuses on who is participating in …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition
This volume is part of an effort to review what is known about the determinants of fertility transition in developing countries and to identify lessons that might lead to policies aimed at lowering …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2000 Census
This volume contains the full text of two reports: one is an interim review of major census operations, which also assesses the U.S. Census bureau’s recommendation in March 2001 regarding statistical …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability
Adolescents obviously do not always act in ways that serve their own best interests, even as defined by them. Sometimes their perception of their own risks, even of survival to adulthood, is larger …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Studies of Welfare Populations
This volume, a companion to Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition, is a collection of papers on data collection issues for welfare and low-income populations. The papers on survey issues …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Choosing the Right Formula
The workshop was a direct outgrowth of a previous study by the CNSTAT Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas. That panel, established under a 1994 act of Congress, began its work …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Toward a Health Statistics System for the 21st Century
The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) convened a workshop on November 4-5, 1999, to identify new directions for health statistics and the implications for health data of changes in the health …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity: Understanding Dropouts
The role played by testing in the nation’s public school system has been increasing steadily-and growing more complicated-for more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Getting to Positive Outcomes for Children in Child Care
As a result of the heightened public and political attention and the movement toward standards and accountability, performance measurement has emerged as an important concern in the early childhood …
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Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Power of Video Technology in International Comparative Research in Education
Video technology offers a number of important potential benefits to researchers and policy makers interested in international comparative research. However, a number of practical and methodological …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: At What Price?
How well does the consumer price index (CPI) reflect the changes that people actually face in living costs"from apples to computers to health care? Given how it is used, is it desirable to …
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Center for Education & Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in American High Schools: Learning and Understanding
This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate …
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Committee on Minority Representation in Special Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education
Special education and gifted and talented programs were designed for children whose educational needs are not well met in regular classrooms. From their inceptions, these programs have had …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Preparing for an Aging World
Aging is a process that encompasses virtually all aspects of life. Because the speed of population aging is accelerating, and because the data needed to study the aging process are complex and …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Law and Justice: What’s Changing in Prosecution?
This workshop arose out of the efforts of the Committee on Law and Justice to assist the National Institute of Justice in identifying gaps in the overall research portfolio on crime and justice. It …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Testing Teacher Candidates
Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty
The Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas was established by the Committee on National Statistics at the National Research Council in response to the Improving America’s Schools …
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Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Investigating the Influence of Standards
Since 1989, with the publication of Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for Mathematics by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, standards have been at the forefront of the education …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition
Reform of welfare is one of the nation’s most contentious issues, with debate often driven more by politics than by facts and careful analysis. Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Education and Delinquency
The Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control convened a workshop on October 2, 1998, to explore issues related to educational performance, school climate, school practices, …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data
Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data summarizes a workshop convened by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to promote discussion about methods for advancing the often …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Small-Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Recent trends in federal policies for social and economic programs have increased the demand for timely, accurate estimates of income and poverty for states, counties, and even smaller areas. Every …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth: After-School Programs that Promote Child and Adolescent Development
This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999. …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sleep Needs, Patterns and Difficulties of Adolescents
Sleep is not only a biological necessity but also a physiological drive. In today’s fast-paced world, though, a good night’s sleep is often the first thing to go. The effects of inadequate sleep are …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on International Conflict Resolution: International Conflict Resolution After the Cold War
The end of the Cold War has changed the shape of organized violence in the world and the ways in which governments and others try to set its limits. Even the concept of international conflict is …
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Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government & Committee on National Statistics: Summary of a Workshop on Information Technology Research for Federal Statistics
Part of an in-depth study of how information technology research and development could more effectively support advances in the use of information technology (IT) in government, Summary of a Workshop …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Time-Use Measurement and Research
One of the most substantial policy changes in the past decade was the elimination of the main social welfare program for poor families, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, ending the entitlement …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development: Early Childhood Intervention
On June 24-25, 1999, the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council/National Academy of …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation: Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology
Each new headline about American students’ poor performance in math and science leads to new calls for reform in teaching. Education Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology puts the whole …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Beyond Six Billion
Is rapid world population growth actually coming to an end? As population growth and its consequences have become front-page issues, projections of slowing growth from such institutions as the United …
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Benjamin F. King & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Designing the 2010 Census
The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods was formed to examine alternative designs for the 2010 census and to assist the Census Bureau in planning tests and analyses to help assess and compare …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Consequences of Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality
In 1997 the committee published Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions, a report that recommended actions to improve reproductive health for women …
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Committee on Future Directions for Cognitive Research on Aging & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging Mind
Possible new breakthroughs in understanding the aging mind that can be used to benefit older people are now emerging from research. This volume identifies the key scientific advances and the …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth
On November 9-10, 1998, the Forum on Adolescence of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, a cross-cutting initiative of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress: Grading the Nation’s Report Card
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the nation’s report card, has chronicled students’ academic achievement in America for over a quarter of a century. It has been a …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Embedding Common Test Items in State and District Assessments: Embedding Questions
Policy makers are caught between two powerful forces in relation to testing in America’s schools. One is increased interest on the part of educators, reinforced by federal requirements, in developing …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Title I Testing and Assessment: Testing, Teaching, and Learning
State education departments and school districts face an important challenge in implementing a new law that requires disadvantaged students to be held to the same standards as other students. The new …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on Developing the Capacity to Select Effective Instructional Materials: Selecting Instructional Materials
The National Science Education Standards set broad content goals for teaching grades K-12. For science teaching programs to achieve these goals"indeed, for science teaching to be most …
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Committee on Education Finance & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Making Money Matter
The United States annually spends over $300 billion on public elementary and secondary education. As the nation enters the 21st century, it faces a major challenge: how best to tie this financial …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Education K-12 and Mathematical Sciences Education Board: Global Perspectives for Local Action
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised the alarm about U.S. mathematics and science education. Most Americans are now aware that U.S. students lag behind their peers in …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Occupational Analysis: Changing Nature of Work
Although there is great debate about how work is changing, there is a clear consensus that changes are fundamental and ongoing. The Changing Nature of Work examines the evidence for change in the …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families: Children of Immigrants
Immigrant children and youth are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. Children of Immigrants represents some of …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Adolescent Decision Making
Interest in the role that decision making plays in adolescents’ involvement in high-risk behaviors led the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of …
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Andrew Reynolds & Ben Reilly: Electoral Systems and Conflict in Divided Societies
This paper is one of a series being prepared for the National Research Council’s Committee on International Conflict Resolution. The committee was organized in late 1995 to respond to a growing need …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring a Changing Nation
This final report of the Panel on Alternative Census Methodologies provides an assessment of the Census Bureau’s plans for the 2000 census as of the time of the 1998 census dress rehearsal. It …
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Committee on a Feasibility Study for a Strategic Education Research Program & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Student Learning
The state of America’s schools is a major concern of policymakers, educators, and parents, and new programs and ideas are constantly proposed to improve it. Yet few of these programs and ideas are …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Health Performance Measurement in the Public Sector
There is growing interest in using performance measurement as a means of holding federal, state, and local health agencies accountable for their use of public funds. Health Performance Measurement in …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on Undergraduate Science Education: Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
Today’s undergraduate students–future leaders, policymakers, teachers, and citizens, as well as scientists and engineers–will need to make important decisions based on their understanding of …
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Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Next Steps for TIMSS
Now that the initial results of The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have been released, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) has turned its …
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Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Estimated costs associated with lost days and compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorders-including back pains and repetitive motion injuries-range from $13 billion to $20 billion …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Nature’s Numbers
In order to really see the forest, what’s the best way to count the trees? Understanding how the economy interacts with the environment has important implications for policy, regulatory, and business …
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Board on Environmental Change and Society & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Making Climate Forecasts Matter
El Nino has been with us for centuries, but now we can forcast it, and thus can prepare far in advance for the extreme climatic events it brings. The emerging ability to forecast climate may be of …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Appropriate Test Use: High Stakes
Everyone is in favor of "high education standards" and "fair testing" of student achievement, but there is little agreement as to what these terms actually mean. High Stakes looks …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Equivalency and Linkage of Educational Tests: Uncommon Measures
The issues surrounding the comparability of various tests used to assess performance in schools received broad public attention during congressional debate over the Voluntary National Tests proposed …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling: Pathological Gambling
As states have moved from merely tolerating gambling to running their own games, as communities have increasingly turned to gambling for an economic boost, important questions arise. Has the new age …
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Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
In May 1998 the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to assemble a group of experts to examine the scientific literature relevant to …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on the Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress: Grading the Nation’s Report Card
Since the late 1960s, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)–the nation’s report card–has been the only continuing measure of student achievement in key subject areas. Increasingly, …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World
This volume assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women’s education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Longitudinal Surveys of Children
The Committee and the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened in September a workshop to discuss ways to foster greater collaboration and sharing of information among principal investigators …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring the Government Sector of the U.S. Economic Accounts
This report had its origin in a Committee on National Statistics workshop in November 1993, one of a series on improving economic statistics, jointly sponsored by the Bureau of Economic Analysis …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Demography of Forced Migration
Because forced migration situations are often physically dangerous and politically complicated, estimates of these populations are often difficult to make. Estimates of forced migration vary, but it …
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€56.75
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior
Simulations are widely used in the military for training personnel, analyzing proposed equipment, and rehearsing missions, and these simulations need realistic models of human behavior. This book …
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€134.70
Committee on Education Finance & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance
Spending on K-12 education across the United States and across local school districts has long been characterized by great disparities–disparities that reflect differences in property wealth and tax …
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€66.14
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families: From Generation to Generation
Immigrant children and youth are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. However, relevant public policy is shaped …
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€82.18
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior
The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. Most research on welfare in the past has …
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€64.35
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities Through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance: Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America
America’s cities have symbolized the nation’s prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. …
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€89.88
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition
For every weapons system being developed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must make a critical decision: Should the system go forward to full-scale production? The answer to that question may …
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€69.13
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students: Educating Language-Minority Children
In the past 30 years, a large and growing number of students in U.S. schools have come from homes in which the language background is other than English. These students present unique challenges for …
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€57.90
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor: Protecting Youth at Work
In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening …
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€58.24
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Air Traffic Control
Automation in air traffic control may increase efficiency, but it also raises questions about adequate human control over automated systems. Following on the panel’s first volume on air traffic …
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€104.99
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change: People and Pixels
Space-based sensors are giving us an ever-closer and more comprehensive look at the earth’s surface; they also have the potential to tell us about human activity. This volume examines the …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Transitions in Work and Learning
The dramatic shift in the American labor market away from manufacturing and the growing gap in earnings between high school and college graduates have contributed to a sense of alarm about the …
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€53.68
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Americans
This book sheds light on one of the most controversial issues of the decade. It identifies the economic gains and losses from immigration–for the nation, states, and local areas–and provides a …
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€82.55
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Premature Death in the New Independent States
In recent years there have been alarming reports of rapid decreases in life expectancy in the New Independent States (former members of the Soviet Union). To help assess priorities for health policy, …
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€82.14
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Local Fiscal Effects of Illegal Immigration
The recent level of illegal immigration to the United States has increased debates about the effect of these immigrants on the cost of public services, and states have begun to enact policies that …
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€25.50
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Youth Development and Neighborhood Influences
On January 25, 1996, the Committee on Youth Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened a workshop to examine the implications of research on social settings for the design and …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
Sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancies, infertility, and other reproductive problems are a growing concern around the world, especially in developing countries. Reproductive Health in …
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€89.61
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Flight to the Future
Despite the strong safety record of the national airspace system, serious disruptions occasionally occur, often as a result of outdated or failed equipment. Under these circumstances, safety relies …
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€127.13
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Data on America’s Aging Population
The Committee on National Statistics and the Committee on Population, at the request of the NIA, convened a workshop in March 1996 to discuss data on the aging population that address the emerging …
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€35.93
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Tactical Display for Soldiers
This book examines the human factors issues associated with the development, testing, and implementation of helmet-mounted display technology in the 21st Century Land Warrior System.Because the …
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€82.53
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Education and Training for Civilian Aviation Careers: Taking Flight
The commercial aviation industry is a major part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and a key contributor to the nation’s economy. The industry is facing the effects of a reduced role by the …
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€89.31
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change: Environmentally Significant Consumption
There has been much polemic about affluence, consumption, and the global environment. For some observers, "consumption" is at the root of global environmental threats: wealthy individuals …
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€73.28
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessing Policies for Retirement Income
The retirement income security of older Americans and the cost of providing that security are increasingly the subject of major debate. This volume assesses what we know and recommends what we need …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessing Knowledge of Retirement Behavior
This book brings together in one volume what researchers have learned about workers, employers, and retirees that is important for formulating retirement income policies. As the U.S. population ages, …
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€65.76
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Changing Numbers, Changing Needs
The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for …
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€104.86
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Issues in Civilian Outplacement Strategies
In the past six years, planned downsizing has reduced the civilian work force of the U.S. Department of Defense from over 1 million to just under 850, 000. By 2001, approximately 119, 000 more …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on Undergraduate Science Education: Science Teaching Reconsidered
Effective science teaching requires creativity, imagination, and innovation. In light of concerns about American science literacy, scientists and educators have struggled to teach this discipline …
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€41.88
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited English Proficient and Bilingual Students: Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children
How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken?In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central …
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€104.50
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions: Violence in Families
Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, …
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€82.08
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans
Older Americans, even the oldest, can now expect to live years longer than those who reached the same ages even a few decades ago. Although survival has improved for all racial and ethnic groups, …
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€82.26
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Beyond the Blueprint
On its 30th anniversary, public acceptance of Head Start is high, yet understanding of its goals is low, and evaluation research is limited in quality and scope. In this book, a roundtable of …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Enhancing Organizational Performance
Total quality management (TQM), reengineering, the workplace of the twenty-first century–the 1990s have brought a sense of urgency to organizations to change or face stagnation and decline, …
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€66.12
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding Violence Against Women
Violence against women is one factor in the growing wave of alarm about violence in American society. High-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial call attention to the thousands of lesser-known …
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€59.89
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics and Committee on Population: Statistics on U.S. Immigration
The growing importance of immigration in the United States today prompted this examination of the adequacy of U.S. immigration data. This volume summarizes data needs in four areas: immigration …
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€40.30
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics and Board on Children and Families: Integrating Federal Statistics on Children
Those who make and implement policies for children and families are seriously hampered by several features of the federal statistical system: categorical fragmentation, sampling strategies that …
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€41.78
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research
This book identifies areas that represent new needs and opportunities for human factors research in the coming decades. It is forward-looking, problem oriented, and selectively focused on national or …
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€68.60
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Population Dynamics of Senegal
This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and …
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€66.69
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Modernizing the U.S. Census
The U.S. census, conducted every 10 years since 1790, faces dramatic new challenges as the country begins its third century. Critics of the 1990 census cited problems of increasingly high costs, …
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€82.74
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Poverty
Each year’s poverty figures are anxiously awaited by policymakers, analysts, and the media. Yet questions are increasing about the 30-year-old measure as social and economic conditions change.In …
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€89.57
Anne Y. Kester & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Following the Money
Many questions have been raised about America’s status in the increasingly interconnected global economy. Yet key facts–such as the amount of foreign assets abroad owned by U.S. citizens–are not …
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€58.33
Committee on Behavioral and Social Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Intelligence Analysis
The U.S. intelligence community (IC) is a complex human enterprise whose success depends on how well the people in it perform their work. Although often aided by sophisticated technologies, these …
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€81.00
Committee to Evaluate the Research Plan of the Department of Housing and Urban Development & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Rebuilding the Research Capacity at HUD
Today, the nation faces an array of housing and urban policy challenges. No federal department other than HUD focuses explicitly on the well-being of urban places or on the spatial relationships …
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€82.11
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Surveying Victims
It is easy to underestimate how little was known about crimes and victims before the findings of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) became common wisdom. In the late 1960s, knowledge of …
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€82.18
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Coverage Measurement in the 2010 Census
The census coverage measurement programs have historically addressed three primary objectives: (1) to inform users about the quality of the census counts; (2) to help identify sources of error to …
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Board on Science Education & Center for Education: NASA’s Elementary and Secondary Education Program
The federal role in precollege science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is receiving increasing attention in light of the need to support public understanding of science and …
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€63.12
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using the American Community Survey for the National Science Foundation’s Science and Engineering Workforce Statistics Programs
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long collected information on the number and characteristics of individuals with education or employment in science and engineering and related fields in the …
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€48.02
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strategies for a BEA Satellite Health Care Account
In March 2008, the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies held a workshop to assist the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) with next steps as it develops plans to produce a …
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Center for Education & Committee on National Statistics: Protecting Student Records and Facilitating Education Research
Designed to protect the privacy of individual student test scores, grades, and other education records, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 places limits the access of …
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Center for Education & Committee on State Standards in Education: A Workshop Series: Common Standards for K-12 Education?
