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Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Indonesian Academy of Sciences,National Research Council,Science Council of Japan

Authoring committees: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, Science Council of Japan.

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Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China: The Challenges Ahead, Proceedings of a Symposium

Policy and Global Affairs,Chinese Academy of Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council

A collection of papers, which intends to introduce the reader to the complicated problems of urban air pollution and energy choices in China.

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The Power of Renewables: Opportunities and Challenges for China and the United States

Committee on U.S.-China Cooperation on Electricity from Renewable Resources,National Research Council,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Chinese Academy of Engineering

The U.S. National Academies have had an ongoing program of cooperation with the Chinese Academies (Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering) since the late 1990s … Leaders…

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Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States

Committee on Energy Futures and Air Pollution in Urban China and the United States,National Academy of Engineering,National Research Council,Chinese Academy of Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences

The United States and China are the top two energy consumers in the world. As a consequence, they are also the top two emitters of numerous air pollutants which have…

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Personal Cars and China: Si Ren Jiao Che Yu Zhongguo

Committee on the Future of Personal Transport Vehicles in China,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,Chinese Academy of Engineering

Presenting a collaborative study between the NRC and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), this book addresses the problems facing China, as it attempts to provide personal transport desired by…

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Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Summary of an International Workshop: October 31 to November 3, 2010, Beijing, China

IAP - The Global Network of Science Academies,Chinese Academy of Sciences,International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,International Union of Microbiological Societies,National Research Council

International workshop held at the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention

Committee on Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention: An International Workshop,Chinese Academy of Sciences,IAP - The Global Network of Science Academies,International Union of Microbiological Societies,International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

During the last decade, national and international scientific organizations have become increasingly engaged in considering how to respond to the biosecurity implications of developments in the life sciences and in…

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Urban Change and Poverty

Committee on National Urban Policy,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

A review of issues confronting cities and individuals, this work examines the policy implications of the problems that affect the future of urban America. It covers such topics as the…

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People and Technology in the Workplace

National Academy of Engineering,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council

Presents information for managers trying to meld human and technological resources. This volume identifies factors critical to successful technology introduction and examines why America lags behind in this effort. The…

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Investing in Research Infrastructure in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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

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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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Indicators of Precollege Education in Science and Mathematics: A Preliminary Review

Committee on Indicators of Precollege Science and Mathematics Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Examines how the inadequacy of precollege education in the United States can be improved. This book lays out a framework for an efficient monitoring system. The key variables include teacher…

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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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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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Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource

Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Specifies appropriate criteria for assessing the value, significance, and social utility of basic research in the social sciences. This book identifies illustrative areas of basic research in the social sciences…

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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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Behavioral and Social Science: 50 Years of Discovery

Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

In 1933, President Herbert Hoover commissioned the Ogburn Report, a comprehensive study of social trends in the US. Containing chapters related to the developments detailed in the Ogburn Report to…

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Rethinking Urban Policy: Urban Development in an Advanced Economy

Committee on National Urban Policy,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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Sharing Research Data

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

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1985-05 Original Publisher: National Academies Original Identifier: NAP:00087 Subjects: Communication in the social sciences Intellectual cooperation Social sciences Communication in the social…

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Scientific Research in Education

Committee on Scientific Principles for Education Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Researchers, historians, and philosophers of science have debated the nature of scientific research in education for more than 100 years. This book describes the similarities and differences between scientific inquiry…

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The Transition to Democracy: Proceedings of a Workshop

Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,David Jarmul,National Academy of Sciences

Summarizes the presentations and discussions at a workshop for the US Agency for International Development that explored information about transitions to democracy in various parts of the world and what…

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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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Hispanics and the Future of America

Committee on Transforming Our Common Destiny,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Presents details of the story of a population that varies in many dimensions, including national origin, immigration status, and generation. This book describes the contours of this population, from the…

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Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance

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

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 Techniques…

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The American Community Survey: 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,National Academy of Sciences

The American Community Survey (ACS), to be run by the Census Bureau, will be a large (250,000 housing units a month), predominantly mailout/mailback survey that will collect information similar to…

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What’s Changing in Prosecution?: Report of a Workshop

Committee on Law and Justice,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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…

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Ready, Set, Science!: Putting Research to Work in the K-8 Science Classroom

Sarah Michaels,Andrew W. Shouse,Heidi A. Schweingruber,Steve Olson,National Research Council

Provides an account of the synthesis of research into teaching and learning science in kindergarten through eighth grade. This book summarizes various findings from the learning sciences and builds cases…

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Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency

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

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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Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards

Committee on Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards,Center for Education

An accompanying volume to the National Science Education Standards. Focusing on the teacher as the primary player in assessment, this book offers assessment guidelines and explores how they can be…

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Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research: Workshop Summary

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

Most major crime in this country emanates from two major data sources. The FBIa ™s Uniform Crime Reports has collected information on crimes known to the police and arrests from…

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America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences

Faith Mitchell,etc.

