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    The Bureau of Transportation Statistics: Priorities for the Future

    Panel on Statistical Programs and Practices of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was authorized in 1991 by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). This book examines how BTS can provide statistical leadership for US Department of…

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    Demographic Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa

    Includes chapters on child mortality, adult mortality, fertility, proximate determinants, marriage, internal migration, international migration, and the demographic impact of AIDS.

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    The Continuing Epidemiological Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population

    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…

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    Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World

    Committee on Population

    Assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women’s education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations vary across regions. This book discusses the…

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    Methods for Designing Software to Fit Human Needs and Capabilities: Proceedings of the Workshop on Software Human Factors

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors

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    Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook

    Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    What impact does teaching style have? How do I plan a course curriculum? This handbook provides productive approaches to these and several other questions. It provides undergraduate science educators with…

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    Monitoring International Labor Standards: National Legal Frameworks, Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Academy of Sciences

    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 standards. The committee has undertaken a…

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    Human Factors Research and Nuclear Safety

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors,National Academy of Sciences

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    Educating Language-Minority Children

    Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

    Based on the study Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children , this book summarizes information about educating such students. Aimed at teachers and education policymakers, it discusses educational issues such as…

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    The Future of Federal Household Surveys: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council

    Federal household surveys today face several significant challenges including: increasing costs of data collection, declining response rates, perceptions of increasing response burden, inadequate timeliness of estimates, discrepant estimates of key…

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    Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare Reform: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee on National Statistics,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

    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…

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    Human Behavior in Military Contexts

    Committee on Opportunities in Basic Research,National Research Council

    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 roles effectively in…

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    Reporting Test Results for Students with Disabilities and English-Language Learners: Summary of a Workshop

    Board on Testing and Assessment,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Board on Testing and Assessment, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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    Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments

    Marilyn Fenichel,Heidi A. Schweingruber,National Research Council

    Based on the National Research Council report, Learning science in informal environments: people, places and pursuits.

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    Proposed Revisions to the Common Rule: Perspectives of Social and Behavioral Scientists: Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,Committee on Revisions to the Common Rule for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

    On July 26, 2011, the US Department of Health and Human Services issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) with the purpose of soliciting comments on how regulations for…

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    Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning

    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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    Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging: Workshop Summary

    Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence,Board on Health Sciences Policy,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    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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    Facilitating Climate Change Responses: A Report of Two Workshops on Insights from the Social and Behavioral Sciences

    Panel on Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change Through the Behavioral and Social Sciences,National Research Council

    With Collateral Observations And Remarks On Agricultural Cattle, Plants, Implements, Etc.

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    Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology

    Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Addresses pre-college preparation for students in SME&T and the joint roles and responsibilities of faculty and administrators in arts and sciences and in schools of education to better educate teachers…

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    Key Transportation Indicators: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee on National Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    The purpose of the Worksshop on Transportation Indicators was to discuss issues relating to transportation indicators and provide the Bureau of Transportation Statistics with new ideas for issues to address.–P…

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    Health and Incarceration: A Workshop Summary

    Committee on Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration,Committee on Law and Justice,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Board on the Health of Select Populations

    Presents the summary of a workshop jointly sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences(NAS) Committee on Law and Justice and the Institute of Medicine(IOM) Board on Health and Select Populations…

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    Sleep Needs, Patterns and Difficulties of Adolescents: Summary of a Workshop

    Forum on Adolescence,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    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…

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    Considerations in Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions: Proceedings of a Symposium

    Working Group on Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions,Committee on Vision,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Summarizes contemporary understanding of the scientific, clinical, and technical issues surrounding the use of contact lenses. This book discusses the special occupational conditions experienced by military personnel, particularly in extreme…

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    Vital Statistics: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee on National Statistics,National Research Council

    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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    Distributed Decision Making: Report of a Workshop

    Committee on Human Factors,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Outlines the process and problems involved in dispersed decision making and draws on academic and case history information. This book highlights the need for better theories, improved research methods, and…

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    National Patterns of R&D Resources: Future Directions for Content and Methods: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

    National Patterns of R&D Resources: Future Directions for Content and Methods: Summary of a Workshop (2013)