Standards-based accountability has become a central feature of the public education system in each state and is a theme of national discussions about how achievement for all students can be improved …
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Center for Education & Committee on State Standards in Education: A Workshop Series: Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States
Every state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity now has its own academic standards, at least in core subjects. These documents vary in …
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€36.06
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Review of CCSP Draft Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3
This study offered an independent peer review for a synthetic document being produced for the CCSP. It found the draft document to be in a fairly early stage of development and noted several issues …
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Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Directions in Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts, and Adaptation Assessment
With effective climate change mitigation policies still under development, and with even the most aggressive proposals unable to halt climate change immediately, many decision makers are focusing …
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€25.44
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding American Agriculture
The Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is the federal government’s primary source of information on the financial condition, production practices, and resource use on farms, as well as …
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€81.98
Committee on Social Security Representative Payees & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving the Social Security Representative Payee Program
More than 7 million recipients of Social Security benefits have a representative payee-a person or an organization-to receive or manage their benefits. These payees manage Old Age, Survivors and …
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€69.13
Committee on Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating Progress of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) coordinates the efforts of 13 federal agencies to understand why climate is changing, to improve predictions about how it will change in the future, and …
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€62.77
Committee on the Impact of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health
Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report summarizes a one and a half day workshop convened in May 2006 that reviewed U.S. trends in maternal weight (prior to, …
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€49.25
Committee on Community Supervision and Desistance from Crime & Committee on Law and Justice: Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration
Every day, about 1, 600 people are released from prisons in the United States. Of these 600, 000 new releasees every year, about 480, 000 are subject to parole or some other kind of postrelease …
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Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research and Networks for Decision Support in the NOAA Sectoral Applications Research Program
This study recommends a definition of "decision support" that emphasizes communication rather than translation and a strategy by which the small NOAA Sectoral Applications Research program …
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€35.94
Center for Education & Committee on Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers
Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Preventing Teen Motor Crashes
From a public health perspective, motor vehicle crashes are among the most serious problems facing teenagers. Even after more than six months of being licensed to drive alone, teens are two to three …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Challenges in Adolescent Health Care
Several positive and negative lifelong behaviors are established during adolescence including diet and exercise, sexual conduct, practices related to oral health, smoking, drinking, and the use if …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed …
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€89.79
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Business Statistics Through Interagency Data Sharing
U.S. business data are used broadly, providing the building blocks for key national-as well as regional and local-statistics measuring aggregate income and output, employment, investment, prices, and …
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€61.33
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States
The United States is viewed by the world as a country with plenty of food, yet not all households in America are food secure, meaning access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. A …
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Center for Studies of Behavior and Development & Committee on Assessing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging: Strategy for Assessing Science
A Strategy for Assessing Science offers strategic advice on the perennial issue of assessing rates of progress in different scientific fields. It considers available knowledge about how science makes …
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Committee on Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector Staffing Standards & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Staffing Standards for Aviation Safety Inspectors
A primary mission of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the assurance of safety in civil aviation, both private and commercial. To accomplish this mission, the FAA has promulgated a large …
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Board on Science Education & Center for Education: ICT Fluency and High Schools
Information and communications technology (ICT) pervades virtually all domains of modern life-educational, professional, social, and personal. Yet although there have been numerous calls for linkages …
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Committee on Analyzing the U.S. Content of Imports and the Foreign Content of Exports & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Analyzing the U.S. Content of Imports and the Foreign Content of Exports
Mass media has frequently covered stories concerning "outsourcing" or the moving of U.S. jobs to foreign locations by U.S. multinational companies. More often than not this …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Study of Interactions
Scholars–and adults in general–have pondered for centuries the mysterious processes that influence the ways in which children gradually become adults. The development of professional organizations …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Testing of Defense Systems in an Evolutionary Acquisition Environment
The Department of Defense (Do D) recently adopted evolutionary acquisition, a dynamic strategy for the development and acquisition of its defense systems. Evolutionary defense systems are planned, in …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth
The presence and intensity of media influences television, radio, music, computers, films, videos, and the Internet are increasingly recognized as an important part of the social ecology of children …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies
Several changes in the United States over the past two decades have implications for diet, nutrition, and food safety, including patterns of food consumption that have produced an increase in …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Analyzing Information on Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting
It has been clear for at least 50 years the disadvantages that small businesses face in competing for U.S. government contracts. The Small Business Act of 1953 created the Small Business …
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Committee on Human Factors & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Interfaces for Ground and Air Military Robots
In the early years of robotics and automated vehicles, the fight was against nature and not against a manifestly intelligent opponent. In military environments, however, where prediction and …
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Center for Education & Committee on Research in Education: Advancing Scientific Research in Education
Transforming education into an evidence-based field depends in no small part on a strong base of scientific knowledge to inform educational policy and practice. Advancing Scientific Research in …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Racial and Ethnic Data on Health
The panel convened the Workshop on Improving Racial and Ethnic Data in Health to review information about current private-sector and state data collection practices in light of existing federal, …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards: Human Capital Investment
An increasingly globalized world economy creates new economic, cultural, and social opportunities. Globalization also poses the challenge of ensuring that workers throughout the world share in these …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards
The NRC has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee held …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data Needs for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was established by Congress to provide health insurance to uninsured children whose family income was too high for Medicaid coverage but too low …
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Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Nontechnical Strategies to Reduce Children’s Exposure to Inapprop
In response to a mandate from Congress in conjunction with the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board and the Board on Children, …
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Center for Education & Committee on Scientific Principles in Education Research: Science, Evidence, and Inference in Education
Research on education has come into the political spotlight as the demand grows for reliable and credible information for the guidance of policy and practice in the education reform environment. Many …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices: Investigating District-Level and Market-Basket Reporting: Designing a Market Basket for NAEP
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council (NRC) established the Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices to examine the feasibility and potential impact of …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices: Investigating District-Level and Market-Basket Reporting: Reporting District-Level NAEP Data
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s best measures of student achievement in key subject areas. Since its inception in 1969, NAEP has …
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€36.37
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity: Testing English-Language Learners in U.S. Schools
The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity was created under the auspices of the National Research Council (NRC), and specifically under the oversight of the Board on Testing and …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Education K-12: Global Perspectives for Local Action
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a rich source of information that can be used by a broad range of stakeholders to promote discussions and actions to improve K-12 …
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€105.19
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition
The Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems had a broad mandate-to examine the use of statistics in conjunction with defense testing. This involved examining methods …
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€67.17
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Evaluating Welfare Reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 fundamentally changed the nation’s social welfare system, replacing a federal entitlement program for low-income …
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€82.66
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty
The U.S. Department of Education uses estimates of school-age children in poverty to allocate federal funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for education programs to aid …
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€55.22
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sowing Seeds of Change
Every day economic decisions are made in the public and private sectors, based on limited information and analysis. The analysis and information needed for successful public policy has changed …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests, Year 2
In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced a federal initiative to develop tests of 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics that could be administered on a voluntary …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Myths and Tradeoffs
More than 8 million students enrolled in 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 1996. The multifaceted system through which these students applied to and were …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Health Performance in the Public Sector
The Panel on Performance Measures and Data for Public Health Performance Partnership Grants was established at the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Its charge is to …
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€57.11
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change and Committee on Global Change Research: Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
This publication is extracted from a much larger report, Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade, which addresses the full range of the scientific issues concerning global …
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€35.89
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform
This report was prepared in response to a request from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It summarizes the discussions at a February 1998 workshop …
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€35.98
Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests
In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced a federal initiative to develop tests of 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics that would provide reliable information about …
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€56.87
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries
This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries, organized by the Committee on Population of the …
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€25.42
Board on Testing and Assessment & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessment of Science Meets the Science of Assessment
To explore the connections between new approaches to science education and new developments in assessment, the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) sponsored …
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€57.16
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Every Child a Scientist
As more schools begin to implement the National Science Education Standards, adults who care about the quality of K-12 science education in their communities may want to help their local schools make …
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€17.93
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Mathematics and Science Education Around the World
Amid current efforts to improve mathematics and science education in the United States, people often ask how these subjects are organized and taught in other countries. They hear repeatedly that …
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€25.37
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: From Death to Birth
The last 35 years or so have witnessed a dramatic shift in the demography of many developing countries. Before 1960, there were substantial improvements in life expectancy, but fertility declines …
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€75.79
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Health Care Cost Projections for the Medicare Population
Developing credible short-term and long-term projections of Medicare health care costs is critical for public- and private-sector policy planning, but faces challenges and uncertainties. There is …
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€53.66
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey
Following several years of testing and evaluation, the American Community Survey (ACS) was launched in 2005 as a replacement for the census "long form, " used to collect detailed social, …
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€17.26
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions
Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions: Toward a Unified Social Framework summarizes presentations and discussions that took place on August 16-17, 2010, at a National …
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€36.20
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Learning Science Through Computer Games and Simulations
At a time when scientific and technological competence is vital to the nation’s future, the weak performance of U.S. students in science reflects the uneven quality of current science education. …
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€44.88
Center for Education & Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards: State Assessment Systems
Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years, and have used the results for many purposes. They have tried minimum …
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€56.41
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Databases for Estimating Health Insurance Coverage for Children
This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop convened in June 2010 to critically examine the various databases that could provide national and state-level estimates of low-income uninsured …
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€74.68
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
Today many school students are shielded from one of the most important concepts in modern science: evolution. In engaging and conversational style, Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science …
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€24.03
Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reducing Underage Drinking
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous – both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational …
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€59.98
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Putting People on the Map
Precise, accurate spatial information linked to social and behavioral data is revolutionizing social science by opening new questions for investigation and improving understanding of human behavior …
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€64.63
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Elder Mistreatment
Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans …
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€97.22
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Education K-12 and the Mathematical Sciences Education Board: Designing Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs
With the publication of the National Science Education Standards and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, a clear set of goals …
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€36.06
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research on Future Skill Demands
Over the past five years, business and education groups have issued a series of reports indicating that the skill demands of work are rising, due to rapid technological change and increasing global …
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€54.15
Committee on Strategic Advice on the U.S. Climate Change Science Program & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Restructuring Federal Climate Research to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
Climate change is one of the most important global environmental problems facing the world today. Policy decisions are already being made to limit or adapt to climate change and its impacts, but …
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€89.83
Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: How People Learn
How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice provides a broad overview of research on learners and learning and on teachers and teaching. It expands on the 1999 National Research Council …
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€41.91
Committee on Opportunities in Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences for the U.S. Military & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Behavior in Military Contexts
Human behavior forms the nucleus of military effectiveness. Humans operating in the complex military system must possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, aptitudes, and temperament to perform their …
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€89.88
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on National Statistics: National Children’s Study Research Plan
The National Children’s Study (NCS) is planned to be the largest long-term study of environmental and genetic effects on children’s health ever conducted in the United States. It proposes to examine …
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€64.13
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries
During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference …
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€44.91
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Prevention and Treatment of Missing Data in Clinical Trials
Randomized clinical trials are the primary tool for evaluating new medical interventions. Randomization provides for a fair comparison between treatment and control groups, balancing out, on average, …
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€54.10
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Allocating Federal Funds for State Programs for English Language Learners
As the United States continues to be a nation of immigrants and their children, the nation’s school systems face increased enrollments of students whose primary language is not English. With the 2001 …
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€39.68
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring the Group Quarters Population in the American Community Survey
Following several years of testing and evaluation, the American Community Survey (ACS) was launched in 2005 as a replacement for the census "long form, " used to collect detailed social, …
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€25.44
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Threatening Communications and Behavior
Today’s world of rapid social, technological, and behavioral change provides new opportunities for communications with few limitations of time and space. Through these communications, people leave …
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€34.28
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Accounting for Health and Health Care
It has become trite to observe that increases in health care costs have become unsustainable. How best for policy to address these increases, however, depends in part on the degree to which they …
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€82.65
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Describing Socioeconomic Futures for Climate Change Research and Assessment
The implications of climate change for the environment and society depend on the rate and magnitude of climate change, but also on changes in technology, economics, lifestyles, and policy that will …
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€35.93
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Issues in Commuting and Pilot Fatigue
The potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance is well established. Concern about this potential in the aviation context extends back decades, with both airlines and pilots agreeing …
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€17.16
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education
Numerous teaching, learning, assessment, and institutional innovations in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education have emerged in the past decade. Because …
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€24.82
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages
In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, life expectancy is up to 79.2 years, yet the …
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€82.66
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions
Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions: Toward a Unified Social Framework summarizes presentations and discussions that took place on August 16-17, 2010, at a National …
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€50.74
Committee on the Independent Evaluation of DC Public Schools & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia’s Public Schools
The District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the way it governs public education with the goal of …
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€53.06
Committee on the Independent Evaluation of DC Public Schools & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia’s Public Schools
The District of Columbia (DC) has struggled for decades to improve its public education system. In 2007 the DC government made a bold change in the way it governs public education with the goal of …
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€55.23
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessing the Impact of Severe Economic Recession on the Elderly
The economic crisis that began in 2008 has had a significant impact on the well-being of certain segments of the population and its disruptive effects can be expected to last well into the future. …
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€24.64
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessing the Impact of Severe Economic Recession on the Elderly
The economic crisis that began in 2008 has had a significant impact on the well-being of certain segments of the population and its disruptive effects can be expected to last well into the future. …
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€47.85
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: From Neurons to Neighborhoods
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Development, which released in October of 2000. From the time …
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€3.73
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: From Neurons to Neighborhoods
From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Development, which released in October of 2000. From the time …
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€40.08
Committee on Behavioral and Social Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Intelligence Analysis
The U.S. intelligence community (IC) is a complex human enterprise whose success depends on how well the people in it perform their work. Although often aided by sophisticated technologies, these …
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€82.35
Committee on Behavioral and Social Science Research to Improve Intelligence Analysis for National Security & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Intelligence Analysis for Tomorrow
The intelligence community (IC) plays an essential role in the national security of the United States. Decision makers rely on IC analyses and predictions to reduce uncertainty and to provide …
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€47.63
Committee on Advancing Social Science Theory: The Importance of Common Metrics & Committee on Social Science Evidence for Use: Importance of Common Metrics for Advancing Social Science Theory and Research
In February 2010, the National Research Council convened a workshop to investigate the feasibility of developing well-grounded common metrics to advance behavioral and social science research, both …
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€43.24
Center for Education & Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion Rates: Expert Guidance on Next Steps for Research and Policy Workshop: High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates …
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€53.66
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Change and the 2020 Census
Sponsored by the Census Bureau and charged to evaluate the 2010 U.S. census with an eye toward suggesting research and development for the 2020 census, the Panel to Review the 2010 Census uses this …
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€24.65
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Change and the 2020 Census
Sponsored by the Census Bureau and charged to evaluate the 2010 U.S. census with an eye toward suggesting research and development for the 2020 census, the Panel to Review the 2010 Census uses this …
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€25.23
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Threatening Communications and Behavior
Today’s world of rapid social, technological, and behavioral change provides new opportunities for communications with few limitations of time and space. Through these communications, people leave …
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€49.59
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care: Health Care Comes Home
In the United States, health care devices, technologies, and practices are rapidly moving into the home. The factors driving this migration include the costs of health care, the growing numbers of …
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€40.38
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care: Health Care Comes Home
In the United States, health care devices, technologies, and practices are rapidly moving into the home. The factors driving this migration include the costs of health care, the growing numbers of …
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€41.88
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Learning Science Through Computer Games and Simulations
At a time when scientific and technological competence is vital to the nation’s future, the weak performance of U.S. students in science reflects the uneven quality of current science education. …
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€48.09
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education
Numerous teaching, learning, assessment, and institutional innovations in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education have emerged in the past decade. Because …
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€25.38
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Successful K-12 STEM Education
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are cultural achievements that reflect our humanity, power our economy, and constitute fundamental aspects of our lives as citizens, …
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€11.96
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Successful K-12 STEM Education
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are cultural achievements that reflect our humanity, power our economy, and constitute fundamental aspects of our lives as citizens, …
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€22.38
Board on Science Education & Committee on a Conceptual Framework for New K-12 Science Education Standards: Framework for K-12 Science Education
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity’s most pressing current and future challenges. The United States’ position …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Committee on a Conceptual Framework for New K-12 Science Education Standards: Framework for K-12 Science Education
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity’s most pressing current and future challenges. The United States’ position …
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€48.02
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Facilitating Innovation in the Federal Statistical System
On May 8, 2009, the symposium, The Federal Statistical System: Recognizing Its Contributions, Moving It Forward was held in Washington, DC. One of the topics considered at that symposium was the …
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€24.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Facilitating Innovation in the Federal Statistical System
On May 8, 2009, the symposium, The Federal Statistical System: Recognizing Its Contributions, Moving It Forward was held in Washington, DC. One of the topics considered at that symposium was the …
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€25.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Federal Household Surveys
Federal household surveys today face several significant challenges including: increasing costs of data collection, declining response rates, perceptions of increasing response burden, inadequate …
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€34.40
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Federal Household Surveys
Federal household surveys today face several significant challenges including: increasing costs of data collection, declining response rates, perceptions of increasing response burden, inadequate …
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€37.48
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Allocating Federal Funds for State Programs for English Language Learners
As the United States continues to be a nation of immigrants and their children, the nation’s school systems face increased enrollments of students whose primary language is not English. With the 2001 …
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€41.75
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professions–such as aviation, medicine and the military–demand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little …
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€55.27
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue
Nearly everyone experiences fatigue, but some professions–such as aviation, medicine and the military–demand alert, precise, rapid, and well-informed decision making and communication with little …
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€60.10
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries
During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference …
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€47.89
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on the Assessment of 21st Century Skills: Assessing 21st Century Skills
The routine jobs of yesterday are being replaced by technology and/or shipped off-shore. In their place, job categories that require knowledge management, abstract reasoning, and personal services …
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€42.77
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on the Assessment of 21st Century Skills: Assessing 21st Century Skills
The routine jobs of yesterday are being replaced by technology and/or shipped off-shore. In their place, job categories that require knowledge management, abstract reasoning, and personal services …
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€44.78
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education
The global scientific and policy community now unequivocally accepts that human activities cause global climate change. Although information on climate change is readily available, the nation still …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education
The global scientific and policy community now unequivocally accepts that human activities cause global climate change. Although information on climate change is readily available, the nation still …
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€36.19
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Successful STEM Education
What students learn about the science disciplines, technology, engineering, and mathematics during their K-12 schooling shapes their intellectual development, opportunities for future study and work, …
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€33.65
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Successful STEM Education
What students learn about the science disciplines, technology, engineering, and mathematics during their K-12 schooling shapes their intellectual development, opportunities for future study and work, …
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€36.19
Committee on Learning Sciences: Foundations and Applications to Adolescent and Adult Literacy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Adult Literacy Instruction
A high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life, including supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and …
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€3.71
Committee on Estimating Costs of Immigration Enforcement in the Department of Justice & Committee on Law and Justice: Budgeting for Immigration Enforcement
Immigration enforcement is carried out by a complex legal and administrative system, operating under frequently changing legislative mandates and policy guidance, with authority and funding spread …
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€3.75
Committee on Estimating Costs of Immigration Enforcement in the Department of Justice & Committee on Law and Justice: Budgeting for Immigration Enforcement
Immigration enforcement is carried out by a complex legal and administrative system, operating under frequently changing legislative mandates and policy guidance, with authority and funding spread …
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€54.15
Committee on National Statistics & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Communicating Science and Engineering Data in the Information Age
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) communicates its science and engineering (S&E) information to data users in a very fluid …
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€36.11
Committee on National Statistics & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Communicating Science and Engineering Data in the Information Age
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) communicates its science and engineering (S&E) information to data users in a very fluid …
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€46.29
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the External Evaluation of NIDRR and Its Grantees: Review of Disability and Rehabilitation Research
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is the principal federal agency supporting applied research, training, and development to improve the lives of individuals …
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€82.50
Board on Army Science and Technology & Committee on National Statistics: Industrial Methods for the Effective Development and Testing of Defense Systems
During the past decade and a half, the National Research Council, through its Committee on National Statistics, has carried out a number of studies on the application of statistical methods to …
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€24.75
Board on Army Science and Technology & Committee on National Statistics: Industrial Methods for the Effective Development and Testing of Defense Systems
During the past decade and a half, the National Research Council, through its Committee on National Statistics, has carried out a number of studies on the application of statistical methods to …
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€41.75
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Public Education: Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education
In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. The federal No Child Left …
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€38.98
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Draft Strategic Plan
The U.S. government supports a large, diverse suite of activities that can be broadly characterized as "global change research." Such research offers a wide array of benefits to the nation, …
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€3.73
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Draft Strategic Plan
The U.S. government supports a large, diverse suite of activities that can be broadly characterized as "global change research." Such research offers a wide array of benefits to the nation, …
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€41.67
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Measures of Science, Technology, and Innovation
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), at the U.S. National Foundation, is 1 of 14 major statistical agencies in the federal government, of which at least 5 collect …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Measures of Science, Technology, and Innovation
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), at the U.S. National Foundation, is 1 of 14 major statistical agencies in the federal government, of which at least 5 collect …
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€37.56
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Committee on National Statistics: Effective Tracking of Building Energy Use
The United States is responsible for nearly one-fifth of the world’s energy consumption. Population growth, and the associated growth in housing, commercial floor space, transportation, goods, and …
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€3.72
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Committee on National Statistics: Effective Tracking of Building Energy Use
The United States is responsible for nearly one-fifth of the world’s energy consumption. Population growth, and the associated growth in housing, commercial floor space, transportation, goods, and …
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€41.91
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging in Asia
The population of Asia is growing both larger and older. Demographically the most important continent on the world, Asia’s population, currently estimated to be 4.2 billion, is expected to increase …
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€3.73
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging in Asia
The population of Asia is growing both larger and older. Demographically the most important continent on the world, Asia’s population, currently estimated to be 4.2 billion, is expected to increase …
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€82.27
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Discipline-Based Education Research
The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological sciences, geosciences, …
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€3.75
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Discipline-Based Education Research
The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological sciences, geosciences, …
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€59.78
Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty & Committee on Law and Justice: Deterrence and the Death Penalty
Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory, …
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€3.73
Committee on Deterrence and the Death Penalty & Committee on Law and Justice: Deterrence and the Death Penalty
Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory, …
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€50.74
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Decade
In 1993 the National Research Council released its landmark report Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (NRC, 1993). That report identified child maltreatment as a devastating social problem in …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Small Populations, Large Effects
In the early 1990s, the Census Bureau proposed a program of continuous measurement as a possible alternative to the gathering of detailed social, economic, and housing data from a sample of the U.S. …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Small Populations, Large Effects
In the early 1990s, the Census Bureau proposed a program of continuous measurement as a possible alternative to the gathering of detailed social, economic, and housing data from a sample of the U.S. …
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€53.89
Board on Army Science and Technology & Committee on National Statistics: Testing of Body Armor Materials
In 2009, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the report Warfighter Support: Independent Expert Assessment of Army Body Armor Test Results and Procedures Needed Before Fielding, which …
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€3.72
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Education for Life and Work
Americans have long recognized that investments in public education contribute to the common good, enhancing national prosperity and supporting stable families, neighborhoods, and communities. …
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Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Education for Life and Work
Americans have long recognized that investments in public education contribute to the common good, enhancing national prosperity and supporting stable families, neighborhoods, and communities. …
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€59.98
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Life Sciences: Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape
The National Research Council (NRC) and National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have released a new report, Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit. Based on a …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using American Community Survey Data to Expand Access to the School Meals Programs