Explores the trends among African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the context of a white majority. This volume presents the findings and analysis on racial and social…

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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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Rotating Electrode Methods and Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

wei Xing (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun PR China),Geping Yin (Harbin Institute of Technology, PR China),Jiujun Zhang (Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation, National Research Council of Canada. Vancouver, BC, Canada)

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Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study: Report of a Workshop

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

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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Welfare, the Family and Reproductive Behavior: Research Perspectives

Committee on Population,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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. This work contains…

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Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

Panel on Research on Child Abuse and Neglect,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Provides a comprehensive, child-oriented research agenda for the nation. This work presents an overview of three major areas: definitions and scope; consequences, treatment, and prevention; and infrastructure and ethics. It…

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Reports of the Committee on Vision: 1947-1990

Committee on Vision,National Research Council,Joanne Albanes,National Academy of Sciences

Presents a summary of reports issued since 1947 under the aegis of the National Research Council’s Committee on Vision. This title deals with research efforts in such classic areas of…

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Time-Use Measurement and Research: Report 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,National Academy of Sciences

A a summary of a workshop convened to consider data and methodological issues in measuring time use. It summarizes conceptual issues covered during the workshop, discusses a framework for how…

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Preparing for the 2000 Census

Panel to Evaluate Alternative Census Methodologies,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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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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The Aging Mind: Opportunities in Cognitive Research

Committee on Future Directions for Cognitive Research on Aging,Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences,National Research Council

Possible 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 opportunities…

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Learning and Instruction: A SERP Research Agenda

Panel on Learning and Instruction,Strategic Education Research Partnership,National Research Council

The Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) is an ambitious plan, which aims to construct a powerful knowledge base that will support the efforts of teachers, school administrators, colleges of education…

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Social Impact of AIDS in the United States

Panel on Monitoring the Social Impact of the AIDS Epidemic,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Addresses issues in the public debate over AIDS. This book explores how AIDS has affected fundamental policies and practices in our major institutions. It is helpful to anyone concerned about…

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Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives

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

Addresses the roles of diffusion processes, ideational change, social networks, and mass communications in changing behavior and values, especially as related to childbearing. This book reveals empirical research emerging from…

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Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology: A Workshop Summary

Center for Education,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

Reports on a meeting of scientists, policy makers, and researchers convened to discuss various approaches to undergraduate science, mathematics, and technology education. The goal of the workshop was to inform…

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Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data: Report 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,National Academy of Sciences

Summarizes a workshop convened by the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) to promote discussion about methods for advancing the often conflicting goals of exploiting the research potential of microdata and…

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Taking Stock: Summary of a Workshop

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

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Data Priorities for Population and Health in Developing Countries: Summary of a Workshop

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

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Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development

Urbanization, Energy, and Air Pollution in China: The Challenges Ahead, Proceedings of a Symposium

The Power of Renewables: Opportunities and Challenges for China and the United States

Energy Futures and Urban Air Pollution: Challenges for China and the United States

Personal Cars and China: Si Ren Jiao Che Yu Zhongguo

Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: Summary of an International Workshop: October 31 to November 3, 2010, Beijing, China

Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention

Urban Change and Poverty

People and Technology in the Workplace

Investing in Research Infrastructure in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook

Indicators of Precollege Education in Science and Mathematics: A Preliminary Review

Population, Land Use, and Environment: Research Directions

Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology

Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource

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

Behavioral and Social Science: 50 Years of Discovery

Rethinking Urban Policy: Urban Development in an Advanced Economy

Sharing Research Data

Scientific Research in Education

The Transition to Democracy: Proceedings of a Workshop

Protecting Participants and Facilitating Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

Hispanics and the Future of America

Emergent Techniques for Assessment of Visual Performance

The American Community Survey: Summary of a Workshop

What’s Changing in Prosecution?: Report of a Workshop

Ready, Set, Science!: Putting Research to Work in the K-8 Science Classroom

Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency

Classroom Assessment and the National Science Education Standards

Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research: Workshop Summary

America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences

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

Rotating Electrode Methods and Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

Measuring Housing Discrimination in a National Study: Report of a Workshop

Welfare, the Family and Reproductive Behavior: Research Perspectives

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

Reports of the Committee on Vision: 1947-1990

Time-Use Measurement and Research: Report of a Workshop

Preparing for the 2000 Census

Human Factors Research and Nuclear Safety

The Aging Mind: Opportunities in Cognitive Research

Learning and Instruction: A SERP Research Agenda

Social Impact of AIDS in the United States

Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives

Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology: A Workshop Summary

Improving Access to and Confidentiality of Research Data: Report of a Workshop

Taking Stock: Summary of a Workshop

Data Priorities for Population and Health in Developing Countries: Summary of a Workshop

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