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    Valuing Health Risks, Costs and Benefits for Environmental Decision Making: Report of a Conference

    Commission on Physical Sciences,Mathematics and Resources,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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    Criminal Careers and Career Criminals

    Panel on Research on Criminal Careers,Committee on Research on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    Looks at the various aspects of criminal careers, including the relationship of alcohol and drug abuse to criminal careers, co-offending influences on criminal careers, issues in the measurement of criminal…

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    Criminal Careers and Career Criminals,: Volume I

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Research on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice,Panel on Research on Criminal Careers

    By focusing attention on individuals rather than on aggregates, this book takes a different approach to studying criminal behavior. It develops a framework for collecting information about individual criminal careers…

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    Making Climate Forecasts Matter

    Panel on the Human Dimensions of Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Variability,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    Deals with climate forecasting and identifies research directions in this regard. This book explores: vulnerability of human activities to climate; state of the science of climate forecasting; how societies coevolved…

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    Guide to Implementing the Next Generation Science Standards

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on Guidance on 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 across the…

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    Sowing Seeds of Change: Informing Public Policy in the Economic Research Service of USDA

    Panel to Study the Research Program of the Economic Research Service

    Provides a case study of the need for analysis and information in support of public policy. This work combines lessons learned from one of the first government agencies devoted primarily…

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    Improving Schooling for Language Minority Children: A Research Agenda

    Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

    How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? This book focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a…

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    Ergonomic Models of Anthropometry, Human Biomechanics and Operator-Equipment Interfaces: Proceedings of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors,National Academy of Sciences

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    Human Factors in Automated and Robotic Space Systems: Proceedings of a Symposium

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Committee on Human Factors,National Academy of Sciences

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    Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: Fifth Edition

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics

    Four principles are fundamental for a federal statistical agency: relevance to policy issues, credibility among data users, trust among data providers, and independence from political and other undue external influence…

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    Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys: Beyond ADLs and IADLs: Summary of a Workshop

    National Research Council

    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 population surveys…

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    Adolescent Decision Making: Implications for Prevention Programs: Summary of a Workshop

    Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council and Institute of Medicine,National Academy of Sciences

    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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    After-School Programs to Promote Child and Adolescent Development: Summary of a Workshop

    Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Community-Level Programs for Youth,Institute of Medicine,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    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. The workshop was…

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    Mathematical and Scientific Development in Early Childhood: A Workshop Summary

    National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Board on Science Education,Mathematical Sciences Education Board

    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…

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    Evaluating Welfare Reform: A Framework and Review of Current Work, Interim Report

    Panel on Data and Methods for Measuring the Effects of Changes in Social Welfare Programs,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    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 families, called Aid to Families…

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    Protecting Participants and Facilitating Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

    Panel on Institutional Review Boards, Surveys, and Social Science Research,National Research Council

    Examines three key issues related to human participation in social, behavioral, and economic sciences research. This report is suitable for policy makers, research administrators, research sponsors, IRB members, and investigators.

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    Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions

    National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    Offers recommendations for research to improve understanding of how changes in human populations affect the natural environment by means of changes in land use, such as deforestation, urban development, and…

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    Getting to Positive Outcomes for Children in Child Care: A Summary of Two Workshops

    Institute of Medicine,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

    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 care…

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    The Case For Human Factors in Industry and Government: Report of a Workshop

    National Research Council,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

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    Reporting District-Level NAEP Data: Summary of a Workshop

    Committee on NAEP Reporting Practices: Investigating District-Level and Market-Basket Reporting,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

    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. This title explores with various…

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    Understanding and Preventing Violence

    Panel on the Understanding and Control of Violent Behavior,National Research Council

    Contains reviews of research on biological influences on violent or aggressive behaviour. This volume examines areas, such as genetic contributions to the probability of violent behaviours; brain structure and functioning…

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    Assessment of Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation

    Committee on Staffing Needs of Systems Specialists in Aviation,Board on Human-Systems Integration,Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

    Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airway Transportation System Specialists ATSS) maintain and certify the equipment in the National Airspace System (NAS). This book reviews the duties of employees…

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