Women's empowerment, population dynamics, and socioeconomic development have been studied extensi...

In the modern history of the United States, investment in the teaching of science, technology, en...

Atypical weather events, such as extreme tropical cyclones, pose substantial threats to life, pro...

The complex challenges facing society today call for new ways of doing research that bring resear...

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Early life disadvantages have been associated with a higher risk of dementia, but the risk may be...

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Older Americans, even the oldest, can now expect to live years longer than those who reached the ...

What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- t...

The Determinants of Brazil's Recent Rapid Decline in Fertility

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Adding It Up explores how students in pre-K through 8th grade learn mathematics and recommends ho...

'Many national initiatives in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educa...

More than 1 million teenage girls in the United States become pregnant each year; nearly half giv...

The Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERF) is a bold, ambitious plan that proposes a rev...

Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children explores...

Individuals with disabilities, chronic conditions, and functional impairments need a range of ser...

This book brings together in one volume what researchers have learned about workers, employers, a...

'The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), at the U.S. National Foundat...

Effective science teaching requires creativity, imagination, and innovation. In light of concerns...

What students learn about the science disciplines, technology, engineering, and mathematics durin...

The challenge of monitoring disparities in educational achievement and opportunities shares some ...

This book examines the human factors issues associated with the development, testing, and impleme...

Everyone is in favor of 'high education standards' and 'fair testing' of student achievement, but...

In its evaluation, Enhancing Human Performance reviews the relevant materials, describes each tec...

Policy makers need information about the nation--ranging from trends in the overall economy down ...

The U.S. economy is highly dynamic: businesses open and close, workers switch jobs and start new ...

Since 1992, the Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) has produced a book on principles and p...

The connection between classroom activities and learning behavior is explored in depth through th...

Assesses the options and possibilities for a sustainable federal budget. This comprehensive book ...

'The original study 'From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development' w...

In the United States, health care devices, technologies, and practices are rapidly moving into th...

'The workshop summarized in this report was organized as part of a study sponsored by the Substan...

Currently, many states are adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or are revising ...

Improving Student Learning in Mathematics and Science

The challenges for young people making the transition to adulthood are greater today than ever be...

'The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Se...

Chemistry plays a critical role in daily life, impacting areas such as medicine and health, consu...

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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) permeate the modern world. The jobs peop...

The integration and coordination of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other se...

Adolescence--beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20s--is a critical period ...

Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has a...

'How Students Learn is also available in three paperback versions of the original title. Each vol...

The census coverage measurement programs have historically addressed three primary objectives: (1...

Subjective well-being refers to how people experience and evaluate their lives and specific domai...

'The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) was established in 1990 to 'assist the nation a...