Social Sciences Books
Indicators Of Precollege Education In Science And Mathematics: A Preliminary Review
By National Research Council, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Committee On Indicators Of Precollege Science And Mathematics Education, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Senta A. Raizen, Social Sciences, Senta A Ed Raizen, Lyle V Ed Jones, Commission On Behavioral, Education National Academy Of Sciences - National Research Council
To understand the impact of all of the various science and mathematics improvement initiatives and to make them more effective in the future, it is important to be able to monitor the condition of...
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Pay Equity: Empirical Inquiries
By National Research Council, Panel On Pay Equity Research, Education, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Heidi I. Hartmann, Robert T. Michael, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Social Sciences, Division Of Behavioral, Commission On Behavioral
Salaries, Salary Growth, And Promotions Of Men And Women In A Large, Private Firm / Barry A. Gerhart And George T. Milkovich -- Measuring The Effect Of Occupational Sex And Race Composition On Earn...
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Pay Equity: Empirical Inquiries
By National Research Council, Panel On Pay Equity Research, Education, Brigid O'Farrell, Heidi I. Hartmann, ROBERT T. MICHAEL, Social Sciences, Division Of Behavioral, Commission On Behavioral
Are women paid less than men when they hold comparable jobs? Is there gender bias in the way wages are set? Or can wage differences between men and women be explained by legitimate market forces? P...
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Work And Family: Policies For A Changing Work Force
By National Research Council, Panel On Employer Policies And Working Families, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Marianne A. Ferber, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, National Research Council (US), Social Sciences, Education, National Research Council, Brigid O'Farrell With La Rue Allen, Panel On Employer Policies, Working Families, Committee On Women'S Employment, Related Social Issues, Commission On Behavioral
The Family And The Workplace -- Linkages Between Work And Family -- How Adults Cope: Dependent Care -- Standard Employee Benefits -- New Family-related Benefits -- Family-oriented Programs In Other...
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Assessing Policies For Retirement Income: Needs For Data, Research, And Models
By National Research Council, Constance F. Citro, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Panel On Retirement Income Modeling, Social Sciences, Eric A. Hanushek, Editors, Panel On Retirement Income Modeling, Committee On National Statistics, Commission On Behavioral, Education, National Research Council
The retirement income security of older Americans and the cost of providing that security are increasingly the subject of major debate. This volume assesses what we know and recommends what we need...
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Grading The Nation'S Report Card: Evaluating NAEP And Transforming The Assessment Of Educational Progress
By National Research Council, Education, Committee On The Evaluation Of National And State Assessments Of Educational Progress, Lee R. Jones, Karen J. Mitchell, Board On Testing And Assessment, Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, James W. Pellegrino, Assessment, Social Sciences, Commission On Behavioral, Board On Testing, Committee On The Evaluation Of National, State Assessments Of Educational Progress
Since the late 1960s, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)--the nation's report card--has been the only continuing measure of student achievement in key subject areas. Increasingl...
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Starting Out Right: A Guide To Promoting Children'S Reading Success
By Committee On The Prevention Of Reading Difficulties In Young Children., M. Susan Burns, Social Sciences, Education, National Research Council, M. Susan Burns, Peg Griffin, Catherine E. Snow, Editors, Committee On The Prevention Of Reading Difficulties In Young Children, Commission On Behavioral
A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discuss...
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Human Dimensions Of Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways For The Next Decade
By National Research Council, National Research Council U.S., Education, Policy Division, Committee On The Human Dimensions Of Global Change, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Board On Environmental Change And Society, Committee On The Human Dimensions Of Global Change And Committee On Global Change Research, Committee On Global Change Research, National Research Council (US), Society, Social Sciences, Division Of Behavioral, Board On Environmental Change
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change and Committee on Global Change Research, Board on Environmental Change and Society, Policy Division, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences an...
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Learning And Understanding: Improving Advanced Study Of Mathematics And Science In U.S. High Schools
By National Research Council, National Research Council U.S., Education, Jerry P. Gollub, Center For Education, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Jay B. Labov, Committee On Programs For Advanced Study Of Mathematics And Science In American High Schools, Meryl W. Bertenthal, Philip C. Curtis, Social Sciences, Division Of Behavioral, Committee On Programs For Advanced Study Of Mathematics, Science In American High Schools
1 online resource (xxii, 563 pages) "Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council." Contains Content Panel Reports for Biology, Chemistr...
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The Knowledge Economy And Postsecondary Education: Report Of A Workshop
By National Research Council, Education, Committee On The Impact Of The Changing Economy On The Education System, Center For Education, Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education, Patricia Albjerg Graham, National Research Council (US), Nevzer G. Stacey, Social Sciences, Division Of Behavioral
The Workshop on the Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education documents changes seen in the postsecondary education system. In her report Lisa Hudson focuses on who is participating in postseco...
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