The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are key components of the nation’s food …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using American Community Survey Data to Expand Access to the School Meals Programs
The National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), are key components of the nation’s food …
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€74.64
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education
Higher education is a linchpin of the American economy and society: teaching and research at colleges and universities contribute significantly to the nation’s economic activity, both directly and …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Measurement of Productivity in Higher Education
Higher education is a linchpin of the American economy and society: teaching and research at colleges and universities contribute significantly to the nation’s economic activity, both directly and …
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€57.01
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education in Formal Settings, K-14
Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems. Each additional ton of greenhouse gases emitted …
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€3.72
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education in Formal Settings, K-14
Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems. Each additional ton of greenhouse gases emitted …
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€43.28
Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate & Committee on Population: Himalayan Glaciers
Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region’s water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu …
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€3.73
Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate & Committee on Population: Himalayan Glaciers
Scientific evidence shows that most glaciers in South Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region are retreating, but the consequences for the region’s water supply are unclear, this report finds. The Hindu …
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€60.64
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Key National Education Indicators
The education system in the United States is continually challenged to adapt and improve, in part because its mission has become far more ambitious than it once was. At the turn of the 20th century, …
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€3.73
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Key National Education Indicators
The education system in the United States is continually challenged to adapt and improve, in part because its mission has become far more ambitious than it once was. At the turn of the 20th century, …
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€47.86
Committee on the Use of Social Science Knowledge in Public Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy
Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy encourages scientists to think differently about the use of scientific evidence in policy making. This report investigates why scientific evidence is …
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€3.70
Committee on the Use of Social Science Knowledge in Public Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy
Using Science as Evidence in Public Policy encourages scientists to think differently about the use of scientific evidence in policy making. This report investigates why scientific evidence is …
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€46.52
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Population: Aging and the Macroeconomy
The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the population: The ratio of people …
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€3.73
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Population: Aging and the Macroeconomy
The United States is in the midst of a major demographic shift. In the coming decades, people aged 65 and over will make up an increasingly large percentage of the population: The ratio of people …
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€59.70
Committee on Assessing Foreign Technology Development in Human Performance Modification & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Performance Modification
The development of technologies to modify natural human physical and cognitive performance is one of increasing interest and concern, especially among military services that may be called on to …
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€3.73
Committee on Assessing Foreign Technology Development in Human Performance Modification & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Performance Modification
The development of technologies to modify natural human physical and cognitive performance is one of increasing interest and concern, especially among military services that may be called on to …
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€38.81
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Collecting Compensation Data from Employers
U.S. agencies with responsibilities for enforcing equal employment opportunity laws have long relied on detailed information that is obtained from employers on employment in job groups by gender and …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Collecting Compensation Data from Employers
U.S. agencies with responsibilities for enforcing equal employment opportunity laws have long relied on detailed information that is obtained from employers on employment in job groups by gender and …
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€49.31
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on Population: U.S. Health in International Perspective
The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Options for Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for securing and managing the nation’s borders. Over the past decade, DHS has dramatically stepped up its enforcement efforts at the …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Options for Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for securing and managing the nation’s borders. Over the past decade, DHS has dramatically stepped up its enforcement efforts at the …
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€53.83
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education
Following a 2011 report by the National Research Council (NRC) on successful K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Congress asked the National Science Foundation …
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€3.72
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education
Following a 2011 report by the National Research Council (NRC) on successful K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Congress asked the National Science Foundation …
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€32.87
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring What We Spend
The Consumer Expenditure (CE) surveys are the only source of information on the complete range of consumers’ expenditures and incomes in the United States, as well as the characteristics of those …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring What We Spend
The Consumer Expenditure (CE) surveys are the only source of information on the complete range of consumers’ expenditures and incomes in the United States, as well as the characteristics of those …
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€61.31
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on National Statistics: Medical Care Economic Risk
The United States has seen major advances in medical care during the past decades, but access to care at an affordable cost is not universal. Many Americans lack health care insurance of any kind, …
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€3.72
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on National Statistics: Medical Care Economic Risk
The United States has seen major advances in medical care during the past decades, but access to care at an affordable cost is not universal. Many Americans lack health care insurance of any kind, …
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€70.35
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Continuing Epidemiological Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa
Among the poorest and least developed regions in the world, sub-Saharan Africa has long faced a heavy burden of disease, with malaria, tuberculosis, and, more recently, HIV being among the most …
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€3.75
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Continuing Epidemiological Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa
Among the poorest and least developed regions in the world, sub-Saharan Africa has long faced a heavy burden of disease, with malaria, tuberculosis, and, more recently, HIV being among the most …
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€38.59
Board on Global Health & Committee on the Outcome and Impact Evaluation of Global HIV: Evaluation of PEPFAR
The U.S. government supports programs to combat global HIV/AIDS through an initiative that is known as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This initiative was originally …
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€3.70
Board on Global Health & Committee on the Outcome and Impact Evaluation of Global HIV: Evaluation of PEPFAR
The U.S. government supports programs to combat global HIV/AIDS through an initiative that is known as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This initiative was originally …
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€119.25
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Benefits, Burdens, and Prospects of the American Community Survey
In June 2012, the Committee on National Statistics (sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau) convened a Workshop on the Benefits (and Burdens) of the American Community Survey (ACS)—the detailed …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Benefits, Burdens, and Prospects of the American Community Survey
In June 2012, the Committee on National Statistics (sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau) convened a Workshop on the Benefits (and Burdens) of the American Community Survey (ACS)—the detailed …
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€53.66
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys
For many household surveys in the United States, responses rates have been steadily declining for at least the past two decades. A similar decline in survey response can be observed in all wealthy …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Nonresponse in Social Science Surveys
For many household surveys in the United States, responses rates have been steadily declining for at least the past two decades. A similar decline in survey response can be observed in all wealthy …
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€50.85
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Social and Political Stresses: Climate and Social Stress
Climate change can reasonably be expected to increase the frequency and intensity of a variety of potentially disruptive environmental events–slowly at first, but then more quickly. It is prudent to …
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€3.72
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on Social and Political Stresses: Climate and Social Stress
Climate change can reasonably be expected to increase the frequency and intensity of a variety of potentially disruptive environmental events–slowly at first, but then more quickly. It is prudent to …
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€65.69
Committee on Assessing Juvenile Justice Reform & Committee on Law and Justice: Reforming Juvenile Justice
Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to discount long-term …
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€82.26
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Mine Safety: Essential Components of Self-Escape: Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines
Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50, 000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an emergency during their careers. However, …
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€3.72
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Mine Safety: Essential Components of Self-Escape: Improving Self-Escape from Underground Coal Mines
Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50, 000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an emergency during their careers. However, …
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€53.99
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: National Patterns of R&D Resources
National Patterns of R&D Resources is an annual report issued by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation, which provides a national view …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: National Patterns of R&D Resources
National Patterns of R&D Resources is an annual report issued by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation, which provides a national view …
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€51.03
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions, …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions, …
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€53.90
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence: Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence
In 2010, more than 105, 000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. Recent, highly publicized, tragic mass shootings in Newtown, CT; Aurora, …
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€3.73
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Priorities for a Public Health Research Agenda to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence: Priorities for Research to Reduce the Threat of Firearm-Related Violence
In 2010, more than 105, 000 people were injured or killed in the United States as the result of a firearm-related incident. Recent, highly publicized, tragic mass shootings in Newtown, CT; Aurora, …
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€46.41
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education …
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€3.73
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Fostering Independence, Participation, and Healthy Aging Through Technology
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) have had prominent roles in discussions of aging, disability, and technology for decades. In 1978, Aging and Medical Education …
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€43.62
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation: Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation
Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS).In fiscal year 2012, …
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€3.72
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation: Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation
Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS).In fiscal year 2012, …
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€56.41
Board on the Health of Select Populations & Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration: Health and Incarceration
Over the past four decades, the rate of incarceration in the United States has skyrocketed to unprecedented heights, both historically and in comparison to that of other developed nations. At far …
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€3.73
Board on the Health of Select Populations & Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration: Health and Incarceration
Over the past four decades, the rate of incarceration in the United States has skyrocketed to unprecedented heights, both historically and in comparison to that of other developed nations. At far …
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€41.75
Committee on Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule
On July 26, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) with the purpose of soliciting comments on how current regulations for …
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€3.72
Committee on Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule
On July 26, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) with the purpose of soliciting comments on how current regulations for …
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€46.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Design of the National Children’s Study
The Children’s Health Act mandated the National Children’s Study (NCS) in 2000 with one of its purposes being to authorize the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Design of the National Children’s Study
The Children’s Health Act mandated the National Children’s Study (NCS) in 2000 with one of its purposes being to authorize the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to …
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€46.31
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards
Assessments, understood as tools for tracking what and how well students have learned, play a critical role in the classroom. Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards develops …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards
Assessments, understood as tools for tracking what and how well students have learned, play a critical role in the classroom. Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards develops …
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€59.87
Committee on Measuring Human Capabilities: Performance Potential of Individuals and Collectives & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Directions in Assessing Performance Potential of Individuals and Groups
As an all-volunteer service accepting applications from nearly 400, 000 potential recruits annually from across the U.S. population, the U.S. military must accurately and efficiently assess the …
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€3.75
Committee on Measuring Human Capabilities: Performance Potential of Individuals and Collectives & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Directions in Assessing Performance Potential of Individuals and Groups
As an all-volunteer service accepting applications from nearly 400, 000 potential recruits annually from across the U.S. population, the U.S. military must accurately and efficiently assess the …
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€54.10
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger
Section 141 of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 20101 provides funding for a research program on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity, and the characteristics of …
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€3.71
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Research Opportunities Concerning the Causes and Consequences of Child Food Insecurity and Hunger
Section 141 of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 20101 provides funding for a research program on the causes and consequences of childhood hunger and food insecurity, and the characteristics of …
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€53.90
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Directions in the Sociology of Aging
The aging of the population of the United States is occurring at a time of major economic and social changes. These economic changes include consideration of increases in the age of eligibility for …
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€3.71
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Directions in the Sociology of Aging
The aging of the population of the United States is occurring at a time of major economic and social changes. These economic changes include consideration of increases in the age of eligibility for …
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€71.86
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults
Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults is the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of …
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€3.78
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults
Financing Long-Term Services and Supports for Individuals with Disabilities and Older Adults is the summary of a workshop convened in June 2013 by the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence of …
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€46.02
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Subjective Well-Being
Subjective well-being refers to how people experience and evaluate their lives and specific domains and activities in their lives. This information has already proven valuable to researchers, who …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Subjective Well-Being
Subjective well-being refers to how people experience and evaluate their lives and specific domains and activities in their lives. This information has already proven valuable to researchers, who …
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€53.98
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Developing New National Data on Social Mobility
Developing New National Data on Social Mobility summarizes a workshop convened in June 2013 to consider options for a design for a new national survey on social mobility. The workshop was sponsored …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Developing New National Data on Social Mobility
Developing New National Data on Social Mobility summarizes a workshop convened in June 2013 to consider options for a design for a new national survey on social mobility. The workshop was sponsored …
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€38.99
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault
The Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measures the rates at which Americans are victims of crimes, including rape and sexual assault, but there is concern …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault
The Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measures the rates at which Americans are victims of crimes, including rape and sexual assault, but there is concern …
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€65.82
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Capturing Change in Science, Technology, and Innovation
Since the 1950s, under congressional mandate, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) – through its National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) and predecessor agencies – has …
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€3.78
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Capturing Change in Science, Technology, and Innovation
Since the 1950s, under congressional mandate, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) – through its National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) and predecessor agencies – has …
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€74.79
Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration & Committee on Law and Justice: Growth of Incarceration in the United States
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States more than quadrupled during the last four decades. The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million …
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€3.75
Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration & Committee on Law and Justice: Growth of Incarceration in the United States
After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States more than quadrupled during the last four decades. The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million …
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€89.08
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences examines how to update human subjects protections regulations so that they effectively …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in the Behavioral and Social Sciences examines how to update human subjects protections regulations so that they effectively …
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€59.88
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reaching Students
The undergraduate years are a turning point in producing scientifically literate citizens and future scientists and engineers. Evidence from research about how students learn science and engineering …
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Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reaching Students
The undergraduate years are a turning point in producing scientifically literate citizens and future scientists and engineers. Evidence from research about how students learn science and engineering …
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€47.82
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Safe Science
Recent serious and sometimes fatal accidents in chemical research laboratories at United States universities have driven government agencies, professional societies, industries, and universities …
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€3.73
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Safe Science
Recent serious and sometimes fatal accidents in chemical research laboratories at United States universities have driven government agencies, professional societies, industries, and universities …
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€53.99
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication
Advances in the life sciences – from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities – have profound implications for the well-being of society and the natural …
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€3.70
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Sustainable Infrastructures for Life Science Communication
Advances in the life sciences – from the human genome to biotechnology to personalized medicine and sustainable communities – have profound implications for the well-being of society and the natural …
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€47.99
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging
Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and …
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€3.71
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging
Being able to communicate is a cornerstone of healthy aging. People need to make themselves understood and to understand others to remain cognitively and socially engaged with families, friends, and …
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€47.76
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Science of Science and Innovation Policy
The National Science Foundation developed the Science of Science and Innovation Policy program (Sci SIP) in 2006 to fund basic and applied research that bears on and can help guide public- and …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Science of Science and Innovation Policy
The National Science Foundation developed the Science of Science and Innovation Policy program (Sci SIP) in 2006 to fund basic and applied research that bears on and can help guide public- and …
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€50.89
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on a Prioritized Plan to Implement a Developmental Approach in Juvenile Justice Reform: Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform
In the past decade, a number of state, local, and tribal jurisdictions have begun to take significant steps to overhaul their juvenile justice systems – for example, reducing the use of juvenile …
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€3.73
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on a Prioritized Plan to Implement a Developmental Approach in Juvenile Justice Reform: Implementing Juvenile Justice Reform
In the past decade, a number of state, local, and tribal jurisdictions have begun to take significant steps to overhaul their juvenile justice systems – for example, reducing the use of juvenile …
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€47.51
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Committee on Human Spaceflight: Pathways to Exploration
The United States has publicly funded its human spaceflight program on a continuous basis for more than a half-century, through three wars and a half-dozen recessions, from the early Mercury and …
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€3.75
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Committee on Human Spaceflight: Pathways to Exploration
The United States has publicly funded its human spaceflight program on a continuous basis for more than a half-century, through three wars and a half-dozen recessions, from the early Mercury and …
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€82.39
Board on Science Education & Committee on Guidance on Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards: Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards
A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is catalyzing improvements in science classrooms …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Committee on Guidance on Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards: Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards
A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is catalyzing improvements in science classrooms …
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€46.32
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Literacy for Science
The recent movement in K-12 education toward common standards in key subjects represents an unprecedented opportunity for improving learning outcomes for all students. These standards initiatives – …
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Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Literacy for Science
The recent movement in K-12 education toward common standards in key subjects represents an unprecedented opportunity for improving learning outcomes for all students. These standards initiatives – …
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€47.71
Committee on Assessing the Value of Research in Advancing National Goals & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Furthering America’s Research Enterprise
Scientific research has enabled America to remain at the forefront of global competition for commercially viable technologies and other innovations. For more than 65 years, the United States has led …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education
The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal, state, and local governments, but also by families and other private groups, including timber …
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Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education
The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal, state, and local governments, but also by families and other private groups, including timber …
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€51.15
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue: Issues in Commuting and Pilot Fatigue
The potential for fatigue to negatively affect human performance is well established. Concern about this potential in the aviation context extends back decades, with both airlines and pilots agreeing …
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€25.33
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education
Climate change poses challenges as well as opportunities for businesses and, broadly speaking for the entire economy. Businesses will be challenged to provide services or products with less harmful …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Climate Change Education
Climate change poses challenges as well as opportunities for businesses and, broadly speaking for the entire economy. Businesses will be challenged to provide services or products with less harmful …
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€43.40
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Board on Life Sciences: Can Earth’s and Society’s Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?
The Earth’s population, currently 7.2 billion, is expected to rise at a rapid rate over the next 40 years. Current projections state that the Earth will need to support 9.6 billion people by the year …
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Board on Environmental Change and Society & Board on Life Sciences: Can Earth’s and Society’s Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?
The Earth’s population, currently 7.2 billion, is expected to rise at a rapid rate over the next 40 years. Current projections state that the Earth will need to support 9.6 billion people by the year …
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€47.71
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: STEM Learning Is Everywhere
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) permeate the modern world. The jobs people do, the foods they eat, the vehicles in which they travel, the information they receive, the …
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€3.75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: STEM Learning Is Everywhere
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) permeate the modern world. The jobs people do, the foods they eat, the vehicles in which they travel, the information they receive, the …
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€41.91
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sociality, Hierarchy, Health
Sociality, Hierarchy, Health: Comparative Biodemography is a collection of papers that examine cross-species comparisons of social environments with a focus on social behaviors along with social …
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€3.72
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sociality, Hierarchy, Health
Sociality, Hierarchy, Health: Comparative Biodemography is a collection of papers that examine cross-species comparisons of social environments with a focus on social behaviors along with social …
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€82.10
Committee on the Context of Military Environments: Social and Organization Factors & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Context of Military Environments
The United States Army faces a variety of challenges to maintain a ready and capable force into the future. Missions are increasingly diverse, ranging from combat and counterinsurgency to …
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Committee on the Context of Military Environments: Social and Organization Factors & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Context of Military Environments
The United States Army faces a variety of challenges to maintain a ready and capable force into the future. Missions are increasingly diverse, ranging from combat and counterinsurgency to …
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€48.13
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: National Children’s Study 2014
The National Children’s Study (NCS) was authorized by the Children’s Health Act of 2000 and is being implemented by a dedicated Program Office in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: National Children’s Study 2014
The National Children’s Study (NCS) was authorized by the Children’s Health Act of 2000 and is being implemented by a dedicated Program Office in the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of …
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€57.16
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination
Population surveys traditionally collect information from respondents about their circumstances, behaviors, attitudes, and other characteristics. In recent years, many surveys have been collecting …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination
Population surveys traditionally collect information from respondents about their circumstances, behaviors, attitudes, and other characteristics. In recent years, many surveys have been collecting …
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€48.50
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion
People’s bonds, associations and networks – as well as the civil, political, and institutional characteristics of the society in which they live – can be powerful drivers affecting the quality of …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion
People’s bonds, associations and networks – as well as the civil, political, and institutional characteristics of the society in which they live – can be powerful drivers affecting the quality of …
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€65.87
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts: Identifying the Culprit
Eyewitnesses play an important role in criminal cases when they can identify culprits. Estimates suggest that tens of thousands of eyewitnesses make identifications in criminal investigations each …
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€3.73
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts: Identifying the Culprit
Eyewitnesses play an important role in criminal cases when they can identify culprits. Estimates suggest that tens of thousands of eyewitnesses make identifications in criminal investigations each …
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€53.87
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Risks and Risk Governance in Shale Gas Development
Natural gas in deep shale formations, which can be developed by hydraulic fracturing and associated technologies (often collectively referred to as "fracking") is dramatically increasing …
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€3.70
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Risks and Risk Governance in Shale Gas Development
Natural gas in deep shale formations, which can be developed by hydraulic fracturing and associated technologies (often collectively referred to as "fracking") is dramatically increasing …
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€48.26
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data and Research to Improve the U.S. Food Availability System and Estimates of Food Loss
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability Data System includes three distinct but related data series on food and nutrient …
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€58.52
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Exploring Opportunities for STEM Teacher Leadership
Many national initiatives in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education have emphasized the connections between teachers and improved student learning. Much of the …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Exploring Opportunities for STEM Teacher Leadership
Many national initiatives in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education have emphasized the connections between teachers and improved student learning. Much of the …
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€41.82
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reliability Growth
A high percentage of defense systems fail to meet their reliability requirements. This is a serious problem for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the nation. Those systems are not only …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reliability Growth
A high percentage of defense systems fail to meet their reliability requirements. This is a serious problem for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), as well as the nation. Those systems are not only …
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€71.86
Committee on the Science of Team Science & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science
The past half-century has witnessed a dramatic increase in the scale and complexity of scientific research. The growing scale of science has been accompanied by a shift toward collaborative research, …
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Committee on the Science of Team Science & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science
The past half-century has witnessed a dramatic increase in the scale and complexity of scientific research. The growing scale of science has been accompanied by a shift toward collaborative research, …
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€71.65
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Population: Growing Gap in Life Expectancy by Income
The U.S. population is aging. Social Security projections suggest that between 2013 and 2050, the population aged 65 and over will almost double, from 45 million to 86 million. One key driver of …
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Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Population: Growing Gap in Life Expectancy by Income
The U.S. population is aging. Social Security projections suggest that between 2013 and 2050, the population aged 65 and over will almost double, from 45 million to 86 million. One key driver of …
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€74.73
Committee on Measuring Human Capabilities: Performance Potential of Individuals and Collectives & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Human Capabilities
Every year, the U.S. Army must select from an applicant pool in the hundreds of thousands to meet annual enlistment targets, currently numbering in the tens of thousands of new soldiers. A critical …
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Committee on Measuring Human Capabilities: Performance Potential of Individuals and Collectives & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Human Capabilities
Every year, the U.S. Army must select from an applicant pool in the hundreds of thousands to meet annual enlistment targets, currently numbering in the tens of thousands of new soldiers. A critical …
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€67.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Realizing the Potential of the American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) was conceptualized as a replacement to the census long form, which collected detailed population and housing data from a sample of the U.S. population, once a …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Realizing the Potential of the American Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) was conceptualized as a replacement to the census long form, which collected detailed population and housing data from a sample of the U.S. population, once a …
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€67.63
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on Population: Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death
Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death is the summary of two workshops conducted by The Committee on Population of the National Research Council at the National Academies to address the …
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Board on Health Care Services & Committee on Population: Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death
Measuring the Risks and Causes of Premature Death is the summary of two workshops conducted by The Committee on Population of the National Research Council at the National Academies to address the …
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€48.09
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation is responsible for national reporting of the research and development (R&D) activities that occur in …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Nonprofit Sector
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation is responsible for national reporting of the research and development (R&D) activities that occur in …
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€60.02
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Between Zeus and the Salmon
Demographers and public health specialists have been surprised by the rapid increases in life expectancy, especially at the oldest ages, that have occurred since the early 1960s. Some scientists are …
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€3.75
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessment of Performance Measures for Public Health, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is carrying out an ambitious new program to assure that funds for public health programs are spent as effectively as possible. Under the new program, …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Transforming Post-Communist Political Economies
This ground-breaking new volume focuses on the interaction between political, social, and economic change in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States. It includes a wide selection of …
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Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Developing a Digital National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education
In 1996, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released a report about ways to improve undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SME&T) education. One recommendation called for …
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Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on National Statistics: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and offers insurance policies that are marketed and sold through private insurers, but with …
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€3.72
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on National Statistics: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is housed within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and offers insurance policies that are marketed and sold through private insurers, but with …
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€59.64
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy: Risking the Future
More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? The …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy: Risking the Future
More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? The …
