Sentences with phrase «social science research findings»

Field Mapping: An Archival Protocol for Social Science Research Findings Principal Investigator: Frank Bosco, Virginia Commonwealth University Co-Investigator: Piers Steel $ 250,000

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Narratives have long been an interpretative component of the social sciences as a way of presenting as well as recasting research findings.

Darren Sherkat was indeed the scholar engaged by the editor of Social Science Research, James Wright, to conduct an internal audit of the review process that led to the publication of Regnerus's findings in the New Family Structures Study.

The findings are to be discussed at an event bringing together academics, policymakers, journalists and local campaigners as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science.

Findings also showed it as an empirically and conceptually innovative, diverse, vibrant discipline that in many areas sets the intellectual agenda The UK publishes more than its share of major disciplinary journals; bibliometric indicators reveal international primacy both in volume and citation impact; and a large number of the seminal publications (books as well as articles) continue to have a UK origin UK human geography is radically interdisciplinary and with the spatial turn in the humanities and social sciences has become an exporter of ideas and faculty to other disciplines There was confidence that research in human geography had substantial impact on policy and practice and would successfully meet the challenges of the current impact agenda

American Political Science Association (APSA): The Section on Human Rights was established to encourage scholarship and facilitate exchange of data and research findings on all components of human rights (e.g., civil, political, economic, social, cultural, environmental), their relationship, determinants and consequences of human rights policies, structure and influence of human rights organizations, development, implementation, impact on international conventions, and changes in the international human rights regime.

In addition to being an organizer and consultant for the Jumpstart Core Curriculum Institute (JCCI), a program founded by Leslie Brown that develops strategies for improving literacy, science, math, technology, and social - science skills among disadvantaged minority students in grades K - 12, I teach chemistry to high school students at the University of South Carolina?s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summer Program.

Mulvaney's past comments suggest technology demonstration and industrial productivity programs — especially those on clean energy manufacturing favored by the Obama Administration — may find themselves under scrutiny, joining climate research and social science as potential targets.

On Feb. 22, 2017, Wyndham along with Vitullo presented the findings of their research during a briefing of the U.N. Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights, the body responsible for undertaking the «General Comment» process and for monitoring implementation of the treaty containing the right to science.

But entering the social science realm of translational research — or the translational realm of the social sciences — isn't just about finding the right graduate program.

I'd also like to see a commitment from governments to support research across the disciplines, and from researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to stand up for social scientists and humanities scholars who find themselves under attack in the media or through reductions in research funding.

Teacher referrals for special and gifted education testing are subjective and may be swayed by a student's race, finds research published in the journal Social Science Rresearch published in the journal Social Science ResearchResearch.

He continues «Our paper highlights the fact that science is no exception, and that discussions about research papers in social media such as Twitter and Facebook offer a new dimension of scientific quality, by reflecting how important and societally relevant new research findings might be.

The Review is a super refined weekly web publication curated by subject matter experts from Yale who summarize important research articles from leading natural and social science journals with the hope that people can make more informed decisions using latest research results.The Review launched this week and covers a wide range of topics, like this brief about climate change and biodiversity («Biodiversity Left Behind in Climate Change Scenarios»): They find that simply using the traditional classification of a species in climate change simulations can underestimate the true scale of biodiversity loss.

The journal Social Science Research recently published her findings online.

The paper, «Learning to Coexist with Wildfire,» to be published in the Nov. 6 issue of the journal Nature, examines research findings from three continents and from both the natural and social sciences.

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA — 87 % of scientists believe they and their peers should take an active role in public policy debates, according to a Pew Research Center report presented by Lee Rainie of the Pew Internet and American Life Project during «Scientists Engaging with Reporters, the Public, and Social Media: Survey Findings,» a session yesterday at the annual meeting of AAAS, which publishes Science Careers.

In their paper, Fischhoff and Davis, a research scientist in engineering and public policy who received his Ph.D. from CMU in social and decision sciences, outline the challenges of explaining the uncertainty that is part of all scientific research findings.

Published Dec. 21 in the journal Psychological Science, the research found that children can «catch» social bias by seeing negative signals expressed by adults and are likely to generalize that learned bias to others.

Goethe University is a research - oriented university in the European financial centre Frankfurt The university was founded in 1914 through private funding, primarily from Jewish sponsors, and has since produced pioneering achievements in the areas of social sciences, sociology and economics, medicine, quantum physics, brain research, and labour law.

Dr. Bullock is also the Founding Director and Principal Consultant of the International Science & Education Alliance, an organization devoted to exceptional research, program evaluation, assessment design, strategic planning and capacity building to support equity, programmatic diversity and scientific integrity, and promote effective leadership, decision - making and social change.

But recent research suggests that their love - engineering is about as foolproof as flirting with random people at a bar, and a new breed of dating sites are using social networks, rather than science, to help singles find romance.

