Books from National Academies Press

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Report, Workshop Summary, and Workshop Papers
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Board on Human-Systems Integration
... Ann Arbor James Ashton-Miller, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Bruce Bernard, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio Sidney Blair, Loyola University ...
Controlled Human Inhalation-Exposure Studies at EPA
By Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Assessing Toxicologic Risks to Human Subjects Used in Controlled Exposure Studies of Environmental Pollutants
Ann. Intern. Med. 160(11):ITC6-1. Coble, J.B., P.A. Stewart, R. Vermeulen, D. Yereb, R. Stanevich, A. Blair, D.T. Silverman, and M. Attfield. 2010. The diesel exhaust in miners study: II. Exposure monitoring surveys and development of ...
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Review of the Evidence
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Committee on Human Factors
... Ann Arbor James Ashton-Miller, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Bruce Bernard, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio Sidney Blair, Loyola University ...
China Bound, Revised: A Guide to Academic Life and Work in the PRC
By National Academy of Sciences, Social Science Research Council, American Council of Learned Societies
The World Bank The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program Room M-4029 World Bank Headquarters 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: 202-473-6441 Description: Each year, the program awards approximately ten fellowships to ...
The Right Thing to Do, The Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in Health Professions -- Summary of the Symposium...
By Institute of Medicine, Association of Academic Health Centers, Clyde H. Evans
There is a mature literature on pedagogy for critical thinking, and it emerges out of teaching approaches that encourage ... learning, group projects, student critiques and evaluations of other students' work, experiential learning, ...
Research and Education Reform: Roles for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
... Sciences and Education, Committee on the Federal Role in Education Research Gregg B. Jackson, Richard C. Atkinson ... "education summit," School Year Extension Commission, National Writing Project, and education reform evaluation.
Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children: A Research Agenda
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
A large program grant to Teachers College of Columbia University supported work with suburban school districts in ... policy linkage, and community-organizing projects that benefit language-minority children, youth, and families.
Achieving Health Equity via the Affordable Care Act: Promises, Provisions, and Making Reform a Reality for Diverse Patients: Workshop Summary
By National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Promises, Provisions, and Making Reform a Reality for Diverse Patients: Workshop Summary National Academies of Sciences, ... tor at the Ashe Faith Project. ... She has been involved in community organizing for more than 35 years.
Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science Education in Your School District
By Mathematics, National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution, Center for Science
PLANNING FOR THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCIENCE PROGRAM 42 the schools. These and many other scenarios can initiate a major science education reform project. Before proceeding to the next step in the planning process, it's important for leaders ...
Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science
By National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution
Science Education News; Science Books & Films (review magazine); videos focused on out-of-school programs for minorities, girls, and disabled students; posters. • Project 2061: a long-term science education reform initiative (grades ...
What Is the Influence of the National Science Education Standards?: Reviewing the Evidence, A Workshop Summary
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Center for Education
The document is to be used to provide structure for the development, organization, implementation, and assessment of ... practical knowledge from the start, and that changes in this knowledge be monitored throughout reform projects.
Investigating the Influence of Standards: A Framework for Research in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
By Mathematics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
courses are organized within a college physics department may influence how high school physics teachers organize ... some institutions (e.g., Rothman and Narum, 2000) anticipate reforms in undergraduate education that may change the ...
State and Local Policy Initiatives to Reduce Health Disparities: Workshop Summary
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities
Pettingill likens the current situation to a perfect storm: health care reform legislation will provide ... system can be used can be seen in a project launched by Allina in New Ulm, Minnesota, a community of 17,000 residents.
For the Record: Protecting Electronic Health Information
By Mathematics, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Robbie G. Trussell is the senior project manager of pharmacy systems for the Presbyterian Healthcare System based in Dallas, Texas. ... She serves as a clinical faculty practitioner for the University of Texas School of Pharmacy.
Research Training in the Biomedical, Behavioral, and Clinical Research Sciences
By National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Higher Education and Workforce
National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Committee to Study the ... the promises of a more rational and equitable health care marketplace envisioned in the Health Care Reform Act, ...
Technical Capabilities Necessary for Regulation of Systemic Financial Risk: Summary of a Workshop
By National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications
The workshop, summarized in this volume, addressed the following key issues as they relate to systemic risk: What data and analytical tools are currently available to regulators to address this challenge?
A Common Destiny: Blacks and American Society
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Blacks and American Society National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, ... there are 2 black athletic directors, 3 head football coaches, and 29 head basketball coaches (Edwards, 1987:15).
Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children: A Research Agenda
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
A large program grant to Teachers College of Columbia University supported work with suburban school districts in ... policy linkage, and community-organizing projects that benefit language-minority children, youth, and families.
Achieving Health Equity via the Affordable Care Act: Promises, Provisions, and Making Reform a Reality for Diverse Patients: Workshop Summary
By Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities
Promises, Provisions, and Making Reform a Reality for Diverse Patients: Workshop Summary National Academies of Sciences, ... tor at the Ashe Faith Project. ... She has been involved in community organizing for more than 35 years.
Ready, Set, SCIENCE!: Putting Research to Work in K-8 Science Classrooms
By Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Science Education, National Research Council
This book will be an essential resource for science education practitioners and contains information that will be extremely useful to everyone Ã¯Â¿Â½including parents Ã¯Â¿Â½directly or indirectly involved in the teaching of ...