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€3.75
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Risking the Future
More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? The …
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€3.71
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Bicentennial Census
In 1982 the Census Bureau requested the Committee on National Statistics to establish a panel to suggest research and experiments, to recommend improved methods, and to guide the Census Bureau on …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Bicentennial Census
In 1982 the Census Bureau requested the Committee on National Statistics to establish a panel to suggest research and experiments, to recommend improved methods, and to guide the Census Bureau on …
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€82.34
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees
Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the …
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€3.71
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees
Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in 2012. But the …
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€66.19
Board on Science Education & Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning: Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings
More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, and informal programs. At the same time, there has …
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€3.72
Board on Science Education & Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning: Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings
More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, and informal programs. At the same time, there has …
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€35.77
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee for the Five-Year (2009-2013) Summative Evaluation of the District of Columbia Public Schools: Evaluation of the Public Schools of the District of Columbia
An Evaluation of the Public Schools of the District of Columbia is a comprehensive five-year summative evaluation report for Phase Two of an initiative to evaluate the District of Columbia’s public …
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€3.73
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee for the Five-Year (2009-2013) Summative Evaluation of the District of Columbia Public Schools: Evaluation of the Public Schools of the District of Columbia
An Evaluation of the Public Schools of the District of Columbia is a comprehensive five-year summative evaluation report for Phase Two of an initiative to evaluate the District of Columbia’s public …
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€66.04
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Integration of Immigrants into American Society
The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across the globe. The integration of immigrants and their …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Integration of Immigrants into American Society
The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across the globe. The integration of immigrants and their …
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€89.75
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms
The National Research Council’s Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences held a 2-day workshop on January 15-16, 2015, in Washington, DC to explore the public interfaces between …
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Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Public Engagement on Genetically Modified Organisms
The National Research Council’s Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences held a 2-day workshop on January 15-16, 2015, in Washington, DC to explore the public interfaces between …
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€53.83
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Strengthening Forensic Science at the National Institute of Justice: Support for Forensic Science Research
Reliable and valid forensic science analytic techniques are critical to a credible, fair, and evidence-based criminal justice system. There is widespread agreement that the scientific foundation of …
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€3.73
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Strengthening Forensic Science at the National Institute of Justice: Support for Forensic Science Research
Reliable and valid forensic science analytic techniques are critical to a credible, fair, and evidence-based criminal justice system. There is widespread agreement that the scientific foundation of …
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€55.51
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Science Education: Effective Chemistry Communication in Informal Environments
Chemistry plays a critical role in daily life, impacting areas such as medicine and health, consumer products, energy production, the ecosystem, and many other areas. Communicating about chemistry in …
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€3.73
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Board on Science Education: Effective Chemistry Communication in Informal Environments
Chemistry plays a critical role in daily life, impacting areas such as medicine and health, consumer products, energy production, the ecosystem, and many other areas. Communicating about chemistry in …
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€59.78
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Opportunities to Promote Children’s Behavioral Health
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, has several provisions that could greatly improve the behavioral health of children and adolescents in the …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Opportunities to Promote Children’s Behavioral Health
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, has several provisions that could greatly improve the behavioral health of children and adolescents in the …
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€53.93
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society
Does the public trust science? Scientists? Scientific organizations? What roles do trust and the lack of trust play in public debates about how science can be used to address such societal concerns …
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€3.71
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Trust and Confidence at the Interfaces of the Life Sciences and Society
Does the public trust science? Scientists? Scientific organizations? What roles do trust and the lack of trust play in public debates about how science can be used to address such societal concerns …
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€55.38
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using Existing Platforms to Integrate and Coordinate Investments for Children
The integration and coordination of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other services have the potential to improve the lives of children and their caregivers around the world. …
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€3.73
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using Existing Platforms to Integrate and Coordinate Investments for Children
The integration and coordination of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other services have the potential to improve the lives of children and their caregivers around the world. …
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€58.49
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean
Recent demographic trends in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region will shape the growth and age composition of its populations for decades to come. The rapid mortality decline that began …
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€3.70
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean
Recent demographic trends in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region will shape the growth and age composition of its populations for decades to come. The rapid mortality decline that began …
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€53.93
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sharing Research Data to Improve Public Health in Africa
Sharing research data on public health issues can promote expanded scientific inquiry and has the potential to advance improvements in public health. Although sharing data is the norm in some …
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€3.72
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sharing Research Data to Improve Public Health in Africa
Sharing research data on public health issues can promote expanded scientific inquiry and has the potential to advance improvements in public health. Although sharing data is the norm in some …
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€54.57
Board on Science Education & Committee on Strengthening Science Education through a Teacher Learning Continuum: Science Teachers’ Learning
Currently, many states are adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or are revising their own state standards in ways that reflect the NGSS. For students and schools, the implementation …
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€3.75
Board on Science Education & Committee on Strengthening Science Education through a Teacher Learning Continuum: Science Teachers’ Learning
Currently, many states are adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or are revising their own state standards in ways that reflect the NGSS. For students and schools, the implementation …
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€65.81
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Enhancing Participation in the U.S. Global Change Research Program
The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to …
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€3.72
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Enhancing Participation in the U.S. Global Change Research Program
The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to …
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€47.82
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA/ERS) maintains four highly related but distinct geographic classification systems to designate areas by the degree to which they are …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA/ERS) maintains four highly related but distinct geographic classification systems to designate areas by the degree to which they are …
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€58.42
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
When Congress authorized the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968, it intended for the program to encourage community initiatives in flood risk management, charge insurance premiums …
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€3.72
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications & Committee on Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums: Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program Premiums
When Congress authorized the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968, it intended for the program to encourage community initiatives in flood risk management, charge insurance premiums …
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€60.17
Committee for Convocation on Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum
Students who participate in scientific research as undergraduates report gaining many benefits from the experience. However, undergraduate research done independently under a faculty member’s …
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Committee for Convocation on Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum
Students who participate in scientific research as undergraduates report gaining many benefits from the experience. However, undergraduate research done independently under a faculty member’s …
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€59.82
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Recent Fertility Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in some developing nations have been accompanied by slowing population growth, which in …
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€3.75
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Recent Fertility Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in some developing nations have been accompanied by slowing population growth, which in …
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€60.12
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary …
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€3.73
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary …
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€50.99
Committee on Supporting the Parents of Young Children & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Parenting Matters
Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the family"which includes all primary caregivers"are at the foundation of childrens well- being and …
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€3.70
Committee on Supporting the Parents of Young Children & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Parenting Matters
Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the family"which includes all primary caregivers"are at the foundation of childrens well- being and …
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€89.84
Board on the Health of Select Populations & Committee on the Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Program for Children with Speech Disorders and Language Disorders: Speech and Language Disorders in Children
Speech and language are central to the human experience; they are the vital means by which people convey and receive knowledge, thoughts, feelings, and other internal experiences. Acquisition of …
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€3.76
Board on the Health of Select Populations & Committee on the Evaluation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Disability Program for Children with Speech Disorders and Language Disorders: Speech and Language Disorders in Children
Speech and language are central to the human experience; they are the vital means by which people convey and receive knowledge, thoughts, feelings, and other internal experiences. Acquisition of …
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€97.15
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally
To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acute disruptions, the National Academies of Sciences, …
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€3.73
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally
To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acute disruptions, the National Academies of Sciences, …
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€59.88
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Policy and Research Needs to Maximize Independence and Support Community Living
Living independently and participating in ones community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are programs that support and enable people with disabilities …
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€3.73
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Policy and Research Needs to Maximize Independence and Support Community Living
Living independently and participating in ones community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are programs that support and enable people with disabilities …
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€59.71
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Assessing Approaches to Updating the Social Cost of Carbon: Assessment of Approaches to Updating the Social Cost of Carbon
The social cost of carbon (SCC) for a given year is an estimate, in dollars, of the present discounted value of the damage caused by a 1-metric ton increase in CO2 emissions into the atmosphere in …
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€3.71
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Assessing Approaches to Updating the Social Cost of Carbon: Assessment of Approaches to Updating the Social Cost of Carbon
The social cost of carbon (SCC) for a given year is an estimate, in dollars, of the present discounted value of the damage caused by a 1-metric ton increase in CO2 emissions into the atmosphere in …
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€63.04
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Specific Mental Illness Diagnoses with Functional Impairment
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary …
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€3.75
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Specific Mental Illness Diagnoses with Functional Impairment
The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary …
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€53.72
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on National Statistics: Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety
There are approximately 4, 000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might …
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€3.78
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on National Statistics: Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Fatigue, Long-Term Health, and Highway Safety
There are approximately 4, 000 fatalities in crashes involving trucks and buses in the United States each year. Though estimates are wide-ranging, possibly 10 to 20 percent of these crashes might …
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€71.86
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Update to the Strategic Plan Document
The Update to the Strategic Plan (USP) is a supplement to the Ten-Year Strategic Plan of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) completed in 2012. The Strategic Plan sets out a research …
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€3.73
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Update to the Strategic Plan Document
The Update to the Strategic Plan (USP) is a supplement to the Ten-Year Strategic Plan of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) completed in 2012. The Strategic Plan sets out a research …
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€50.74
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Evaluation of the Achievement Levels for Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has been providing policymakers, educators, and the public with reports on academic performance and progress of the nations …
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€3.75
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on National Statistics: Evaluation of the Achievement Levels for Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has been providing policymakers, educators, and the public with reports on academic performance and progress of the nations …
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€82.26
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on Population: Improving the Health of Women in the United States
The environment for women’s health has changed over the last 25 years. Increased use of automobiles can lead to health risks from lack of physical activity. There has also been an increase in access …
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€3.72
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice & Committee on Population: Improving the Health of Women in the United States
The environment for women’s health has changed over the last 25 years. Increased use of automobiles can lead to health risks from lack of physical activity. There has also been an increase in access …
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€47.76
Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized …
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€3.75
Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized …
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€50.85
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Building America’s Skilled Technical Workforce
Skilled technical occupations"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelors degree for entry"are a key component of the …
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€3.73
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Building America’s Skilled Technical Workforce
Skilled technical occupations"defined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelors degree for entry"are a key component of the …
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€82.26
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Advancing the Power of Economic Evidence to Inform Investments in Children, Youth, and Families
In recent years, the U.S. federal government has invested approximately $463 billion annually in interventions that affect the overall health and well-being of children and youth, while state and …
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€3.71
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Advancing the Power of Economic Evidence to Inform Investments in Children, Youth, and Families
In recent years, the U.S. federal government has invested approximately $463 billion annually in interventions that affect the overall health and well-being of children and youth, while state and …
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€65.81
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention: Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice
Bullying has long been tolerated as a rite of passage among children and adolescents. There is an implication that individuals who are bullied must have "asked for" this type of treatment, …
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€3.73
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on the Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention: Preventing Bullying Through Science, Policy, and Practice
Bullying has long been tolerated as a rite of passage among children and adolescents. There is an implication that individuals who are bullied must have "asked for" this type of treatment, …
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€97.03
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reaching and Investing in Children at the Margins
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2015-2030 strive for a world that is "just, equitable, and inclusive, " in which everyone receives care, education, and opportunities to …
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€3.75
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reaching and Investing in Children at the Margins
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2015-2030 strive for a world that is "just, equitable, and inclusive, " in which everyone receives care, education, and opportunities to …
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€72.02
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Modernizing Crime Statistics
To derive statistics about crime " to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it " a conceptual …
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€3.76
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Modernizing Crime Statistics
To derive statistics about crime " to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it " a conceptual …
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€97.24
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Trauma
The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) Data Collection Programs, held in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, …
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€3.71
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Trauma
The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations (SAMHSA) Data Collection Programs, held in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, …
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€53.90
Alexandra Beatty & Board on Science Education: Seeing Students Learn Science
Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observations and intuitions about the world around them are …
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€3.75
Alexandra Beatty & Board on Science Education: Seeing Students Learn Science
Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observations and intuitions about the world around them are …
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€41.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration
The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration finds that the long-term impact of immigration on the wages and employment of native-born workers overall is very small, and that any negative …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration
The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration finds that the long-term impact of immigration on the wages and employment of native-born workers overall is very small, and that any negative …
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€156.73
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Characterizing Risk in Climate Change Assessments
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established in 1990 to assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of …
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€3.72
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Characterizing Risk in Climate Change Assessments
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established in 1990 to assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of …
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€56.88
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Recovery from Substance Use or Mental Disorders
In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore options for expanding the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations …
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€3.72
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Recovery from Substance Use or Mental Disorders
In February 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to explore options for expanding the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations …
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€55.39
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science: Science Literacy
Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction of new knowledge as well as use information to …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science: Science Literacy
Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction of new knowledge as well as use information to …
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€53.89
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Ensuring Quality and Accessible Care for Children with Disabilities and Complex Health and Educational Needs
Children with disabilities and complex medical and educational needs present a special challenge for policy makers and practitioners. These children exhibit tremendous heterogeneity in their …
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€3.72
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Ensuring Quality and Accessible Care for Children with Disabilities and Complex Health and Educational Needs
Children with disabilities and complex medical and educational needs present a special challenge for policy makers and practitioners. These children exhibit tremendous heterogeneity in their …
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€53.90
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Tendances Recentes de la Fecondite en Afrique Subsaharienne
Note: This is the French translation of Recent Fertility Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa.Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in …
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€59.98
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies
With the worst human refugee crisis since World War II as the backdrop, from March 16 through March 18, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in partnership with UNICEF …
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€3.73
Board on Global Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies
With the worst human refugee crisis since World War II as the backdrop, from March 16 through March 18, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in partnership with UNICEF …
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€57.90
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reducing Response Burden in the American Community Survey
Although people in the United States have historically been reasonably supportive of federal censuses and surveys, they are increasingly unavailable for or not willing to respond to interview …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reducing Response Burden in the American Community Survey
Although people in the United States have historically been reasonably supportive of federal censuses and surveys, they are increasingly unavailable for or not willing to respond to interview …
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€58.33
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Advancing Concepts and Models for Measuring Innovation
Because of the role of innovation as a driver of economic productivity and growth and as a mechanism for improving people’s well-being in other ways, understanding the nature, determinants, and …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Advancing Concepts and Models for Measuring Innovation
Because of the role of innovation as a driver of economic productivity and growth and as a mechanism for improving people’s well-being in other ways, understanding the nature, determinants, and …
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€74.63
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables …
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€3.72
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables …
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€55.33
Committee on the Science of Science Communication: A Research Agenda & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Communicating Science Effectively
Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and other …
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€3.72
Committee on the Science of Science Communication: A Research Agenda & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Communicating Science Effectively
Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and other …
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€58.33
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Workforce Planning Models for Forensic Science: A Workshop: Personnel Selection in the Pattern Evidence Domain of Forensic Science
In July 2016 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop with the goal of bringing together industrial and organizational (I-O) psychologists, experts on …
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€3.73
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Workforce Planning Models for Forensic Science: A Workshop: Personnel Selection in the Pattern Evidence Domain of Forensic Science
In July 2016 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop with the goal of bringing together industrial and organizational (I-O) psychologists, experts on …
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€49.59
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences
The term service-learning generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their …
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€3.72
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences
The term service-learning generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the course to address real needs in their …
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€55.53
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Undergraduate Research Experiences for STEM Students
Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their own career success. There are many ongoing efforts to …
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€3.72
Board on Life Sciences & Board on Science Education: Undergraduate Research Experiences for STEM Students
Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their own career success. There are many ongoing efforts to …
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€82.48
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Collection of Indicators of Criminal Justice System Involvement in Population Health Data Programs
In the U.S. criminal justice system in 2014, an estimated 2.2 million people were in incarcerated or under correctional supervision on any given day, and another 4.7 million were under community …
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€3.71
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Collection of Indicators of Criminal Justice System Involvement in Population Health Data Programs
In the U.S. criminal justice system in 2014, an estimated 2.2 million people were in incarcerated or under correctional supervision on any given day, and another 4.7 million were under community …
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€70.71
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Assessing Approaches to Updating the Social Cost of Carbon: Valuing Climate Damages
The social cost of carbon (SC-CO2) is an economic metric intended to provide a comprehensive estimate of the net damages – that is, the monetized value of the net impacts, both negative and positive …
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€3.78
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Assessing Approaches to Updating the Social Cost of Carbon: Valuing Climate Damages
The social cost of carbon (SC-CO2) is an economic metric intended to provide a comprehensive estimate of the net damages – that is, the monetized value of the net impacts, both negative and positive …
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€90.03
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Innovations in Federal Statistics
Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with instruments carefully designed for particular data …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Innovations in Federal Statistics
Federal government statistics provide critical information to the country and serve a key role in a democracy. For decades, sample surveys with instruments carefully designed for particular data …
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€70.48
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated by Congress to assist the Nation and the world to …
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€3.73
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Accomplishments of the U.S. Global Change Research Program
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is an interagency program, established by the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990, mandated by Congress to assist the Nation and the world to …
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€43.22
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English
Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, …
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€3.71
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English
Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, …
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€112.17
Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Approaches to the Development of Character
The development of character is a valued objective for many kinds of educational programs that take place both in and outside of school. Educators and administrators who develop and run programs that …
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€3.73
Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Approaches to the Development of Character
The development of character is a valued objective for many kinds of educational programs that take place both in and outside of school. Educators and administrators who develop and run programs that …
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€71.65
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Assessing Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies: Supporting Students’ College Success
The importance of higher education has never been clearer. Educational attainment"the number of years a person spends in school"strongly predicts adult earnings, as well as health and civic …
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€3.70
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Assessing Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies: Supporting Students’ College Success
The importance of higher education has never been clearer. Educational attainment"the number of years a person spends in school"strongly predicts adult earnings, as well as health and civic …
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€67.30
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention by Communities to Promote Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health in Children
Communities provide the context in which programs, principles, and policies are implemented. Their needs dictate the kinds of programs that community organizers and advocates, program developers and …
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€3.73
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention by Communities to Promote Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health in Children
Communities provide the context in which programs, principles, and policies are implemented. Their needs dictate the kinds of programs that community organizers and advocates, program developers and …
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€55.61
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Social and Behavioral Sciences for National Security
In the coming years, complex domestic and international environments and challenges to national security will continue. Intelligence analysts and the intelligence community will need access to the …
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€3.73
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Social and Behavioral Sciences for National Security
In the coming years, complex domestic and international environments and challenges to national security will continue. Intelligence analysts and the intelligence community will need access to the …
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€55.49
Board on Science Education & Committee on How People Learn II: The Science and Practice of Learning: How People Learn II
There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, …
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€59.82
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults
Accessible and affordable housing can enable community living, maximize independence, and promote health for vulnerable populations. However, the United States faces a shortage of affordable and …
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€3.73
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults
Accessible and affordable housing can enable community living, maximize independence, and promote health for vulnerable populations. However, the United States faces a shortage of affordable and …
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€52.60
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Behavioral, and Economic Sciences to National Priorities Committee on the Value of Social: Value of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences to National Priorities
Nearly every major challenge the United States faces"from alleviating unemployment to protecting itself from terrorism"requires understanding the causes and consequences of peoples …
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€3.72
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Behavioral, and Economic Sciences to National Priorities Committee on the Value of Social: Value of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences to National Priorities
Nearly every major challenge the United States faces"from alleviating unemployment to protecting itself from terrorism"requires understanding the causes and consequences of peoples …
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€61.62
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions, …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Publicly available statistics from government agencies that are credible, relevant, accurate, and timely are essential for policy makers, individuals, households, businesses, academic institutions, …
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€66.12
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement
Every year roughly 100, 000 fatal and injury crashes occur in the United States involving large trucks and buses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. Department of …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement
Every year roughly 100, 000 fatal and injury crashes occur in the United States involving large trucks and buses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in the U.S. Department of …
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€73.04
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Lessons Learned from Diverse Efforts to Change Social Norms and Opportunities and Strategies to Promote Behavior Change in Behavioral Health (P
In 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened two workshops with oversight from the Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms. The …
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€3.73
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Lessons Learned from Diverse Efforts to Change Social Norms and Opportunities and Strategies to Promote Behavior Change in Behavioral Health (e
In 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened two workshops with oversight from the Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms. The …
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€70.36
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation
In October 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 1-day public workshop on Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation. The workshop was organized …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation
In October 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 1-day public workshop on Principles and Practices for Federal Program Evaluation. The workshop was organized …
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€61.31
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century
The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related …
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€3.73
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century
The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related …
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€82.14
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2014 Redesign of the Survey of Income and Program Participation
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is a national, longitudinal household survey conducted by the Census Bureau. SIPP serves as a tool to evaluate the effectiveness of …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2014 Redesign of the Survey of Income and Program Participation
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is a national, longitudinal household survey conducted by the Census Bureau. SIPP serves as a tool to evaluate the effectiveness of …
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€82.49
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences Within the Weather Enterprise
Our ability to observe and forecast severe weather events has improved markedly over the past few decades. Forecasts of snow and ice storms, hurricanes and storm surge, extreme heat, and other severe …
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€3.75
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Integrating Social and Behavioral Sciences Within the Weather Enterprise
Our ability to observe and forecast severe weather events has improved markedly over the past few decades. Forecasts of snow and ice storms, hurricanes and storm surge, extreme heat, and other severe …
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€73.52
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Decision Framework for Managing the Spirit Lake and Toutle River System at Mount St. Helens
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington State radically changed the physical and socio-economic landscapes of the region. The eruption destroyed the summit of the volcano, …
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€3.72
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Decision Framework for Managing the Spirit Lake and Toutle River System at Mount St. Helens
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington State radically changed the physical and socio-economic landscapes of the region. The eruption destroyed the summit of the volcano, …
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€89.84
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Training the Future Child Health Care Workforce to Improve the Behavioral Health of Children, Youth, and Families
Increasing numbers of evidence-based interventions have proven effective in preventing and treating behavioral disorders in children. However, the adoption of these interventions in the health care …
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€3.72
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Training the Future Child Health Care Workforce to Improve the Behavioral Health of Children, Youth, and Families
Increasing numbers of evidence-based interventions have proven effective in preventing and treating behavioral disorders in children. However, the adoption of these interventions in the health care …
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€66.36
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Crop Estimates by Integrating Multiple Data Sources
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is the primary statistical data collection agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). NASS conducts hundreds of surveys each year and …