The study from the New York City - based Social Science Research Council also finds that females rate higher on the educational index than males, Asian - Americans are the highest - rated ethnic group, and New...

The Instructional Leadership strand is designed for individuals who have taught at least three years, seek to increase their knowledge of instruction and curriculum in their subject area (science, mathematics or social studies) or English Language Arts (ELA) at the elementary and secondary levels, and are interested in finding ways to extend their influence beyond the classroom into areas such as coaching, curriculum development or teacher research.

The CTBA report ignores entirely previous research from the Brookings Institution, a random - assignment study — the gold standard of social science research — that found voucher students in Milwaukee scored six Normal Curve Equivalent points higher than the control group in reading and 11 points higher in math.

As with a lot of social science research, the findings about extracurriculars aren't always consistent or conclusive: You can't randomly assign kids to soccer, after all.

An article in the journal, Social Science Research, finds that extracurricular participation with high achieving peers «has a non-trivial link to college enrollment, even after considering individual, peer, and school - level factors.»

Learning sciences: Interdisciplinary field bringing together findings — from research into cognitive, social and cultural psychology; neuroscience and learning environments, among others — with the goal of implementing learning innovations and improving instructional practice.

When working on research projects for science or social studies, they have used and cited various articles they searched for and found in the KidBiz program.

Bransford (2000) drawing on scientific research findings from the fields of neuroscience, cognitive science, social psychology, and human development asserts that interdisciplinary forms of instruction,

One of the aims of the research lab he founded, the Student Social Support R&D Lab at Harvard, is to develop and evaluate scalable interventions that leverage positive communications and behavioral science insights to reduce chronic absenteeism.

Of twelve randomized controlled trials — the gold standard of social science research — eleven found that school choice programs improve outcomes for some or all students while only one found no statistically significant difference and none found a negative impact.

You will find his research and writings in scholarly and popular periodicals, including Harvard Educational Review, Teachers College Record, Social Science Quarterly, Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, Education Week, Washington Post, and U.S. News and World Report.

Eleven of 12 random - assignment studies — the gold standard of social science research — have found that school choice programs improve the outcomes of participating students, leading to higher test scores, higher rates of graduation, and higher rates of college enrollment.

Founded in 1996 at Harvard University by Orfield and Christopher Edley, the CRP's mission is to create a new generation of research in social science and law on the critical issues of civil rights and equal opportunity for racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Of twelve randomized controlled trials — the gold standard of social - science research — eleven found that school - choice programs improve outcomes for some or all students, while only one found no statistically significant difference.

A national study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research found that students attending KIPP middle schools made gains in reading, math, science, and social studies equal to 11 to 14 months of additional learning when compared to similar non-KIPP students.60 Similarly, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that students selected by lottery to attend Harlem Success Academy made significant gains in reading and math equal to 13 to 19 percent higher test achievement, compared to demographically similar students not selected via lottery.61

Flowers: «Long story, short: the CFR research has withstood criticism from Rothstein (a brilliant economist, whom CFR greatly respects), and their findings were backed up by other economists in the field (yes, some of them do have a «pro-VAM» bias, but such is social science).»

Amrein - Beardsley: Long story, short: the CFR research has [not] withstood criticism from Rothstein (a brilliant economist, whom CFR [and many others] greatly respect, and their findings were backed up by other economists [i.e., two to be exact] in the field (yes, some of them [only Chetty's buddy Kane] do have a «pro-VAM» bias, but such is social science).

They include increasing monitoring of how various post-fire actions (re-seeding and Hydro - mulching, for instance) influence such things as flood and erosion risk and long - term ecosystem health; increasing synthesis of scientific findings (in isolation from each other, fire science studies can be confusing and even contradictory); and directing social science research toward further understanding of the disconnects.

Social science research has found that we all have an innate tendency to reject information that doesn't fit our existing views, and seek out information that does.

Growing out of Vietnam War protests on college campuses across the nation in the 1960s, UCS» founding document states it was formed to «initiate a critical and continuing examination of governmental policy in areas where science and technology are of actual or potential significance» and to «devise means for turning research applications away from the present emphasis on military technology toward the solution of pressing environmental and social problems.»

He recently detailed his findings in Wikipedian Justice, an article available through the Social Science Research Network.

The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) was founded 20 years ago and has become a popular place for legal academics to share their rResearch Network (SSRN) was founded 20 years ago and has become a popular place for legal academics to share their researchresearch.

Finding a position as a social science research assistant is not going to be easy and your resume is going to need to show you in the best possible light.

Brooklyn, New York About Blog The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization founded in 1923.

New research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science found that once couples are having sex about once a week, personal happiness and happiness in the relationship begins to level off.

In 1952, he founded the Population Council, an international, nonprofit institution that conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research.

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The research from over 2400 married couples published in the Journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science just last November found that the more sex a couple had the happier they were, but, interestingly, there was a cap — once per week.