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      Research on the Dynamics of Climate and the Macroeconomy

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Policy and Global Affairs Division, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Division on Life and Earth Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Roundtable of Macroeconomics and Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities

      Understanding the intricate relationship between climate dynamics and the macroeconomy is crucial for informed policy and long-term planning. However, there is a gap between climate modeling and the understanding of…

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      International Collaborations in Behavioral and Social Sciences Research: Report of a Workshop

      Committee on International Collaborations in Behavioral and Social Sciences Research,U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Psychological Science,National Research Council

      Based on the outcomes of a workshop convened by the US National Committee for Psychological Science and informed by a survey of social scientists who have led cross-national projects, this…

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      Inner-City Poverty in the United States

      Committee on National Urban Policy,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council,Laurence E. Lynn

      Documents the growth of concentrated poverty in central cities of the United States and examines what is known about its causes and effects. This volume is useful for policymakers, program…

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      Disrupting Ableism and Advancing STEM: Promoting the Success of People with Disabilities in the STEM Workforce

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Science Education, Board on Higher Education and Workforce

      People with disabilities are the largest minority group in the United States. While nothing about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, jobs, or workplaces would seem to inherently exclude…

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      Monitoring International Labor Standards: Summary of Domestic Forums

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

      Globalization creates new economic, cultural, and social opportunities, but also poses the challenge of ensuring that workers throughout the world share in these opportunities. This title provides science-based advice on…

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      Monitoring International Labor Standards: Human Capital Investment: Summary of a Workshop

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

      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 opportunities. In 1998…

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      Monitoring International Labor Standards: International Perspectives: Summary of Regional Forums

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

      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 Africa…

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      Monitoring International Labor Standards: Quality of Information, Summary of a Workshop

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

      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 a workshop in July…

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      Capturing Change in Science, Technology, and Innovation: Improving Indicators to Inform Policy

      Panel on Developing Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators for the Future,Committee on National Statistics

      Assesses and provides recommendations regarding the need for revised, refocused, and newly developed indicators of STI activities that would enable National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) to respond…

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      Teacher Supply, Demand and Quality: Policy Issues, Models and Data Bases

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

      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. This book…

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      Improving Measures of Science, Technology, and Innovation: Interim Report

      Panel on Developing Science, Technology, and Innovation Indicators for the Future,National Research Council

      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…

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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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      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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      Intangible Assets: Measuring and Enhancing Their Contribution to Corporate Value and Economic Growth: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council

      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 firms–comprise a subset of services, which, in…

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      Monitoring International Labor Standards: Techniques and Sources of Information

      Commitee on Monitoring International Labor Standards,National Research Council

      Presents a framework within which to assess compliance with core international labor standards. This report presents a review of extant data sources, with emphasis on their relevance to defined labor…

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      Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade

      National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Policy Division,Board on Environmental Change and Society,Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change and Committee on Global Change Research

      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 environmental…

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      Attracting PhDs to K-12 Education: A Demonstration Program for Science, Mathematics, and Technology

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics PhDs to K-12 Education: From Analysis to Implementation

      Presents a proposal for a national demonstration program to determine how one might prepare PhDs to be productive members of the K-12 education community. The program is designed to help…

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      Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit

      National Research Council,National Academy of Engineering,Engineering Education Program Office,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Teacher Advisory Council

      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…

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      Studying Classroom Teaching as a Medium for Professional Development: Proceedings of a U.S.-Japan Workshop

      U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction,Board on International Scientific Organizations

      In August 2000, following the Ninth International Congress on Mathematics Education in Makuhari, Japan, MSEB and USNCMI capitalized on the presence of mathematics educators in attendance from the US and…

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      Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification

      Committee on Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts,Committee on Science, Technology, and Law,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Law and Justice,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

      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 year. Research on…

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      Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty

      Committee on Gender Differences in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty,Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine,National Research Council

      Paints a picture of the status of female faculty at top universities, clarifies whether male and female faculty have similar opportunities to advance and succeed in academia, challenges some commonly…

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      Innovation, Global Value Chains, and Globalization Measurement: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on National Statistics,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

      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 in one…

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      Reproducibility and Replicability in Science

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Committee on Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Public Policy,Board on Research Data and Information,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      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…

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      Building Infrastructure for International Collaborative Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on International Scientific Organizations,USNC/Psychology Workshop Planning Committee on Building Infrastructure for International Collaborative Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

      In recent years, as science becomes increasingly international and collaborative, the importance of projects that involve research teams and research subjects from different countries has grown markedly. Such teams often…

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