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€3.70
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Crop Estimates by Integrating Multiple Data Sources
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is the primary statistical data collection agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). NASS conducts hundreds of surveys each year and …
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€82.53
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Federal Statistics, Multiple Data Sources, and Privacy Protection
The environment for obtaining information and providing statistical data for policy makers and the public has changed significantly in the past decade, raising questions about the fundamental survey …
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€3.73
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Federal Statistics, Multiple Data Sources, and Privacy Protection
The environment for obtaining information and providing statistical data for policy makers and the public has changed significantly in the past decade, raising questions about the fundamental survey …
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€70.49
Committee on Law and Justice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Proactive Policing
Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in policing that …
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€3.72
Committee on Law and Justice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Proactive Policing
Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in policing that …
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€74.28
Board on Science Education & Committee on Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education: Indicators for Monitoring Undergraduate STEM Education
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that fuel job creation and national economic growth. …
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€3.75
Board on Science Education & Committee on Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education: Indicators for Monitoring Undergraduate STEM Education
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals generate a stream of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that fuel job creation and national economic growth. …
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€67.48
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring the 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce Population
The National Science Foundations National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), one of the nations principal statistical agencies, is charged to collect, acquire, analyze, report, …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring the 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce Population
The National Science Foundations National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), one of the nations principal statistical agencies, is charged to collect, acquire, analyze, report, …
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€73.21
Committee on Financing Early Care and Education with a Highly Qualified Workforce & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education
High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, which benefit not …
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€3.72
Committee on Financing Early Care and Education with a Highly Qualified Workforce & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education
High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, which benefit not …
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€82.34
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Design, Selection, and Implementation of Instructional Materials for the Next Generation Science Standards
Instructional materials are a key means to achieving the goals of science education"an enterprise that yields unique and worthwhile benefits to individuals and society. As states and districts …
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€3.73
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Design, Selection, and Implementation of Instructional Materials for the Next Generation Science Standards
Instructional materials are a key means to achieving the goals of science education"an enterprise that yields unique and worthwhile benefits to individuals and society. As states and districts …
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€61.20
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Human-Automation Interaction Considerations for Unmanned Aerial System Integration into the National Airspace System
Prior to 2012, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology had been primarily used by the military and hobbyists, but it has more recently transitioned to broader application, including commercial and …
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€3.73
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board & Board on Human-Systems Integration: Human-Automation Interaction Considerations for Unmanned Aerial System Integration into the National Airspace System
Prior to 2012, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology had been primarily used by the military and hobbyists, but it has more recently transitioned to broader application, including commercial and …
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€89.74
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment
Climate change poses many challenges that affect society and the natural world. With these challenges, however, come opportunities to respond. By taking steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change, …
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€3.73
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the Draft Fourth National Climate Assessment
Climate change poses many challenges that affect society and the natural world. With these challenges, however, come opportunities to respond. By taking steps to adapt to and mitigate climate change, …
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€73.28
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging and Disability
Many different groups of people are subject to stereotypes. Positive stereotypes (e.g., older and wiser) may provide a benefit to the relevant groups. However, negative stereotypes of aging and of …
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€3.72
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging and Disability
Many different groups of people are subject to stereotypes. Positive stereotypes (e.g., older and wiser) may provide a benefit to the relevant groups. However, negative stereotypes of aging and of …
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€58.48
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Modernizing Crime Statistics: Report 2
To derive statistics about crime " to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it – a conceptual framework for …
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€3.71
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Modernizing Crime Statistics: Report 2
To derive statistics about crime " to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it – a conceptual framework for …
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€82.27
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Factors of Process Safety and Worker Empowerment in the Offshore Oil Industry
Since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill, efforts to improve safety in the offshore oil industry have resulted in the adoption of new technological controls, increased promotion of …
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€3.76
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Factors of Process Safety and Worker Empowerment in the Offshore Oil Industry
Since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill, efforts to improve safety in the offshore oil industry have resulted in the adoption of new technological controls, increased promotion of …
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€70.14
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Changing Sociocultural Dynamics and Implications for National Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€3.72
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Changing Sociocultural Dynamics and Implications for National Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€61.31
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Leveraging Advances in Social Network Thinking for National Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€3.75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Leveraging Advances in Social Network Thinking for National Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€61.62
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Emerging Trends and Methods in International Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€3.72
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Emerging Trends and Methods in International Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€61.23
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Science Breakthroughs to Advance Food and Agricultural Research by 2030
For nearly a century, scientific advances have fueled progress in U.S. agriculture to enable American producers to deliver safe and abundant food domestically and provide a trade surplus in bulk and …
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€82.66
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future Directions for the Demography of Aging
Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demography of Aging is, in many ways, the successor to that …
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€3.73
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future Directions for the Demography of Aging
Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demography of Aging is, in many ways, the successor to that …
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€89.58
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reengineering the Census Bureau’s Annual Economic Surveys
The U.S. Census Bureau maintains an important portfolio of economic statistics programs, including quinquennial economic censuses, annual economic surveys, and quarterly and monthly indicator …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reengineering the Census Bureau’s Annual Economic Surveys
The U.S. Census Bureau maintains an important portfolio of economic statistics programs, including quinquennial economic censuses, annual economic surveys, and quarterly and monthly indicator …
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€73.40
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics & Board on Science Education: Data Science for Undergraduates
Data science is emerging as a field that is revolutionizing science and industries alike. Work across nearly all domains is becoming more data driven, affecting both the jobs that are available and …
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€3.73
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics & Board on Science Education: Data Science for Undergraduates
Data science is emerging as a field that is revolutionizing science and industries alike. Work across nearly all domains is becoming more data driven, affecting both the jobs that are available and …
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€55.30
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System
The U.S. Gulf Coast provides a valuable setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions and feedbacks that have led to a complex, interconnected coastal system. The physical …
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€3.72
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System
The U.S. Gulf Coast provides a valuable setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions and feedbacks that have led to a complex, interconnected coastal system. The physical …
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€73.64
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Health Research on Small Populations
The increasing diversity of population of the United States presents many challenges to conducting health research that is representative and informative. Dispersion and accessibility issues can …
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€3.72
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Health Research on Small Populations
The increasing diversity of population of the United States presents many challenges to conducting health research that is representative and informative. Dispersion and accessibility issues can …
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€58.12
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Workforce Development and Intelligence Analysis for National Security Purposes
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€3.75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Workforce Development and Intelligence Analysis for National Security Purposes
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€67.17
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€3.73
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Learning from the Science of Cognition and Perception for Decision Making
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€62.85
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Understanding Narratives for National Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€3.75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Understanding Narratives for National Security
Beginning in October 2017, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized a set of workshops designed to gather information for the Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral …
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€61.14
Board on Science Education & Committee on Supporting English Learners in STEM Subjects: English Learners in STEM Subjects
The imperative that all students, including English learners (ELs), achieve high academic standards and have opportunities to participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) …
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€3.71
Board on Science Education & Committee on Supporting English Learners in STEM Subjects: English Learners in STEM Subjects
The imperative that all students, including English learners (ELs), achieve high academic standards and have opportunities to participate in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) …
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€67.17
Board on Science Education & Committee on Designing Citizen Science to Support Science Learning: Learning Through Citizen Science
In the last twenty years, citizen science has blossomed as a way to engage a broad range of individuals in doing science. Citizen science projects focus on, but are not limited to, nonscientists …
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€3.72
Board on Science Education & Committee on Designing Citizen Science to Support Science Learning: Learning Through Citizen Science
In the last twenty years, citizen science has blossomed as a way to engage a broad range of individuals in doing science. Citizen science projects focus on, but are not limited to, nonscientists …
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€67.37
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Investigations and Engineering Design Experiences in Grades 6-12: Science and Engineering for Grades 6-12
It is essential for todays students to learn about science and engineering in order to make sense of the world around them and participate as informed members of a democratic society. The skills and …
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€3.71
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Investigations and Engineering Design Experiences in Grades 6-12: Science and Engineering for Grades 6-12
It is essential for todays students to learn about science and engineering in order to make sense of the world around them and participate as informed members of a democratic society. The skills and …
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€59.62
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands
The drylands region shared by the United States and Mexico currently faces multiple sustainability challenges at the intersection of the human and natural systems. Warming and drying conditions …
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€3.75
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Advancing Sustainability of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Drylands
The drylands region shared by the United States and Mexico currently faces multiple sustainability challenges at the intersection of the human and natural systems. Warming and drying conditions …
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€73.65
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Data Collection and Measurement of Complex Farms
Americas farms and farmers are integral to the U.S. economy and, more broadly, to the nations social and cultural fabric. A healthy agricultural sector helps ensure a safe and reliable food supply, …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Data Collection and Measurement of Complex Farms
Americas farms and farmers are integral to the U.S. economy and, more broadly, to the nations social and cultural fabric. A healthy agricultural sector helps ensure a safe and reliable food supply, …
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€67.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Methods to Foster Transparency and Reproducibility of Federal Statistics
In 2014 the National Science Foundation (NSF) provided support to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a series of Forums on Open Science in response to a government-wide …
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€3.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Methods to Foster Transparency and Reproducibility of Federal Statistics
In 2014 the National Science Foundation (NSF) provided support to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a series of Forums on Open Science in response to a government-wide …
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€73.15
Board on Health Care Services & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Care to Prevent Suicide Among People with Serious Mental Illness
Suicide prevention initiatives are part of much broader systems connected to activities such as the diagnosis of mental illness, the recognition of clinical risk, improving access to care, and …
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€3.75
Board on Health Care Services & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Care to Prevent Suicide Among People with Serious Mental Illness
Suicide prevention initiatives are part of much broader systems connected to activities such as the diagnosis of mental illness, the recognition of clinical risk, improving access to care, and …
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€61.19
Committee on a Decadal Survey of Social and Behavioral Sciences for Applications to National Security & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Decadal Survey of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
The primary function of the intelligence analyst is to make sense of information about the world, but the way analysts do that work will look profoundly different a decade from now. Technological …
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€3.78
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Achieving Behavioral Health Equity for Children, Families, and Communities
In November 2017, the The Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity, convened a workshop on …
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€3.72
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Achieving Behavioral Health Equity for Children, Families, and Communities
In November 2017, the The Forum on Promoting Children’s Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity, convened a workshop on …
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€67.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving the American Community Survey
Since its origin 23 years ago as a pilot test conducted in four U.S. counties, the U.S. Census Bureaus American Community Survey (ACS) has been the focus of continuous research, development, and …
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€3.72
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving the American Community Survey
Since its origin 23 years ago as a pilot test conducted in four U.S. counties, the U.S. Census Bureaus American Community Survey (ACS) has been the focus of continuous research, development, and …
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€73.07
Committee on the Neurobiological and Socio-behavioral Science of Adolescent Development and Its Applications & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Promise of Adolescence
Adolescence"beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20s"is a critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop. These changes in brain …
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€104.55
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health AdministrationaResourcing, Workforce Modeling, and Staffing
In January 2019, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the 2-day Workshop on Resourcing, Workforce Modeling, and Staffing. This workshop is one of several …
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€55.53
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Choosing the Right Formula
The workshop was a direct outgrowth of a previous study by the CNSTAT Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas. That panel, established under a 1994 act of Congress, began its work …
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€32.43
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Reporting Test Results for Students with Disabilities and English-Language Learners
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council’s (NRC) Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) convened a workshop on reporting test results for individuals who …
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€32.31
Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Nontechnical Strategies to Reduce Children’s Exposure to Inapprop
In response to a mandate from Congress in conjunction with the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board and the Board on Children, …
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€32.67
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition
This volume is part of an effort to review what is known about the determinants of fertility transition in developing countries and to identify lessons that might lead to policies aimed at lowering …
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€51.43
Committee on Law and Justice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Deadly Lessons
The shooting at Columbine High School riveted national attention on violence in the nations schools. This dramatic example signaled an implicit and growing fear that these events would continue to …
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€46.42
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on National Statistics: Dynamics of Disability
The Society Security disability program faces urgent challenges: more people receiving benefits than ever before, the prospect of even more claimants as baby boomers age, changing attitudes …
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€57.32
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Interactions with the Carbon Cycle
The USGCRP’s Carbon Cycle Working Group asked the National Research Council’s Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change to hold a workshop on Human Interactions with the Carbon Cycle. The …
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€17.21
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Tools for Environmental Protection
Many people believe that environmental regulation has passed a point of diminishing returns: the quick fixes have been achieved and the main sources of pollution are shifting from large "point …
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€63.61
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on International Conflict Resolution: International Conflict Resolution After the Cold War
The end of the Cold War has changed the shape of organized violence in the world and the ways in which governments and others try to set its limits. Even the concept of international conflict is …
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€55.36
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation: Educating Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology
Each new headline about American students’ poor performance in math and science leads to new calls for reform in teaching. Education Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology puts the whole …
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€40.31
Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning with additional material from the Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: How People Learn
First released in the Spring of 1999, How People Learn has been expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real …
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€29.15
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty
The Panel on Estimates of Poverty for Small Geographic Areas was established by the Committee on National Statistics at the National Research Council in response to the Improving America’s Schools …
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€86.86
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Small-Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Recent trends in federal policies for social and economic programs have increased the demand for timely, accurate estimates of income and poverty for states, counties, and even smaller areas. Every …
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€40.38
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Elder Mistreatment
Since the late 1970s when Congressman Claude Pepper held widely publicized hearings on the mistreatment of the elderly, policy makers and practitioners have sought ways to protect older Americans …
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€67.46
Committee on National Statistics & Committee to Review the Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph: Polygraph and Lie Detection
The polygraph, often portrayed as a magic mind-reading machine, is still controversial among experts, who continue heated debates about its validity as a lie-detecting device. As the nation takes a …
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€57.75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Through the Kaleidoscope
The importance of behavioral, social, economic, and environmental influences on health is increasingly recognized. Further, the relationships among genetic factors, social influences, and the …
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€24.75
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Leveraging Longitudinal Data in Developing Countries
Longitudinal data collection and analysis are critical to social, demographic, and health research, policy, and practice. They are regularly used to address questions of demographic and health …
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€35.19
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Performance Assessments for Adult Education
In the United States, the nomenclature of adult education includes adult literacy, adult secondary education, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) services provided to undereducated and …
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€38.37
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Data Needs for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was established by Congress to provide health insurance to uninsured children whose family income was too high for Medicaid coverage but too low …
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€24.65
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Key Transportation Indicators
A transportation indicator is a measure of change over time in the transportation system or in its social, economic, environmental, or other effects. Two National Research Council (NRC) studies …
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€24.61
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Equality of Opportunity and the Importance of Place
The National Research Council (NRC) recently conducted several projects concerning urban poverty, racial disparities, and opportunities to change metropolitan areas in ways that have positive effects …
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€40.35
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Preparing for an Aging World
Aging is a process that encompasses virtually all aspects of life. Because the speed of population aging is accelerating, and because the data needed to study the aging process are complex and …
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€51.11
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Committee on Population: Emerging Issues in Hispanic Health
Hispanics are defined as people of Spanish-speaking origin from Latin America, the Caribbean, or Europe. Hispanics vary in terms of socioeconomic status, race, religion and/or more. A common …
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€40.09
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Discouraging Terrorism
This report addresses the question of what terrorists hold in value. This question is posed in order to assess some means and strategies for deterring, deflecting, or preventing terrorist activities. …
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€24.61
Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Attitudes, Aptitudes, and Aspirations of American Youth
Recruiting an all-volunteer military is a formidable task. To successfully enlist one eligible recruit, the Army must contact approximately 120 young people. The National Research Council explores …
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€68.72
Center for Social and Economic Studies & Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism: Terrorism
The events and aftermath of September 11, 2001, profoundly changed the course of history of the nation. They also brought the phenomenon known as terrorism to the forefront of the nation’s …
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€24.68
Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Eager to Learn
Clearly babies come into the world remarkably receptive to its wonders. Their alertness to sights, sounds, and even abstract concepts makes them inquisitive explorers–and learners–every waking …
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€44.13
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on National Statistics: Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research
Most major crime in this country emanates from two major data sources. The FBIs Uniform Crime Reports has collected information on crimes known to the police and arrests from local and state …
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€38.15
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Statistical Issues in Allocating Funds by Formula
In 2000, the federal government distributed over $260 billion of funding to state and local governments via 180 formula programs. These programs promote a wide spectrum of economic and social …
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€44.91
Committee on National Statistics & Committee to Review the 2000 Decade Design of the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT): Improving the Design of the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT)
The past decade has demonstrated the utility of SESTAT, but the SESTAT design shows some deficiencies with respect to response rates, coverage of populations of interest, and its ability to support …
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€17.25
Center for Education & Committee on Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards: Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards
The National Science Education Standards address not only what students should learn about science but also how their learning should be assessed. How do we know what they know?This accompanying …
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€29.18
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Learning with Information Technology
In spring 2000, representatives from the U.S. Department of Education (DOEd) and senior staff at the National Research Council (NRC) recognized a common frustration: that the potential of information …
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€40.46
Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: From Neurons to Neighborhoods
How we raise young children is one of today’s most highly personalized and sharply politicized issues, in part because each of us can claim some level of "expertise." The debate has …
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€51.66
Center for Education & Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics PhDs to K-12 Education: From Analysis to Implementation: Attracting PhDs to K-12 Education
The National Research Council (NRC) has undertaken a three-phase project to explore the possibility of a program to attract science, mathematics and engineering Ph Ds to careers in K-12 education. …
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€33.85
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Beyond Six Billion
Is rapid world population growth actually coming to an end? As population growth and its consequences have become front-page issues, projections of slowing growth from such institutions as the United …
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€40.42
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reliability Issues for DOD Systems
The final report of the National Research Council’s (NRC) Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems (National Research Council, 1998) was intended to provide broad …
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€32.86
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Adding It Up
Adding It Up explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends how teaching, curricula, and teacher education should change to improve mathematics learning during …
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€40.39
Center for Education & Committee on Improving Measures of Access to Equal Educational Opportunity: Measuring Access to Learning Opportunities
Since 1968 the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report (known as the E&S survey) has been used to gather information about possible disparities in access to learning …
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€33.68
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Initial Steps in Rebuilding the Health Sector in East Timor
In May 2002 Timor Leste (East Timor) emerged as a new nation after centuries of foreign rule and decades of struggle for independence. Its birth was a painful one; a United Nations-brokered Popular …
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€24.63
Committee on Disability Determination for Individuals with Visual Impairments & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Visual Impairments
When children and adults apply for disability benefits and claim that a visual impairment has limited their ability to function, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) is required to determine …
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€56.85
Committee to Study Tools and Strategies for Protecting Kids from Pornography and Their Applicability to Other Inappropriate Internet Content & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Technical, Business, and Legal Dimensions of Protecting Children
In response to a mandate from Congress in conjunction with the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) and the Board on …
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€40.35
Center for Education & Committee on the Impact of the Changing Economy on the Education System: Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education
The Workshop on the Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education documents changes seen in the postsecondary education system. In her report Lisa Hudson focuses on who is participating in …
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€39.58
Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Methodological Advances in Cross-National Surveys of Educational Achievement
In November 2000, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) held a symposium to draw on the wealth of experience gathered over a four–decade period, to evaluate improvement …
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€64.11
Committee on a Strategic Education Research Partnership & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strategic Education Research Partnership
Envision a cadre of leading scientists and practitioners working collaboratively on a highly focused program of education research that is tightly coupled with practice. Much of the research is …
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€34.28
Center for Education & Committee on Science Education K-12: What Is the Influence of the National Science Education Standards?
In 2001, with support from National Science Foundation, the National Research Council began a review of the evidence concerning whether or not the National Science Education Standards have had an …
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€40.42
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Offspring
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of human behavior, little of this work has penetrated into formal demography. Very few demographers worry about how biological …
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€68.39
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards
The NRC has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor standards. The committee held …
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€40.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study
Federal law prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of seven protected classes including race. Despite 30 years of legal prohibition under the Fair Housing Act, however, there is evidence of …
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€24.71
Committee on Disability Determination for Mental Retardation & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Mental Retardation
Current estimates suggest that between one and three percent of people living in the United States will receive a diagnosis of mental retardation. Mental retardation, a condition characterized by …
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€56.04
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology
Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology reports on a meeting of scientists, policy makers, and researchers convened to discuss new approaches to undergraduate science, …
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€38.25
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Technology and Assessment
The papers in this collection were commissioned by the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) for a workshop held on November 14, 2001, with support from the …
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€43.54
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Achieving High Educational Standards for All
This volume summarizes a range of scientific perspectives on the important goal of achieving high educational standards for all students. Based on a conference held at the request of the U.S. …
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€44.81
Center for Education & Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research: Scientific Research in Education
Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific research in education for more than 100 years. Recent enthusiasm for "evidence-based" policy and …
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€29.25
Center for Education & Committee on Undergraduate Science Education: Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Participants in this workshop were asked to explore three related questions: (1) how to create measures of undergraduate learning in STEM courses; (2) how such measures might be organized into a …
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€46.41
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Studies of Welfare Populations
This volume, a companion to Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition, is a collection of papers on data collection issues for welfare and low-income populations. The papers on survey issues …
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€68.39
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Adolescent Risk and Vulnerability
Adolescents obviously do not always act in ways that serve their own best interests, even as defined by them. Sometimes their perception of their own risks, even of survival to adulthood, is larger …
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€44.20
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Survey Automation
For over 100 years, the evolution of modern survey methodology"using the theory of representative sampling to make interferences from a part of the population to the whole"has been …
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€86.86
Board on International Scientific Organizations & Center for Education: Studying Classroom Teaching as a Medium for Professional Development
The Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) and the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNCMI) took advantage of a unique opportunity to bring educators together. In August …
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€51.78
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Drama of the Commons
The "tragedy of the commons" is a central concept in human ecology and the study of the environment. It has had tremendous value for stimulating research, but it only describes the reality …
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€40.50
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2000 Census
This volume contains the full text of two reports: one is an interim review of major census operations, which also assesses the U.S. Census bureau’s recommendation in March 2001 regarding statistical …
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€54.02
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity: Understanding Dropouts
The role played by testing in the nation’s public school system has been increasing steadily-and growing more complicated-for more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing …
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€24.60
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Toward a Health Statistics System for the 21st Century
The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) convened a workshop on November 4-5, 1999, to identify new directions for health statistics and the implications for health data of changes in the health …
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€40.09
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Getting to Positive Outcomes for Children in Child Care
As a result of the heightened public and political attention and the movement toward standards and accountability, performance measurement has emerged as an important concern in the early childhood …
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€40.35
Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Power of Video Technology in International Comparative Research in Education
Video technology offers a number of important potential benefits to researchers and policy makers interested in international comparative research. However, a number of practical and methodological …
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€24.61
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Law and Justice: What’s Changing in Prosecution?
This workshop arose out of the efforts of the Committee on Law and Justice to assist the National Institute of Justice in identifying gaps in the overall research portfolio on crime and justice. It …
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€24.71
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity: Testing English-Language Learners in U.S. Schools
The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity was created under the auspices of the National Research Council (NRC), and specifically under the oversight of the Board on Testing and …
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€40.44
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Psychosocial Concepts in Humanitarian Work with Children
This report is concerned with reviewing psychosocial concepts in research related to humanitarian work, with particular emphasis on research related to children affected by prolonged violence and …
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€40.41
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Cities Transformed
Virtually all of the growth in the worlds population for the foreseeable future will take place in the cities and towns of the developing world. Over the next twenty years, most developing countries …
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€68.14
Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reducing Underage Drinking
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous – both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational …
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€57.60
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Economic, academic, and social forces are causing undergraduate schools to start a fresh examination of teaching effectiveness. Administrators face the complex task of developing equitable, …
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€46.41
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: At What Price?
How well does the consumer price index (CPI) reflect the changes that people actually face in living costs"from apples to computers to health care? Given how it is used, is it desirable to …
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€57.75
Center for Education & Committee on Programs for Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in American High Schools: Learning and Understanding
This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate …
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€51.46
Committee on Minority Representation in Special Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Minority Students in Special and Gifted Education
Special education and gifted and talented programs were designed for children whose educational needs are not well met in regular classrooms. From their inceptions, these programs have had …
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€138.06
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Investigating the Influence of Standards
Since 1989, with the publication of Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for Mathematics by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, standards have been at the forefront of the education …
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€32.35
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Knowing What Students Know
Education is a hot topic. From the stage of presidential debates to tonight’s dinner table, it is an issue that most Americans are deeply concerned about. While there are many strategies for …
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€57.51
Center for Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Helping Children Learn Mathematics
Results from national and international assessments indicate that school children in the United States are not learning mathematics well enough. Many students cannot correctly apply computational …
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€12.03
Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Educating Children with Autism
Autism is a word most of us are familiar with. But do we really know what it means?Children with autism are challenged by the most essential human behaviors. They have difficulty interacting with …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Testing Teacher Candidates
Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels …
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€57.51
Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Understanding Others, Educating Ourselves
Since 1988, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) at the (U.S.) National Research Council of the National Academies has engaged in activities designed to increase the …
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€40.39
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Education and Delinquency
The Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment, and Control convened a workshop on October 2, 1998, to explore issues related to educational performance, school climate, school practices, …
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€40.09
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data
Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data summarizes a workshop convened by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to promote discussion about methods for advancing the often …
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€40.25
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth: After-School Programs that Promote Child and Adolescent Development
This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at a workshop entitled Opportunities to Promote Child and Adolescent Development During the After-School Hours, convened on October 21, 1999. …
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€40.46
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sleep Needs, Patterns and Difficulties of Adolescents
Sleep is not only a biological necessity but also a physiological drive. In today’s fast-paced world, though, a good night’s sleep is often the first thing to go. The effects of inadequate sleep are …
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€24.71
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Embedding Common Test Items in State and District Assessments: Embedding Questions
Policy makers are caught between two powerful forces in relation to testing in America’s schools. One is increased interest on the part of educators, reinforced by federal requirements, in developing …
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€40.42
Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests, Year 2
In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced a federal initiative to develop tests of 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics that could be administered on a voluntary …
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€33.63
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Education K-12: Global Perspectives for Local Action
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a rich source of information that can be used by a broad range of stakeholders to promote discussions and actions to improve K-12 …
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€101.79
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Sowing Seeds of Change
Every day economic decisions are made in the public and private sectors, based on limited information and analysis. The analysis and information needed for successful public policy has changed …
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€36.83
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Nature’s Numbers
In order to really see the forest, what’s the best way to count the trees? Understanding how the economy interacts with the environment has important implications for policy, regulatory, and business …
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€55.24
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices: Investigating District-Level and Market-Basket Reporting: Designing a Market Basket for NAEP
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Research Council (NRC) established the Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices to examine the feasibility and potential impact of …
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€24.75
Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government & Committee on National Statistics: Summary of a Workshop on Information Technology Research for Federal Statistics
Part of an in-depth study of how information technology research and development could more effectively support advances in the use of information technology (IT) in government, Summary of a Workshop …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Time-Use Measurement and Research
One of the most substantial policy changes in the past decade was the elimination of the main social welfare program for poor families, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, ending the entitlement …
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€37.43
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development: Early Childhood Intervention
On June 24-25, 1999, the Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the National Research Council/National Academy of …
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€40.50
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices: Investigating District-Level and Market-Basket Reporting: Reporting District-Level NAEP Data
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s best measures of student achievement in key subject areas. Since its inception in 1969, NAEP has …
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€24.66
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress: Grading the Nation’s Report Card
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the nation’s report card, has chronicled students’ academic achievement in America for over a quarter of a century. It has been a …
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€51.85
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth
On November 9-10, 1998, the Forum on Adolescence of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, a cross-cutting initiative of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the …
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€40.42
Benjamin F. King & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Designing the 2010 Census
The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods was formed to examine alternative designs for the 2010 census and to assist the Census Bureau in planning tests and analyses to help assess and compare …
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€24.61
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Consequences of Maternal Morbidity and Maternal Mortality
In 1997 the committee published Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions, a report that recommended actions to improve reproductive health for women …
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€17.14
Committee on Future Directions for Cognitive Research on Aging & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging Mind
Possible new breakthroughs in understanding the aging mind that can be used to benefit older people are now emerging from research. This volume identifies the key scientific advances and the …
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€42.58
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards
Over the past half century, the international flow of goods, services, and capital has grown rapidly. Globalization creates new economic, cultural, and social opportunities, but also poses the …
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€45.09
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards
The National Research Council has convened the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards to provide expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international labor …
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€24.63
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
How can the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the nation’s newest federal statistical agency, contribute to the work of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)? What is the appropriate …
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€40.42
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Small-Area Estimates of School-Age Children in Poverty
The U.S. Department of Education uses estimates of school-age children in poverty to allocate federal funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for education programs to aid …
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€38.86
Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Starting Out Right
A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses …
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€17.23
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of Air Traffic Control
Automation in air traffic control may increase efficiency, but it also raises questions about adequate human control over automated systems. Following on the panel’s first volume on air traffic …
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€98.89
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor: Protecting Youth at Work
In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening …
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€55.50
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students: Educating Language-Minority Children
In the past 30 years, a large and growing number of students in U.S. schools have come from homes in which the language background is other than English. These students present unique challenges for …
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€40.42
Committee on the Prevention of Reading Difficulties in Young Children & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children
While most children learn to read fairly well, there remain many young Americans whose futures are imperiled because they do not read well enough to meet the demands of our competitive, …
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€44.13
Board on International Comparative Studies in Education & Board on Testing and Assessment: Next Steps for TIMSS
Now that the initial results of The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have been released, the Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) has turned its …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Health Performance Measurement in the Public Sector
There is growing interest in using performance measurement as a means of holding federal, state, and local health agencies accountable for their use of public funds. Health Performance Measurement in …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Transitions in Work and Learning
The dramatic shift in the American labor market away from manufacturing and the growing gap in earnings between high school and college graduates have contributed to a sense of alarm about the …
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€51.51
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Occupational Analysis: Changing Nature of Work
Although there is great debate about how work is changing, there is a clear consensus that changes are fundamental and ongoing. The Changing Nature of Work examines the evidence for change in the …
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€59.83
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform
This report was prepared in response to a request from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It summarizes the discussions at a February 1998 workshop …
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€24.68
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Adolescent Decision Making
Interest in the role that decision making plays in adolescents’ involvement in high-risk behaviors led the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries
This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries, organized by the Committee on Population of the …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on the Development of an Addendum to the National Science Education Standards on Scientific Inquiry: Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards
Humans, especially children, are naturally curious. Yet, people often balk at the thought of learning science–the "eyes glazed over" syndrome. Teachers may find teaching science a major …
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€34.38
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring a Changing Nation
This final report of the Panel on Alternative Census Methodologies provides an assessment of the Census Bureau’s plans for the 2000 census as of the time of the 1998 census dress rehearsal. It …
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Andrew Reynolds & Ben Reilly: Electoral Systems and Conflict in Divided Societies
This paper is one of a series being prepared for the National Research Council’s Committee on International Conflict Resolution. The committee was organized in late 1995 to respond to a growing need …
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Committee on Human Factors & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Dynamic Social Network Modeling and Analysis
In the summer of 2002, the Office of Naval Research asked the Committee on Human Factors to hold a workshop on dynamic social network and analysis. The primary purpose of the workshop was to bring …
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€62.24
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Education K-12 and the Mathematical Sciences Education Board: Designing Mathematics or Science Curriculum Programs
With the publication of the National Science Education Standards and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’ Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics, a clear set of goals …
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€23.14
Committee on Education Finance & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Making Money Matter
The United States annually spends over $300 billion on public elementary and secondary education. As the nation enters the 21st century, it faces a major challenge: how best to tie this financial …
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€63.63
Board on Science Education & Committee on Science Education K-12 and Mathematical Sciences Education Board: Global Perspectives for Local Action
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised the alarm about U.S. mathematics and science education. Most Americans are now aware that U.S. students lag behind their peers in …
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€27.06
Board on Science Education & Committee on Developing the Capacity to Select Effective Instructional Materials: Selecting Instructional Materials
The National Science Education Standards set broad content goals for teaching grades K-12. For science teaching programs to achieve these goals"indeed, for science teaching to be most …
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€23.08
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Title I Testing and Assessment: Testing, Teaching, and Learning
State education departments and school districts face an important challenge in implementing a new law that requires disadvantaged students to be held to the same standards as other students. The new …
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€26.91
Center for Education & Committee on Improving Learning with Information Technology: Planning for Two Transformations in Education and Learning Technology
In response to concerns about the continued unrealized potential of IT in K-12 education, the National Research Councils Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education …
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€40.50
Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: How People Learn
How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice provides a broad overview of research on learners and learning and on teachers and teaching. It expands on the 1999 National Research Council …
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€24.68
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families: Children of Immigrants
Immigrant children and youth are the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. Children of Immigrants represents some of …
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€94.38
Board on Testing and Assessment & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessment of Science Meets the Science of Assessment
To explore the connections between new approaches to science education and new developments in assessment, the Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA) of the National Research Council (NRC) sponsored …
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€40.31
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition
For every weapons system being developed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must make a critical decision: Should the system go forward to full-scale production? The answer to that question may …
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€48.86
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Improving the Future of U.S. Cities Through Improved Metropolitan Area Governance: Governance and Opportunity in Metropolitan America
America’s cities have symbolized the nation’s prosperity, dynamism, and innovation. Even with the trend toward suburbanization, many central cities attract substantial new investment and employment. …
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€63.11
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling: Pathological Gambling
As states have moved from merely tolerating gambling to running their own games, as communities have increasingly turned to gambling for an economic boost, important questions arise. Has the new age …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Health Performance in the Public Sector
The Panel on Performance Measures and Data for Public Health Performance Partnership Grants was established at the request of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Its charge is to …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Myths and Tradeoffs
More than 8 million students enrolled in 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 1996. The multifaceted system through which these students applied to and were …
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€40.27
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Demography of Forced Migration
Because forced migration situations are often physically dangerous and politically complicated, estimates of these populations are often difficult to make. Estimates of forced migration vary, but it …
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€40.25
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research
This book identifies areas that represent new needs and opportunities for human factors research in the coming decades. It is forward-looking, problem oriented, and selectively focused on national or …
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€48.66
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Health and Adjustment of Immigrant Children and Families: From Generation to Generation
Immigrant children and youth are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, and so their prospects bear heavily on the well-being of the country. However, relevant public policy is shaped …
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€57.64
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics and Board on Children and Families: Integrating Federal Statistics on Children
Those who make and implement policies for children and families are seriously hampered by several features of the federal statistical system: categorical fragmentation, sampling strategies that …
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€29.20
Committee on Education Finance & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance
Spending on K-12 education across the United States and across local school districts has long been characterized by great disparities–disparities that reflect differences in property wealth and tax …
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€46.34
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: New Americans
This book sheds light on one of the most controversial issues of the decade. It identifies the economic gains and losses from immigration–for the nation, states, and local areas–and provides a …
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€66.63
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Organizational Linkages
By one analysis, a 12 percent annual increase in data processing budgets for U.S. corporations has yielded annual productivity gains of less than 2 percent. Why? This timely book provides some …
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Anne Y. Kester & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Following the Money
Many questions have been raised about America’s status in the increasingly interconnected global economy. Yet key facts–such as the amount of foreign assets abroad owned by U.S. citizens–are not …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior
The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. In the past, most research on welfare …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Enhancing Organizational Performance
Total quality management (TQM), reengineering, the workplace of the twenty-first century–the 1990s have brought a sense of urgency to organizations to change or face stagnation and decline, …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring the Government Sector of the U.S. Economic Accounts
This report had its origin in a Committee on National Statistics workshop in November 1993, one of a series on improving economic statistics, jointly sponsored by the Bureau of Economic Analysis …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior
The design of welfare programs in an era of reform and devolution to the states must take into account the likely effects of programs on demographic behavior. Most research on welfare in the past has …
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€44.80
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Assessment of Family Violence Interventions: Violence in Families
Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, …
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€49.32
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited English Proficient and Bilingual Students: Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children
How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken?In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central …
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Board on Science Education & Committee on Undergraduate Science Education: Science Teaching Reconsidered
Effective science teaching requires creativity, imagination, and innovation. In light of concerns about American science literacy, scientists and educators have struggled to teach this discipline …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World
This volume assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women’s education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Longitudinal Surveys of Children
The Committee and the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened in September a workshop to discuss ways to foster greater collaboration and sharing of information among principal investigators …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Paying Attention to Children in a Changing Health Care System
America’s health care system is being reshaped by a variety of market-driven changes, and states are emerging as the major governmental influence on health care policy.Amid these changes, the health …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Local Fiscal Effects of Illegal Immigration
The recent level of illegal immigration to the United States has increased debates about the effect of these immigrants on the cost of public services, and states have begun to enact policies that …
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€17.29
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change: Environmentally Significant Consumption
There has been much polemic about affluence, consumption, and the global environment. For some observers, "consumption" is at the root of global environmental threats: wealthy individuals …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessing Policies for Retirement Income
The retirement income security of older Americans and the cost of providing that security are increasingly the subject of major debate. This volume assesses what we know and recommends what we need …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Data on America’s Aging Population
The Committee on National Statistics and the Committee on Population, at the request of the NIA, convened a workshop in March 1996 to discuss data on the aging population that address the emerging …
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Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Tactical Display for Soldiers
This book examines the human factors issues associated with the development, testing, and implementation of helmet-mounted display technology in the 21st Century Land Warrior System.Because the …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
Sexually transmitted diseases, unintended pregnancies, infertility, and other reproductive problems are a growing concern around the world, especially in developing countries. Reproductive Health in …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Youth Development and Neighborhood Influences
On January 25, 1996, the Committee on Youth Development of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families convened a workshop to examine the implications of research on social settings for the design and …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Education and Training for Civilian Aviation Careers: Taking Flight
The commercial aviation industry is a major part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and a key contributor to the nation’s economy. The industry is facing the effects of a reduced role by the …
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Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Modeling Human and Organizational Behavior
Simulations are widely used in the military for training personnel, analyzing proposed equipment, and rehearsing missions, and these simulations need realistic models of human behavior. This book …
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Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Premature Death in the New Independent States
In recent years there have been alarming reports of rapid decreases in life expectancy in the New Independent States (former members of the Soviet Union). To help assess priorities for health policy, …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on the Evaluation of National and State Assessments of Educational Progress: Grading the Nation’s Report Card
Since the late 1960s, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)–the nation’s report card–has been the only continuing measure of student achievement in key subject areas. Increasingly, …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Appropriate Test Use: High Stakes
Everyone is in favor of "high education standards" and "fair testing" of student achievement, but there is little agreement as to what these terms actually mean. High Stakes looks …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Equivalency and Linkage of Educational Tests: Uncommon Measures
The issues surrounding the comparability of various tests used to assess performance in schools received broad public attention during congressional debate over the Voluntary National Tests proposed …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluation of the Voluntary National Tests
In his 1997 State of the Union address, President Clinton announced a federal initiative to develop tests of 4th-grade reading and 8th-grade mathematics that would provide reliable information about …
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Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Flight to the Future
Despite the strong safety record of the national airspace system, serious disruptions occasionally occur, often as a result of outdated or failed equipment. Under these circumstances, safety relies …
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€111.44
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improved Operational Testing and Evaluation
The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is responsible for the operational testing and evaluation of Army systems in development. ATEC requested that the National Research Council form the …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Estimating Eligibility and Participation for the WIC Program
This report reviews the methods used to estimate the national number of people eligible to participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) under full …
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Committee on Law and Justice & Committee to Review Research on Police Policy and Practices: Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing
Because police are the most visible face of government power for most citizens, they are expected to deal effectively with crime and disorder and to be impartial. Producing justice through the fair, …
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€57.88
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Planning the 2010 Census
The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods has a broad charge to review the early planning process for the 2010 census. Its work includes observing the operation of the 2000 census, deriving …
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€41.33
Committee on Family and Work Policies & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Working Families and Growing Kids
An informative mix of data and discussion, this book presents conclusions and recommendations for policies that can respond to the new conditions shaping Americas working families. Among the family …
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Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Assessment in Support of Instruction and Learning
Assessment in Support of Instruction and Learning is the summary of a National Research Council workshop convened to examine the gap between external and classroom assessment. This report discusses …
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Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics & Committee on National Statistics: Innovations in Software Engineering for Defense Systems
Recent rough estimates are that the U.S. Department of Defense (Do D) spends at least $38 billion a year on the research, development, testing, and evaluation of new defense systems; approximately 40 …
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Committee on Increasing High School Students’ Engagement and Motivation to Learn & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Engaging Schools
When it comes to motivating people to learn, disadvantaged urban adolescents are usually perceived as a hard sell. Yet, in a recent Met Life survey, 89 percent of the low-income students claimed I …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards: Human Capital Investment
An increasingly globalized world economy creates new economic, cultural, and social opportunities. Globalization also poses the challenge of ensuring that workers throughout the world share in these …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Learning and Instruction
The Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) is a bold, ambitious plan that proposes a revolutionary program of education research and development. Its purpose is to construct a powerful …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Racial and Ethnic Data on Health
The panel convened the Workshop on Improving Racial and Ethnic Data in Health to review information about current private-sector and state data collection practices in light of existing federal, …
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Center for Education & Committee on Research in Education: Strengthening Peer Review in Federal Agencies That Support Education Research
Peer review is a method used to inform decision-making by engaging experts in a critical evaluation of the merits of a product or proposal. It is most commonly known as a mechanism for judging the …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improved Operational Testing and Evaluation and Methods of Combining Test Information for the Stryker Family of Vehicles and Related Army Systems
The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) is responsible for the operational testing and evaluation of Army systems in development. ATECrequested that the National Research Council form the …
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€57.12
Committee on Law and Justice & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Advancing the Federal Research Agenda on Violence Against Women
This report expands on the work of an earlier National Research Council panel whose report, Understanding Violence Against Women, was published in 1996. The report is based on the presentations and …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Technology for Adaptive Aging
Emerging and currently available technologies offer great promise for helping older adults, even those without serious disabilities, to live healthy, comfortable, and productive lives. What …
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Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment a¬& Phase II & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating Military Advertising and Recruiting
It is anticipated that in the coming decade the Department of Defense (Do D) will field and test new advertising and recruiting initiatives designed to improve the recruiting outlook. The Do D needs …
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€51.62
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention & Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health: New Treatments for Addiction
New and improved therapies to treat and protect against drug dependence and abuse are urgently needed. In the United States alone about 50 million people regularly smoke tobacco and another 5 million …
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€56.15
Center for Education & Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards: Monitoring International Labor Standards
This new report provides a framework within which to assess compliance with core international labor standards and succeeds in taking an enormous step toward interpreting all relevant information …
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€51.75
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Monitoring International Labor Standards
In February and March 2003, the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) of the National Research Council (NRC) convened regional forums in Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and South …
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€35.90
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2000 Census
The decennial census was the federal governments largest and most complex peacetime operation. This report of a panel of the National Research Councils Committee on National Statistics …
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€68.14
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Racial Discrimination
Many racial and ethnic groups in the United States, including blacks, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, and others, have historically faced severe discrimination"pervasive and open denial of …
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€51.65
Committee to Review the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Strategic Plan & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Implementing Climate and Global Change Research
The report reviews a draft strategic plan from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, a program formed in 2002 to coordinate and direct U.S. efforts in climate change and global change research. …
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€34.40
Committee on the Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers
Mirroring a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations, the U.S. is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. Concern about the aging population tends to focus …
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€57.49
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reengineering the 2010 Census
At the request of the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Research Councils Committee on National Statistics established the Panel on Research on Future Census Methods to review the early planning …
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€50.48
Center for Education & Committee on Research in Education: Implementing Randomized Field Trials in Education
The central idea of evidence-based education-that education policy and practice ought to be fashioned based on what is known from rigorous research-offers a compelling way to approach reform efforts. …
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€24.61
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally good–or equally poor–health. There is wide variation, but on average older Whites are healthier than …
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€59.90
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
Today many school students are shielded from one of the most important concepts in modern science: evolution. In engaging and conversational style, Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science …
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€23.29
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Eliminating Health Disparities
Disparities in health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds in the United States are well documented. The reasons for these disparities are, however, not well …
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€50.78
Center for Education & Committee for a Review of the Evaluation Data on the Effectiveness of NSF-Supported and Commercially Generated Mathematics Curriculum Materials: On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness
This book reviews the evaluation research literature that has accumulated around 19 K-12 mathematics curricula and breaks new ground in framing an ambitious and rigorous approach to curriculum …
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€55.99
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
As the population of older Americans grows, it is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. Differences in health by racial and ethnic status could be increasingly consequential for health …
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€46.28
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Keeping Score for All
U.S. public schools are responsible for educating large numbers of English language learners and students with disabilities. This book considers policies for including students with disabilities and …
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€41.95
Committee on Evaluation of Children’s Health & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Children’s Health, the Nation’s Wealth
Children’s health has clearly improved over the past several decades. Significant and positive gains have been made in lowering rates of infant mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases and …
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€55.34
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Urban Policy: Urban Policy in a Changing Federal System
When the United States’ founding fathers set up a federal system of government, they asked a question that has never been satisfactorily settled: How much governmental authority belongs to the …
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€29.11
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Women’s Work, Men’s Work
Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life. This volume probes pertinent questions: Why has the …
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€34.34
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Work and Family
The United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number of dual-earner and single-adult families. This volume reviews accompanying changes in work and family structures and their effects on …
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€40.59
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Modernizing the U.S. Census
The U.S. census, conducted every 10 years since 1790, faces dramatic new challenges as the country begins its third century. Critics of the 1990 census cited problems of increasingly high costs, …
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€51.36
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Poverty
Each year’s poverty figures are anxiously awaited by policymakers, analysts, and the media. Yet questions are increasing about the 30-year-old measure as social and economic conditions change.In …
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€63.27
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Estimated costs associated with lost days and compensation claims related to musculoskeletal disorders-including back pains and repetitive motion injuries-range from $13 billion to $20 billion …
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€56.25
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Urban Policy: Perspectives on Urban Infrastructure
In this provocative volume, distinguished authorities on urban policy expose the myths surrounding today’s "infrastructure crisis" in urban public works. Five in-depth papers examine the …
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€68.00
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Behavioral and Social Science
In 1933, President Herbert Hoover commissioned the "Ogburn Report, " a comprehensive study of social trends in the United States. Fifty years later, a symposium of noted social and …
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€34.37
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Risking the Future
More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half give birth. Why do these young people, who are hardly more than children themselves, become parents? This …
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€102.86
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Behavioral and Social Sciences
This volume explores the scientific frontiers and leading edges of research across the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, history, business, education, …
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€34.34
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Pay Equity
Are women paid less than men when they hold comparable jobs? Is there gender bias in the way wages are set? Or can wage differences between men and women be explained by legitimate market forces? Pay …
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€32.10
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vision: Advances in Photoreception
One of a continuing series on Frontiers of Visual Science, this short volume contains papers presented at a recent symposium. These papers describe techniques for assessing the structure and function …
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€18.69
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Urban Policy: Inner-City Poverty in the United States
This volume documents the continuing growth of concentrated poverty in central cities of the United States and examines what is known about its causes and effects. With careful analyses of policy …
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€87.94
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Assessing Evaluation Studies
Bilingual education has long been the subject of major disagreements in this country. This book provides a detailed critique of the two largest studies of U.S. bilingual education programs. It …
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€48.51
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Workload Transition
Workload transition is a potentially crucial problem in work situations wherein operators are faced with abrupt changes in task demands. People involved include military combat personnel, air-traffic …
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€45.10
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Quality in Student Financial Aid Programs
Federal financial aid for postsecondary education students involves both large expenditures and a complex distribution system. The accuracy of the needs-based award process and the system of …
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€40.31
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect
The tragedy of child abuse and neglect is in the forefront of public attention. Yet, without a conceptual framework, research in this area has been highly fragmented. Understanding the broad …
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€119.17
Committee on Disability Determination for Individuals with Hearing Impairments & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hearing Loss
Millions of Americans experience some degree of hearing loss. The Social Security Administration (SSA) operates programs that provide cash disability benefits to people with permanent impairments …
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€56.24
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Beyond the Market
The national income and product accounts that underlie gross domestic product (GDP), together with other key economic data"price and employment statistics" are widely used as indicators of …
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€42.60
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy
This report examines the portfolio of research and development (R&D) expenditure surveys at the National Science Foundation (NSF), identifying gaps and weaknesses and areas of missing coverage. The …
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€48.86
Center for Education & Committee on Research in Education: Advancing Scientific Research in Education
Transforming education into an evidence-based field depends in no small part on a strong base of scientific knowledge to inform educational policy and practice. Advancing Scientific Research in …
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€29.11
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee to Improve Research Information and Data on Firearms: Firearms and Violence
For years proposals for gun control and the ownership of firearms have been among the most contentious issues in American politics. For public authorities to make reasonable decisions on these …
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€55.38
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Mathematical and Scientific Development in Early Childhood
Expectations for early learning are very different than they were even as recently as a decade ago. With increased recognition of the intellectual capacities of young children, as well as a growing …
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€24.80
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring International Trade on U.S. Highways
<p>International trade plays a substantial role in the economy of the United States. More than 1.6 billion tons of international merchandise was conveyed using the U.S. transportation system in …
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€24.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Experimental Poverty Measures
The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) of the National Research Council (NRC) convened a workshop on June 15-16, 2004, to review federal research on alternative methods for measuring poverty. …
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€24.65
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Growing Up Global
The challenges for young people making the transition to adulthood are greater today than ever before. Globalization, with its power to reach across national boundaries and into the smallest …
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€85.76
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Decision Making for the Environment
With the growing number, complexity, and importance of environmental problems come demands to include a full range of intellectual disciplines and scholarly traditions to help define and eventually …
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€51.53
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: How Students Learn
How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their everyday lives? In this volume, …
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€63.52
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: How Students Learn
How Students Learn: History in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to …
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€40.38
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: How Students Learn
How Students Learn: Mathematics in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, …
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€40.59
Committee on How People Learn: A Targeted Report for Teachers & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: How Students Learn
How Students Learn: Science in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to …
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€40.27
Committee on Human Factors & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Interfaces for Ground and Air Military Robots
In the early years of robotics and automated vehicles, the fight was against nature and not against a manifestly intelligent opponent. In military environments, however, where prediction and …
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€25.02
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Analyzing Information on Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting
It has been clear for at least 50 years the disadvantages that small businesses face in competing for U.S. government contracts. The Small Business Act of 1953 created the Small Business …
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€33.60
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: National Science Education Standards
Americans agree that our students urgently need better science education. But what should they be expected to know and be able to do? Can the same expectations be applied across our diverse …
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€23.14
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Measuring Literacy
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) is a household survey conducted periodically by the Department of Education that evaluates the literacy skills of a sample of adults in the United …
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€55.68
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Population, Land Use, and Environment
Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions offers recommendations for future research to improve understanding of how changes in human populations affect the natural environment by …
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€55.67
Board on Testing and Assessment & Center for Education: Systems for State Science Assessment
In response to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), Systems for State Science Assessment explores the ideas and tools that are needed to assess science learning at the state level. This book …
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€51.79
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies
Given current demographic trends, nearly one in five U.S. residents will be of Hispanic origin by 2025. This major demographic shift and its implications for both the United States and the growing …
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€40.39
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National Research Council explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries in light of globalization and …
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€68.61
Committee on Improving Evaluation of Anti-Crime Programs & Committee on Law and Justice: Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs
Although billions of dollars have been spent on crime prevention and control programs during the past decade, scientifically strong impact evaluations of these programs are uncommon in the context of …
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€31.57
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Demography of Aging
As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the-art work from the emerging field of …
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€121.65
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Health of Older Americans
Older Americans, even the oldest, can now expect to live years longer than those who reached the same ages even a few decades ago. Although survival has improved for all racial and ethnic groups, …
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€56.25
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Changing Numbers, Changing Needs
The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for …
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€96.94
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vision: Video Displays, Work, and Vision
Along with the widespread use of computers have come growing fears that working in front of video display terminals (VDTs) can irritate and even damage the eyes. Separating scientific fact from …
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€23.29
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Child Development Research and Public Policy: Development During Middle Childhood
For the first time, a report focuses specifically on middle childhood–a discrete, pivotal period of development. In this review of research, experts examine the physical health and cognitive …
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€124.78
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Youth Employment Programs: Youth Employment and Training Programs
Do government-sponsored youth employment programs actually help? Between 1978 and 1981, the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) funded extensive programs designed to aid …
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€144.82
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Research on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice: Criminal Careers and "Career Criminals, "
By focusing attention on individuals rather than on aggregates, this book takes a novel approach to studying criminal behavior. It develops a framework for collecting information about individual …
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€130.60
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Urban Policy: Urban Change and Poverty
This up-to-date review of the critical issues confronting cities and individuals examines the policy implications of the difficult problems that will affect the future of urban America. Among the …
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€114.09
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Aging Population in the Twenty-First Century
It is not news that each of us grows old. What is relatively new, however, is that the average age of the American population is increasing. More and better information is required to assess, plan …
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€32.31
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Status of Black Americans: Common Destiny
"[A] collection of scholars [has] released a monumental study called A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society. It offers detailed evidence of the progress our nation has made in the past 50 …
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€26.88
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery: Fairness in Employment Testing
Declining American competitiveness in world economic markets has renewed interest in employment testing as a way of putting the right workers in the right jobs. A new study of the U.S. Department of …
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€108.24
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating AIDS Prevention Programs
With insightful discussion of program evaluation and the efforts of the Centers for Disease Control, this book presents a set of clear-cut recommendations to help ensure that the substantial …
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€46.52
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Behind the Numbers
America’s international economic decisions rest to a large degree on the information available to policymakers. Yet the quality of international trade and financial data is in serious doubt. This …
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€34.38
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Learning, Remembering, Believing
Can such techniques as sleep learning and hypnosis improve performance? Do we sometimes confuse familiarity with mastery? Can we learn without making mistakes? These questions apply in the classroom, …
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€51.75
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Statistics, Testing, and Defense Acquisition
The Panel on Statistical Methods for Testing and Evaluating Defense Systems had a broad mandate-to examine the use of statistics in conjunction with defense testing. This involved examining methods …
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€47.78
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions — The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling
This book reviews the uses and abuses of microsimulation models–large, complex models that produce estimates of the effects on program costs and who would gain and who would lose from proposed …
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€105.25
Center for Education & Committee on Scientific Principles in Education Research: Science, Evidence, and Inference in Education
Research on education has come into the political spotlight as the demand grows for reliable and credible information for the guidance of policy and practice in the education reform environment. Many …
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€17.17
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use
The AIDS virus is spread by human behaviors enacted in a variety of social situations. In order to prevent further infection, we need to know more about these behaviors. This volume explores what is …
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€46.29
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Who Cares for America’s Children?
Few issues have aroused more heated public debate than that of day care for children of working parents. Who should be responsible for providing child care–government, employers, schools, …
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€40.44
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Behavioral Measures of Neurotoxicity
Exposure to toxic chemicals–in the workplace and at home–is increasing every day. Human behavior can be affected by such exposure and can give important clues that a person or population is in …
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€49.41
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: In the Mind’s Eye
The archer stands and pulls back the bow, visualizing the path of the arrow to the target. Does this mental exercise enhance performance? Can we all use such techniques to improve performance in our …
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€90.58
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Education and Learning to Think
The economic and social challenges confronting the nation today demand that all citizens acquire and learn to use complex reasoning and thinking skills. Education and Learning to Think confronts the …
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€35.92
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Demographic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
This overview includes chapters on child mortality, adult mortality, fertility, proximate determinants, marriage, internal migration, international migration, and the demographic impact of …
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€114.74
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vision: Eyes on the Workplace
About 25 million Americans are 65 and older. That figure will double during the next 25 years. Over the next 15 years, the baby boom generation will swell the ranks of middle-aged workers. But the …
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€11.93
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Contraceptive Development: Developing New Contraceptives
There are numerous reasons to hasten the introduction of new and improved contraceptives–from health concerns about the pill to the continuing medical liability crisis. Yet, U.S. organizations are …
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€66.99
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Quantitative Modeling of Human Performance in Complex, Dynamic Systems
This book describes and evaluates existing models of human performance and their use in the design and evaluation of new human-technology systems. Its primary focus is on the modeling of system …
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€40.42
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition
Reform of welfare is one of the nation’s most contentious issues, with debate often driven more by politics than by facts and careful analysis. Evaluating Welfare Reform in an Era of Transition …
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€51.50
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Federal Role in Education Research: Research and Education Reform
The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the U.S. Department of Education has a mandate for expanding knowledge of teaching and learning and for improving education in this …
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€64.87
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Occupational Classification and Analysis: Work, Jobs, and Occupations
Various editions of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles have served as the Employment Service’s basic tool for matching workers and jobs. The Dictionary of Occupational Titles has also played an …
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€124.56
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Immigration Statistics
This book examines the needs for and availability of statistics concerning immigrants and immigration. It concentrates on the needs for statistics on immigrants, refugees, and illegal aliens for …
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€96.90
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Research on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice: Criminal Careers and "Career Criminals, "
Volume II takes an in-depth look at the various aspects of criminal careers, including the relationship of alcohol and drug abuse to criminal careers, co-offending influences on criminal careers, …
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€116.78
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: AIDS
Expanding on the 1989 National Research Council volume AIDS, Sexual Behavior, and Intravenous Drug Use, this book reports on changing patterns in the distribution of cases and the results of …
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€46.50
Center for Education & Committee on Decisions That Count: Improving Mathematics Education
Improving Mathematics Education has been designed to help inform stakeholders about the decisions they face, to point to recent research findings, and to provide access to the most recent thinking of …
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€24.57
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vision: Reports of the Committee on Vision
This is a summary of reports issued since 1947 under the aegis of the National Research Council’s Committee on Vision. An abstract summarizing the contents of each report is provided together with …
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€17.17
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Human Factors Research Needs for an Aging Population
This book describes the demographic, sociological, and ecological background of the aging society, identifies human factors problems associated with aging, summarizes currently relevant information, …
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€17.34
Anne S. Mavor & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Pay for Performance
"Pay for performance" has become a buzzword for the 1990s, as U.S. organizations seek ways to boost employee productivity. The new emphasis on performance appraisal and merit pay calls for …
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€29.28
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Transition to Democracy
One of the most exciting and hopeful trends of the past 15 years has been the worldwide movement away from authoritarian governments. The collapse of the communist regimes in Eastern Europe is only …
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€22.44
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vision: Considerations in Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions
This book summarizes current understanding of the scientific, clinical, and technical issues surrounding the use of contact lenses. It discusses the special occupational conditions experienced by …
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€26.92
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Toward a National Health Care Survey
The nation’s health care system has changed dramatically and the country is debating further significant changes. Comprehensive information is needed to guide policymakers in understanding and …
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€31.37
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Counting People in the Information Age
How do you count a nation of more than 250 million people–many of whom are on the move and some of whom may not want to be counted? How can you obtain accurate population information for …
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€74.69
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Enhancing Human Performance
In its evaluation, Enhancing Human Performance reviews the relevant materials, describes each technique, makes recommendations in some cases for further scientific research and investigation, and …
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€93.28
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Private Lives and Public Policies
Americans are increasingly concerned about the privacy of personal data–yet we demand more and more information for public decision making. This volume explores the seeming conflicts between privacy …
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€86.69
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 3
This volume examines social influences on violent events and violent behavior, particularly concentrating on how the risks of violent criminal offending and victimization are influenced by …
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€165.46
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Since 1992, the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) has produced a book on principles and practices for a federal statistical agency, updating the document every 4 years to provide a current …
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€24.65
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on Risk Characterization: Understanding Risk
Understanding Risk addresses a central dilemma of risk decisionmaking in a democracy: detailed scientific and technical information is essential for making decisions, but the people who make and live …
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€51.91
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Population Growth and Economic Development
This book addresses nine relevant questions: Will population growth reduce the growth rate of per capita income because it reduces the per capita availability of exhaustible resources? How about for …
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€42.87
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vision: Myopia
This book considers the issues surrounding the occurrence, progression, and predictability of myopia (near-sightedness), with special emphasis on the 16- to 26-year-old population. Myopia reviews …
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€17.22
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Use of Volunteers in Schools: Volunteers in Public Schools
Among the most prominent of President Bush’s "thousand points of light" are volunteers who work with our nation’s students. The last several decades show considerable growth in the numbers …
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€20.79
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Distributed Decision Making
Decision making in today’s organizations is often distributed widely and usually supported by such technologies as satellite communications, electronic messaging, teleconferencing, and shared data …
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€17.15
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change: Global Environmental Change
Global environmental change often seems to be the most carefully examined issue of our time. Yet understanding the human side–human causes of and responses to environmental change–has not yet …
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€95.07
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Mandatory Retirement in Higher Education: Ending Mandatory Retirement for Tenured Faculty
The proportion of older faculty is increasing nationwide. This book offers guidance not only for dealing with the elimination of mandatory retirement in higher education but also for current …
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€55.62
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Effective Services for Young Children
This nation has an enormous stake in reversing the alarming deterioration of the circumstances in which poor and otherwise disadvantaged children grow up. Many past efforts to reverse unfavorable …
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€44.73
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Caring for America’s Children
Do child care centers and family day care homes provide quality care for the children they serve? Do parents know how to identify quality when selecting a center or family home for their …
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€7.47
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Substance Abuse Prevention Research: Preventing Drug Abuse
As the nation’s drug crisis has deepened, public and private agencies have invested huge sums of money in prevention efforts. Are the resulting programs effective? What do we need to know to make …
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€44.14
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Social Impact of AIDS in the United States
Europe’s "Black Death" contributed to the rise of nation states, mercantile economies, and even the Reformation. Will the AIDS epidemic have similar dramatic effects on the social and …
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€46.42
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 2
This volume contains commissioned reviews of research on biological influences on violent or aggressive behavior. The areas reviewed include genetic contributions to the probability of violent and …
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€59.72
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Human Factors Specialists’Education and Utilization
Does the education given by the nation’s human factors graduate training programs meet the skill and knowledge needs of today’s employers? Can the supply of trained human factors specialists be …
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€22.28
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Teacher Supply, Demand, and Quality
This book examines policy issues, projection models, and data bases pertaining to the supply of, demand for, and quality of teachers in the United States from kindergarten to twelfth grade.It …
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€50.76
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Future of the Survey of Income and Program Participation
This book evaluates changes needed to improve the usefulness and cost-effectiveness of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). Conducted by the Census Bureau, SIPP is a major …
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€43.91
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Population and Land Use in Developing Countries
This valuable book summarizes recent research by experts from both the natural and social sciences on the effects of population growth on land use. It is a useful introduction to a field in which …
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€30.67
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa
This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes …
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€69.60
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Demographic Effects of Economic Reversals in Sub-Saharan Africa
This book examines the effects of economic downturns in recent decades on first marriages, first and second births, and child mortality in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and …
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€38.26
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Postsecondary Education and Training for the Workplace: Preparing for the Workplace
Job training has taken a central place among strategies to boost U.S. competitiveness in the world and ensure a high standard of living. Decision making in this area has a major impact on American …
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€40.59
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Effects of Health Programs on Child Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
This book examines the effects of health interventions on infant and child mortality. Discussions of levels and trends of infant and child mortality and causes of death provide the background for an …
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€56.57
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Population Dynamics of Kenya
This detailed examination of recent trends in fertility and mortality considers the links between those trends and the socioeconomic changes occuring during the same …
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€38.18
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use in Sub-Saharan Africa
This book discusses current trends in contraceptive use, socioeconomic and program variables that affect the demand for and supply of children, and the relationship of increased contraceptive use to …
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€40.36
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Census that Mirrors America
This volume examines the Census Bureau’s program of research and development of the 2000 census, focusing particularly on the design of the 1995 census tests. The tests in 1995 should serve as a …
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€33.60
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Law and Justice: Violence in Urban America
In this summary of a unique conference on urban violence, mayors, police chiefs, local, state, and federal agency experts, and researchers provide a wealth of practical ideas to combat violence in …
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€15.00
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Military Enlistment Standards: Modeling Cost and Performance for Military Enlistment
This book describes a cost/performance trade-off model useful for illustrating the effects of budget decisions on the quality of expected performance in the military enlisted force. The model links …
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€33.72
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 4
This book analyzes the consequences of violence and strategies for controlling them. Included are reviews of public perceptions and reactions to violence; estimates of the costs; the commonalities …
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€118.36
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Losing Generations
At least 7 million young Americans–fully one-quarter of adolescents 10 to 17 years old–may be at risk of failing to achieve productive adult lives. They use drugs, engage in unprotected sex, drop …
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€29.15
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics and Committee on Population: Statistics on U.S. Immigration
The growing importance of immigration in the United States today prompted this examination of the adequacy of U.S. immigration data. This volume summarizes data needs in four areas: immigration …
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€27.77
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Population Dynamics of Senegal
This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and …
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€40.44
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding Violence Against Women
Violence against women is one factor in the growing wave of alarm about violence in American society. High-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial call attention to the thousands of lesser-known …
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€40.42
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
The AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to affect all facets of life throughout the subcontinent. Deaths related to AIDS have driven down the life expectancy rate of residents in Zambia, …
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€107.62
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Beyond the Blueprint
On its 30th anniversary, public acceptance of Head Start is high, yet understanding of its goals is low, and evaluation research is limited in quality and scope. In this book, a roundtable of …
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€20.21
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Issues in Civilian Outplacement Strategies
In the past six years, planned downsizing has reduced the civilian work force of the U.S. Department of Defense from over 1 million to just under 850, 000. By 2001, approximately 119, 000 more …
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€39.56
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessing Knowledge of Retirement Behavior
This book brings together in one volume what researchers have learned about workers, employers, and retirees that is important for formulating retirement income policies. As the U.S. population ages, …
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€53.46
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Mathematics and Science Education Around the World
Amid current efforts to improve mathematics and science education in the United States, people often ask how these subjects are organized and taught in other countries. They hear repeatedly that …
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€17.22
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding and Preventing Violence
By conservative estimates, more than 16, 000 violent crimes are committed or attempted every day in the United States. Violence involves many factors and spurs many viewpoints, and this diversity …
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€34.43
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Techniques for the Enhancement of Human Performance: Enhancing Human Performance
Is it possible for people to register and retain what is said in their presence while they sleep? If it is possible, is the learning that takes place during sleep efficient enough to be of practical …
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€35.83
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Mental Models in Human-Computer Interaction
Special …
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€35.91
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Every Child a Scientist
As more schools begin to implement the National Science Education Standards, adults who care about the quality of K-12 science education in their communities may want to help their local schools make …
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€11.96
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vision: Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance
Recent vision research has led to the emergence of new techniques that offer exciting potential for a more complete assessment of vision in clinical, industrial, and military settings. Emergent …
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€35.79
Board on Science Education & Committee on Undergraduate Science Education: Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
Today’s undergraduate students–future leaders, policymakers, teachers, and citizens, as well as scientists and engineers–will need to make important decisions based on their understanding of …
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€31.57
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human Factors: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
In May 1998 the National Institutes of Health asked the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to assemble a group of experts to examine the scientific literature relevant to …
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€40.38
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change: People and Pixels
Space-based sensors are giving us an ever-closer and more comprehensive look at the earth’s surface; they also have the potential to tell us about human activity. This volume examines the …
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€36.69
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Making Climate Forecasts Matter
El Nino has been with us for centuries, but now we can forcast it, and thus can prepare far in advance for the extreme climatic events it brings. The emerging ability to forecast climate may be of …
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€42.59
Committee on a Feasibility Study for a Strategic Education Research Program & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Student Learning
The state of America’s schools is a major concern of policymakers, educators, and parents, and new programs and ideas are constantly proposed to improve it. Yet few of these programs and ideas are …
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€14.96
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions — The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling
This volume, second in the series, provides essential background material for policy analysts, researchers, statisticians, and others interested in the application of microsimulation techniques to …
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€107.80
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change and Committee on Global Change Research: Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
This publication is extracted from a much larger report, Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade, which addresses the full range of the scientific issues concerning global …
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€24.82
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on National Statistics: Evaluating Welfare Reform
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 fundamentally changed the nation’s social welfare system, replacing a federal entitlement program for low-income …
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€57.48
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Behavioral and Social Science Research
Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource specifies appropriate criteria for assessing the value, significance, and social utility of basic research in the social sciences. This …
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€43.59
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Vocational Education and Economic Development in Depressed Areas: Education for Tomorrow’s Jobs
The ways in which vocational education can be strengthened to contribute most effectively to national education and economic goals are the subject of this book. It discusses changes in the economy …
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€41.85
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Performance of Military Personnel: Performance Assessment for the Workplace, Volume II
Volume II covers a number of measurement and analytical issues in greater technical detail, including: range restriction adjustments, methods for evaluating multiple sources of error in measurement, …
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€51.85
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population and Demography: Rapid Population Change in China, 1952-1982
The remarkable changes in fertility, nuptiality, and mortality that have occurred in the People’s Republic of China from the early 1950s to 1982 are summarized in this report. Data are based largely …
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€35.87
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Indicators of Precollege Science and Mathematics Education: Indicators of Precollege Education in Science and Mathematics
Many studies point to the inadequacy of precollege education in the United States. How can it be improved? The development of effective policy requires information on the condition of education and …
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€73.53
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Indicators of Precollege Science and Mathematics Education: Improving Indicators of the Quality of Science and Mathematics Education in Grades K-12
This book presents a carefully developed monitoring system to track the progress of mathematics and science education, particularly the effects of ongoing efforts to improve students’ scientific …
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€72.78
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Contraception and Reproduction
This book examines how changes in reproductive patterns (such as the number and timing of births and spacing between births) have affected the health of women and children in the developing world. It …
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€17.15
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Contraceptive Use and Controlled Fertility
These four papers supplement the book Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World by bringing together data and analyses that would otherwise be …
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€20.96
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Drug Use in the Workplace: Under the Influence?
Drug use in the workplace, its effect on performance and safety, and the role of workplace drug testing has received much attention in the popular press. But what do we actually know about this …
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€57.80
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on the Performance of Military Personnel: Performance Assessment for the Workplace
Although ability testing has been an American preoccupation since the 1920s, comparatively little systematic attention has been paid to understanding and measuring the kinds of human performance that …
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€82.27
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Democratization in Africa
The global movement toward democracy, spurred in part by the ending of the cold war, has created opportunities for democratization not only in Europe and the former Soviet Union, but also in …
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€31.37
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Dean R. Gerstein: Alcohol in America
Alcohol is a killer–1 of every 13 deaths in the United States is alcohol-related. In addition, 5 percent of the population consumes 50 percent of the alcohol. The authors take a close look at the …
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€17.26
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: America’s Lab Report
Laboratory experiences as a part of most U.S. high school science curricula have been taken for granted for decades, but they have rarely been carefully examined. What do they contribute to science …
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€58.37
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies
Several changes in the United States over the past two decades have implications for diet, nutrition, and food safety, including patterns of food consumption that have produced an increase in …
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€41.70
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Expanding Access to Research Data
Policy makers need information about the nation"ranging from trends in the overall economy down to the use by individuals of Medicare"in order to evaluate existing programs and to develop …
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€36.69
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children
Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children explores the ethical issues posed when conducting research designed to identify, understand, or ameliorate …
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€42.68
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Hispanics and the Future of America
Hispanics and the Future of America presents details of the complex story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. The papers in …
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€56.29
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: When I’m 64
By 2030 there will be about 70 million people in the United States who are older than 64. Approximately 26 percent of these will be racial and ethnic minorities. Overall, the older population will be …
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€62.25
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & National Research Council: Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment
The U.S. Department of Defense (Do D) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requirements associated with diverse and changing …
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€56.15
Committee on Analyzing the U.S. Content of Imports and the Foreign Content of Exports & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Analyzing the U.S. Content of Imports and the Foreign Content of Exports
Mass media has frequently covered stories concerning "outsourcing" or the moving of U.S. jobs to foreign locations by U.S. multinational companies. More often than not this …
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€24.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States
The United States is viewed by the world as a country with plenty of food, yet not all households in America are food secure, meaning access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. A …
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€42.75
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Testing of Defense Systems in an Evolutionary Acquisition Environment
The Department of Defense (Do D) recently adopted evolutionary acquisition, a dynamic strategy for the development and acquisition of its defense systems. Evolutionary defense systems are planned, in …
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€24.80
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Study of Interactions
Scholars–and adults in general–have pondered for centuries the mysterious processes that influence the ways in which children gradually become adults. The development of professional organizations …
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€24.63
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: Taking Science to School
What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, Taking Science to School provides a …
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€57.68
Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. …
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€58.37
Board on Science Education & Center for Education: ICT Fluency and High Schools
Information and communications technology (ICT) pervades virtually all domains of modern life-educational, professional, social, and personal. Yet although there have been numerous calls for linkages …
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€32.16
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Business Statistics Through Interagency Data Sharing
U.S. business data are used broadly, providing the building blocks for key national-as well as regional and local-statistics measuring aggregate income and output, employment, investment, prices, and …
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€42.58
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth
The presence and intensity of media influences television, radio, music, computers, films, videos, and the Internet are increasingly recognized as an important part of the social ecology of children …
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€17.15
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed …
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€84.43
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Respirator Use in the Workplace
Respirators are used in a variety of workplaces including emergency response, mining operations, construction, manufacturing, and hospitals. In 2001, National Institute of Occupational Safety and …
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€24.63
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place
The usefulness of the U.S. decennial census depends critically on the accuracy with which individual people are counted in specific housing units, at precise geographic locations. The 2000 and other …
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€59.72
Committee on Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector Staffing Standards & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Staffing Standards for Aviation Safety Inspectors
A primary mission of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the assurance of safety in civil aviation, both private and commercial. To accomplish this mission, the FAA has promulgated a large …
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€39.68
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee on Population: Tools and Methods for Estimating Populations at Risk from Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Crises
Worldwide, millions of people are displaced annually because of natural or industrial disasters or social upheaval. Reliable data on the numbers, characteristics, and locations of these populations …
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€56.24
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Goals 2000 and the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities: Educating One and All
In the movement toward standards-based education, an important question stands out: How will this reform affect the 10% of school-aged children who have disabilities and thus qualify for special …
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€90.34
Center for Studies of Behavior and Development & Committee on Assessing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging: Strategy for Assessing Science
A Strategy for Assessing Science offers strategic advice on the perennial issue of assessing rates of progress in different scientific fields. It considers available knowledge about how science makes …
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€40.39
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Institute of Medicine: Preventing Teen Motor Crashes
From a public health perspective, motor vehicle crashes are among the most serious problems facing teenagers. Even after more than six months of being licensed to drive alone, teens are two to three …
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€24.75
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Putting People on the Map
Precise, accurate spatial information linked to social and behavioral data is revolutionizing social science by opening new questions for investigation and improving understanding of human behavior …
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€45.10
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding Business Dynamics
The U.S. economy is highly dynamic: businesses open and close, workers switch jobs and start new enterprises, and innovative technologies redefine the workplace and enhance productivity. With …
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€42.08
Center for Education & Committee to Review the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays International Education Programs: International Education and Foreign Languages
International Education and Foreign Languages reviews the Department of Educations Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs, which provide higher education funding for international education and foreign …
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€57.17
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health AdministrationaResource Planning and Methodology for the Future
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine was tasked by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to prepare a comprehensive resource planning and staffing methodology guidebook …
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€14.93
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics & Board on Research Data and Information: Reproducibility and Replicability in Science
One of the pathways by which the scientific community confirms the validity of a new scientific discovery is by repeating the research that produced it. When a scientific effort fails to …
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€82.02
Committee on the Well-Being of Military Families & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Strengthening the Military Family Readiness System for a Changing American Society
The U.S. military has been continuously engaged in foreign conflicts for over two decades. The strains that these deployments, the associated increases in operational tempo, and the general …
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€112.07
Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years & Committee on National Statistics: Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty
The strengths and abilities children develop from infancy through adolescence are crucial for their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth, which in turn help them to achieve success in school and …
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€82.11
Board on Testing and Assessment & Committee on Developing Indicators of Educational Equity: Monitoring Educational Equity
Disparities in educational attainment among population groups have characterized the United States throughout its history. Education is sometimes characterized as the great equalizer, but to date, …
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€82.32
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Using Models to Estimate Hog and Pig Inventories
In 2014, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) engaged the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a planning committee to organize a public workshop for an …
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€82.09
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics & Board on Science Education: Increasing Student Success in Developmental Mathematics
The Board on Science Education and the Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened the Workshop on Increasing Student …
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€61.26
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth
Healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) development is a critical foundation for a productive adulthood. Much is known about strategies to support families and communities in strengthening …
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€89.99
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Shaping Summertime Experiences
For children and youth, summertime presents a unique break from the traditional structure, resources, and support systems that exist during the school year. For some students, this time involves …
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€73.04
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Forced Migration Research
In 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated 70.8 million people could be considered forced migrants, which is nearly double their estimation just one decade ago. This …
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€83.37
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Family Planning, Women’s Empowerment, and Population and Societal Impacts
Over the past several decades, fertility rates have fallen substantially in low- and middle-income countries, and efforts to limit fertility, primarily through the implementation of family planning …
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€56.14
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Global Change Research Needs and Opportunities for 2022-2031
The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is a collection of 13 Federal entities charged by law to assist the United States and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to …
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€41.18
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management: Strengthening U.S. Air Force Human Capital Management
The USAir Force human capital management (HCM) system is not easily defined or mapped. It affects virtually every part of the Air Force because workforce policies, procedures, and processes impact …
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€93.58
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Satellite Account to Measure the Retail Transformation
Retail trade has experienced dramatic changes over the past several decades in the United States, with changes in the types of outlets where goods are sold, the nature of the transactions that …
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€36.18
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Studentsa Experiences During COVID-19
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. From that moment, leaders of institutions of higher education have had to make quick decisions about how to …
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€18.65
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Convergence in Science and Engineering
This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Implications of Convergence for How the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics …
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€56.08
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Reimagining a System of Care to Promote the Well-Being of Children and Families
The economic and physical and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were disproportionately borne by Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans. The true impacts on children and families may not be …
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€18.67
Board on Science Education & Committee on the Call to Action for Science Education: Call to Action for Science Education
Scientific thinking and understanding are essential for all people navigating the world, not just for scientists and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professionals. …
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€31.10
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment: Facilities Staffing Requirements for the Veterans Health AdministrationaResource Planning and Methodology for the Future
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1, 243 health care facilities, including 172 medical centers and 1, 063 outpatient sites …
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€82.35
Committee to Assess the Minerva Research Initiative and the Contribution of Social Science to Addressing Security Concerns & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluation of the Minerva Research Initiative
The Minerva Research Initiative is a Department of Defense (Do D) social science grant program that funds unclassified basic research relevant to national security. The goal of the program is to make …
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€67.69
Committee on Applying Lessons of Optimal Adolescent Health to Improve Behavioral Outcomes for Youth & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes
Adolescence is a critical growth period in which youth develop essential skills that prepare them for adulthood. Prevention and intervention programs are designed to meet the needs of adolescents who …
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€73.64
Board on Science Education & Committee to Assess Science Activation: NASA’s Science Activation Program
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is one of the United States leading federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) agencies and plays an important role in …
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€60.95
Board on Higher Education and Workforce & Board on Science Education: Changing Expectations for the K-12 Teacher Workforce
Teachers play a critical role in the success of their students, both academically and in regard to long term outcomes such as higher education participation and economic attainment. Expectations for …
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€61.16
Board on Science Education & Committee on Educator Capacity Building in K-12 Engineering Education: Building Capacity for Teaching Engineering in K-12 Education
Engineering education is emerging as an important component of US K-12 education. Across the country, students in classrooms and after- and out-of-school programs are participating in hands-on, …
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€67.30
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Estimating the Prevalence of Human Trafficking in the United States: Considerations and Complexities
Human trafficking has many names and can take many forms – pimp control, commercial sex, exploitation, forced labor, modern slavery, child labor, and several others – and the definitions vary greatly …
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€49.24
Committee on Assessing Health Outcomes by Birth Settings & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Birth Settings in America
The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than any other country …
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€90.18
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Consumer Food Data System for 2030 and Beyond
Patterns of food consumption and nutritional intake strongly affect the population’s health and well-being. The Food Economics Division of USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) engages in research …
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€68.89
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling …
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€74.64
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: State of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health of Children and Youth in the United States
Over the past decade, providers, policy makers, and stakeholders across a range of disciplines have taken various approaches to addressing the rising incidence of mental, emotional, and behavioral …
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€18.94
Committee on Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. Foreign Service Institute & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principled Approach to Language Assessment
The United States is formally represented around the world by approximately 14, 000 Foreign Service officers and other personnel in the U.S. Department of State. Roughly one-third of them are …
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€61.90
Committee on the Consideration of Generational Issues in Workforce Management and Employment Practices & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Are Generational Categories Meaningful Distinctions for Workforce Management?
Headlines frequently appear that purport to highlight the differences among workers of different generations and explain how employers can manage the wants and needs of each generation. But is each …
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€60.96
Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics & Board on Science Education: Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education
Established in December 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education was charged with identifying the challenges of and …
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€61.36
Committee on Contingent Work and Alternative Work Arrangements & Committee on National Statistics: Measuring Alternative Work Arrangements for Research and Policy
Business structures, employment relationships, job characteristics, and worker outcomes have changed in the United States over the last few decades"in some ways unpredictably. A high level of …
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€61.38
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Building Educational Equity Indicator Systems
How can states and schools use data to support their efforts to improve educational equity? Building Educational Equity Indicator Systems: A Guidebook for States and School Districts, provides …
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€12.63
Board on Science Education & Committee on Guidance for K-12 Education on Responding to COVID-19: Reopening K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to the nation’s K-12 education system. The rush to slow the spread of the virus led to closures of schools across the country, with little …
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€46.06
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Committee on National Statistics: Assessment of the Need for Native Seeds and the Capacity for Their Supply
Across the United States, millions of acres of land have been so disturbed by human activities or severe climate events that significant portions of their native plant communities have been lost and …
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€46.06
Board on Environmental Change and Society & Committee on a Systems Approach to Reducing Consumer Food Waste: National Strategy to Reduce Food Waste at the Consumer Level
Approximately 30 percent of the edible food produced in the United States is wasted and a significant portion of this waste occurs at the consumer level. Despite food’s essential role as a source of …
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€68.60
Committee on Population & Committee on Understanding the Well-Being of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations: Understanding the Well-Being of LGBTQI+ Populations
The increase in prevalence and visibility of sexually gender diverse (SGD) populations illuminates the need for greater understanding of the ways in which current laws, systems, and programs affect …
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€87.56
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Mobile Technology for Adaptive Aging
To explore how mobile technology can be employed to enhance the lives of older adults, the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and …
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€61.12
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency
Government statistics are widely used to inform decisions by policymakers, program administrators, businesses and other organizations as well as households and the general public. Principles and …
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€60.78
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Teaching K-12 Science and Engineering During a Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in widespread and ongoing changes to how the K-12 education system functions, including disruptions to science teaching and learning environments. Students and …
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€51.15
Board on Science Education & Committee on the Role of Authentic STEM Learning Experiences in Developing Interest and Competencies for Computing: Cultivating Interest and Competencies in Computing
Computing in some form touches nearly every aspect of day to day life and is reflected in the ubiquitous use of cell phones, the expansion of automation into many industries, and the vast amounts of …
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€55.92
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Accelerating Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy System
The world is transforming its energy system from one dominated by fossil fuel combustion to one with net-zero emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas. This energy …
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€81.39
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Flourishing in Adolescence
Adolescence is a dynamic time for both brain development and social pressures, making it a critical period to understand mental, emotional, and behavioral health, yet it is often overlooked in terms …
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€46.06
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Children’s Mental Health and the Life Course Model: A Virtual Workshop Series
With rapidly rising rates of mental health disorders, changing patterns of occurrence, and increasing levels of morbidity, the need for a better understanding of the developmental origins and …
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€51.35
Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on the Best Practices for Implementing Decarceration as a Strategy to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities: Decarcerating Correctional Facilities during COVID-19
The conditions and characteristics of correctional facilities – overcrowded with rapid population turnover, often in old and poorly ventilated structures, a spatially concentrated pattern of releases …
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€68.89
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: High and Rising Mortality Rates Among Working-Age Adults
The past century has witnessed remarkable advances in life expectancy in the United States and throughout the world. In 2010, however, progress in life expectancy in the United States began to stall, …
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€132.65
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2020 Census Data Products: Data Needs and Privacy Considerations
The Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a 2-day public workshop from December 11-12, 2019, to discuss the suite of data products …
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€61.13
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Cybersecurity Workforce of the Federal Aviation Administration: Looking Ahead at the Cybersecurity Workforce at the Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has overseen significant upgrades to the technology used to manage aviation operations to increase the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System …
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€26.39
Air Force Studies Board & Board on Higher Education and Workforce: Empowering the Defense Acquisition Workforce to Improve Mission Outcomes Using Data Science
The effective use of data science – the science and technology of extracting value from data – improves, enhances, and strengthens acquisition decision-making and outcomes. Using data science to …
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€51.09
Committee on the Decadal Survey of Behavioral and Social Science Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Reducing the Impact of Dementia in America
As the largest generation in U.S. history – the population born in the two decades immediately following World War II – enters the age of risk for cognitive impairment, growing numbers of people will …
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€51.15
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: An Agenda for 2021 to 2030: Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with other agencies and divisions of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, coordinates a …
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€18.66
Academia Mexicana de Ciencias & Academia Nacional de Medicina de M?xico: Advancing United States-Mexico Binational Sustainability Partnerships
The border region shared by the United States and Mexico is currently experiencing multiple crises on both sides that present challenges to safeguarding the region’s sustainable natural resources and …
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€51.00
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Reducing Inequalities Between Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Adolescents and Cisgender, Heterosexual Adolescents
To better understand the inequalities facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth and the promising interventions being used to address these inequalities, the National …
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€26.24
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Rental Eviction and the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the federal moratorium on rental eviction is set to expire on July 31st, 2021, actionable guidance is urgently needed on how to ensure that renters can stay in their homes and housing aid reaches …
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€18.70
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: An Agenda for 2021 to 2030: Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with other agencies and divisions of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, coordinates a …
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€18.78
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: An Agenda for 2021 to 2030: Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with other agencies and divisions of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, coordinates a …
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€18.80
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studies of Aging
This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studies of Aging, which was held virtually and …
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€26.12
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Understanding the Quality of the 2020 Census
The decennial census is foundational to the functioning of American democracy, and maintaining the public’s trust in the census and its resulting data is a correspondingly high-stakes affair. The …
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€36.13
Committee on Advancing a Systems Approach to Studying the Earth: A Strategy for the National Science Foundation & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Next Generation Earth Systems Science at the National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has played a key role over the past several decades in advancing understanding of Earth’s systems by funding research on atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, …
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€26.19
Board on Science Education & Committee on Enhancing Science and Engineering in Prekindergarten Through Fifth Grades: Science and Engineering in Preschool Through Elementary Grades
Starting in early childhood, children are capable of learning sophisticated science and engineering concepts and engage in disciplinary practices. They are deeply curious about the world around them …
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€41.09
Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Taking Stock of Science Standards Implementation
On October 14 and 15, and December 8, 2021, the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual Summit entitled Taking Stock of Science …
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€23.67
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Community Interventions to Prevent Veteran Suicide
On March 28 and 29, 2022, the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual symposium entitled Community …
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€21.30
Board on Science Education & Committee on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions: Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Leadership of Competed Space Missions
Fostering diverse and inclusive teams that are highly skilled, innovative, and productive is critical for maintaining U.S. leadership in space exploration. In recent years, NASA has taken steps to …
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€36.11
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation
Sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation are key indicators of the demographic diversity in the United States. Sex and gender are often conflated under the assumptions that they are mutually …
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€31.16
Board on Science Education & Committee on the Future of Education Research at the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education: Future of Education Research at IES
In 2002 Congress passed the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), authorizing the creation of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as the research, evaluation, statistics, and assessment …
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€50.92
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Pragmatic Future for NAEP
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – often called "The Nation’s Report Card" – is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in …
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€21.25
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Vision and Roadmap for Education Statistics
The education landscape in the United States has been changing rapidly in recent decades: student populations have become more diverse; there has been an explosion of data sources; there is an …
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€46.11
Committee on Evaluating Success Among People Released from Prison & Committee on Law and Justice: Limits of Recidivism
Nearly 600, 000 people are released from state and federal prisons annually. Whether these individuals will successfully reintegrate into their communities has been identified as a critical measure …
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€31.23
Board on Human-Systems Integration & Board on Life Sciences: Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information About Biological Threats Through Scientific Collaboration and Communication in Southeast Asia
Misinformation about outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics is a decades-old problem that has been exacerbated by the rise of the internet and the widespread use of social media. Some false claims may …
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€18.65
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Innovation, Global Value Chains, and Globalization Measurement
In recent decades, production processes of intermediate and final products have been increasingly fragmented across countries in what are called global value chains (GVCs). GVCs may involve companies …
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€26.12
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Modernizing the Consumer Price Index for the 21st Century
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is the most widely used measure of inflation in the U.S. It is used to determine cost-of-living allowances and, among …
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€28.67
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s Draft Decadal Strategic Plan, 2022-2031
More intense heat waves, extended wildfire seasons and other escalating impacts of climate change have made it more important than ever to fill knowledge gaps that improve society’s understanding, …
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€23.73
Committee on Accelerating Behavioral Science through Ontology Development and Use & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Ontologies in the Behavioral Sciences
New research in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and other fields is published every day, but the gap between what is known and the capacity to act on that knowledge has never been …
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€26.16
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Measurement and Analysis of Public Opinion
Intelligence analysts conduct these analyses every day, using decades of propriety tradecraft techniques and an arsenal of clandestine information gathering sources, but the resources available are …
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€45.96
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Transparency in Statistical Information for the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and All Federal Statistical Agencies
Widely available, trustworthy government statistics are essential for policy makers and program administrators at all levels of government, for private sector decision makers, for researchers, and …
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€36.32
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: An Agenda for 2021 to 2030: Building Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in partnership with other agencies and divisions of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, coordinates a …
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€45.89
Committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors & Committee on Law and Justice: Policing to Promote the Rule of Law and Protect the Population
The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance and supports capacity building for criminal justice systems …
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€21.15
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Applications of an Analytic Framework on Using Public Opinion Data for Solving Intelligence Problems
Measuring and analyzing public opinion comes with tremendous challenges, as evidenced by recent struggles to predict election outcomes and to anticipate mass mobilizations. The National Academies of …
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€22.53
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Research and Data Priorities for Improving Economic and Social Mobility
Since around 1980, fewer Americans than before are doing better than their parents had ? that is, more are experiencing downward social and economic mobility in terms of occupational status and …
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Committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors & Committee on Law and Justice: Police Training to Promote the Rule of Law and Protect the Population
Training police in the knowledge and skills necessary to support the rule of law and protect the public is a substantial component of the activities of international organizations that provide …
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€36.24
Committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors & Committee on Law and Justice: Policies and Practices to Minimize Police Use of Force Internationally
Injury and death from use of excessive force by police officers remain a common concern in countries across the globe. Despite local, national, and international attempts to legislate and provide …
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€16.20
Committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors & Committee on Law and Justice: Developing Policing Practices that Build Legitimacy
Scholars, policymakers, and the public view police legitimacy and community trust in the police alike as essential components of an effective police organization. An extensive network of …
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€22.41
Committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors & Committee on Law and Justice: Police Strategies to Control High-Level Corruption
The US Department of State, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) provides assistance and supports capacity building for criminal justice systems and police organizations in …
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€22.32
Committee on Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors & Committee on Law and Justice: Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors
The U.S. Department of State, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), provides foreign assistance and supports capacity building for criminal justice systems …
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€52.40
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Understanding the Aging Workforce
The aging population of the United States has significant implications for the workforce – challenging what it means to work and to retire in the U.S. In fact, by 2030, one-fifth of the population …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Family-Focused Interventions to Prevent Substance Use Disorders in Adolescence
Adolescence is a crucial period of life for the prevention of substance use disorders. Research has shown that early intervention can significantly reduce rates of substance use disorder in …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Structural Racism and Rigorous Models of Social Inequity
Structural racism refers to the public and private policies, institutional practices, norms, and cultural representations that inherently create unequal freedom, opportunity, value, resources, …
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Board on Environmental Change and Society & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Environmental Challenges and Prospects for Community Relocation in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas
Strategically moving communities and infrastructure?including homes and businesses?away from environmentally high-risk areas, such as vulnerable coastal regions, has been referred to as "managed …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Youth, and Families Board on Children: Supporting Children with Disabilities
An estimated 10 percent of children in the United States are living with disabilities, including a disproportionate number of children living in poverty and children of marginalized racial and ethnic …
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Board on Health Care Services & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities
Indigenous communities experience higher risks for suicide compared to the general U.S. population, with suicide as the second-leading cause of death among Indigenous children and young adults in …
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Board on Environmental Change and Society & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assisted Resettlement and Community Viability on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast
In 2021, the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine sponsored a two-year consensus study, Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region, to examine and …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Mobilizing Information for the Common Good
Historically, the U.S. national data infrastructure has relied on the operations of the federal statistical system and the data assets that it holds. Throughout the 20th century, federal statistical …
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€24.88
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: 2020 Census Data Products
This proceedings summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File, held June 21-22, 2022. The workshop was convened by the …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Evaluation of Compensation Data Collected Through the EEO-1 Form
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expanded EEO-1 data collection for reporting years 2017 to 2018 in an effort to improve its ability to investigate and address pay disparities …
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€51.15
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Role of Net Metering in the Evolving Electricity System
Over the last three decades, there have been fundamental shifts in the electricity system, including the growing adoption of clean distributed generation energy technologies such as rooftop solar. …
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Committee on Law and Justice & Committee on Reducing Racial Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System: Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice
The history of the U.S. criminal justice system is marked by racial inequality and sustained by present day policy. Large racial and ethnic disparities exist across the several stages of criminal …
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Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Review of the Draft Fifth National Climate Assessment
Roughly every four years, the U.S. Global Change Research Program produces a congressionally mandated assessment of global change science and the impacts, adaptation, and mitigation of climate change …
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€51.00
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations
Individuals from minoritized racial and ethnic groups continue to face systemic barriers that impede their ability to access, persist, and thrive in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and …
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€41.03
Board on Health Sciences Policy & Committee on Population: Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research
Genetic and genomic information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the past decade. Genetics and genomics research is now being …
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Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Committee on National Statistics: Assessment of Native Seed Needs and the Capacity for Their Supply
Extreme weather and wildfires, intensified by climate change, are damaging the native plant communities of landscapes across the United States. Native plant communities are foundational to thriving …
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€40.82
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice: Children’s Environmental Health
The National Academies Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and Board on Children Youth and Families convened a workshop in August …
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Committee on Future Directions for Applying Behavioral Economics to Policy & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Behavioral Economics
Behavioral economics – a field based in collaborations among economists and psychologists – focuses on integrating a nuanced understanding of behavior into models of decision-making. Since the …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Updated Measure of Poverty
An accurate measure of poverty is necessary to fully understand how the economy is performing across all segments of the population and to assess the effects of government policies on communities and …
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Board on Human-Systems Integration & Committee on Human-System Integration Research Topics for the 711th Human Performance Wing of the Air Force Research Laboratory: Human-AI Teaming
Although artificial intelligence (AI) has many potential benefits, it has also been shown to suffer from a number of challenges for successful performance in complex real-world environments such as …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Enhancing Survey Programs by Using Multiple Data Sources
Much of the statistical information currently produced by federal statistical agencies – information about economic, social, and physical well-being that is essential for the functioning of modern …
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Committee on Addressing the Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Addressing the Long-Term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the lives of children and their families, who have faced innumerable challenges such as illness and death; school closures; social isolation; …
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Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Foundations of Data Science for Students in Grades K-12
On September 13 and 14, 2022, the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop entitled Foundations of Data Science for Students in …
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Committee on Policies and Programs to Reduce Intergenerational Poverty & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Intergenerational Poverty and Mobility Among Native Americans in the United States
Experiencing poverty during childhood can lead to lasting harmful effects in which poverty is passed on to future generations – a cycle that disproportionately affects Native American families.To …
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Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Climate Security in South Asia
The South Asia region presents a confluence of major climate impacts and key security issues. From a weather and climate standpoint, the region experiences a wide range of hazards, such as the recent …
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€21.15
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Energy and Environmental Systems: Pathways to an Equitable and Just Energy Transition
While technologies are clearly instrumental in transitioning away from fossil fuel-based energy and toward a decarbonized economy, decisions about which technologies are prioritized, how they are …
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€14.89
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral: Identifying and Managing Veteran Suicide Risk
On May 23, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences hosted a workshop titled Current Practices and Challenges for …
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Committee on Exploring the Opportunity Gap for Young Children from Birth to Age Eight & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children
Many young children in the United States are thriving and have access to the conditions and resources they need to grow up healthy. However, a substantial number of young children face more …
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€51.79
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Considerations for Returning Individual Genomic Results from Population-Based Surveys: Focus on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Population surveys collect information from participants by asking questions. Today, many surveys also collect biologic specimens that can be used to analyze a respondents DNA and other biomarkers. …
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Board on Science Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Effective Health Communication Within the Current Information Environment and the Role of the Federal Government
On March 20 and 21, 2023, the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a workshop titled Effective Health Communication within the Current …
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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Health and Medicine Division: Substance Misuse Programs in Commercial Aviation
While there is a limited data on safety-sensitive professionals, substance use disorders potentially affect pilots and flight attendants at the same rate as the general population – around 15 percent …
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Board on Environmental Change and Society & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Integrating the Human Sciences to Scale Societal Responses to Environmental Change
Responding to climate change will entail massive socio-emotional and behavioral changes. Translating policies, investments, or built infrastructure-reshaping mandates into real and sustained local …
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€23.66
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Assessing the 2020 Census
Since 1790, the U.S. census has been a recurring, essential civic ceremony in which everyone counts; it reaffirms a commitment to equality among all, as political representation is explicitly tied to …
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€61.06
Board on Health Care Services & Committee on the Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce and Its Impact on Child Health and Well-Being: Future Pediatric Subspecialty Physician Workforce
Pediatric subspecialists are critical to ensuring quality care and pursuing research to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for children. However, there are substantial disincentives to …
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€41.16
Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Measuring Law Enforcement Suicide
From April 25-26, 2023 the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to identify challenges in and opportunities for …
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Board on Science Education & Carla Zembal-Saul: Rise and Thrive with Science
Research shows that that children learn science and engineering subjects best by engaging from an early age in the kinds of practices used by real scientists and engineers. By doing science and …
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Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Climate Security in Central America
To advance a systems understanding of climate-related security risks in the Central America region, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop titled Climate …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Roadmap for Disclosure Avoidance in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) is one of the U.S. Census Bureau?s major surveys with features making it a uniquely valuable resource for researchers and policy analysts. …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging in Place with Dementia
Although much research has been conducted on community-level factors related to the risk of dementia in general, less is known about the factors that affect the ability of older adults with dementia …
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Committee on National Statistics & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Managing Privacy and Confidentiality Risks with Blended Data
Protecting privacy and ensuring confidentiality in data is a critical component of modernizing our national data infrastructure. The use of blended data – combining previously collected data sources …
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Committee on Law and Justice & Computer Science and Telecommunications Board: Facial Recognition Technology
Facial recognition technology is increasingly used for identity verification and identification, from aiding law enforcement investigations to identifying potential security threats at large venues. …
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Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Developing an Agenda for Population Aging and Social Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)
In September 2023, the Committee on Population at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop, Developing an Agenda for Population Aging and Social Research in Low- …
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