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The Future of Youth Development

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (224+ words) BCYF advances the health, learning, development, resilience, and well-being of all children, youth, and families by mobilizing expertise from multiple disciplines to analyze the best available evidence on critical issues. Coordinated Strategy Needed to Ensure Active Shooter Drill Practices in…...

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Organizational Change to Support STEM Faculty Success: A Workshop Series

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (88+ words) On May 2, 2025, National Science Foundation informed the National Academy of Sciences that it should terminate all work on this activity. This activity has ended, and a final product was not released. A Proceedings of the Workshop series will be produced…...

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Finding What Works in Health Care: Updating Standards for Systematic Reviews

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (642+ words) An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will evaluate the current standards for high-quality systematic reviews for comparative effectiveness research and deliver updated guidance based on advances in evidence synthesis, including engagement, technology, and…...

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Read "Equity and Adequacy in Education Finance: Issues and Perspectives" at NAP. edu

4+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (941+ words) Helen F. Ladd, Rosemary Chalk, and Janet S. Hansen, Editors Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS Washington, D. C. 1999 NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS 2101 Constitution Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20418 This volume was supported by Contract No. RF95194001 between the National Academy of Sciences and…...

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Read "Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth: A National Agenda" at NAP. edu

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (793+ words) Board on Children, Youth, and Families Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education A Consensus Study Report of THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS Washington, DC www. nap. edu THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Printed in the…...

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Read "Educating Children with Autism" at NAP. edu

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (325+ words) In the 1950s and 1960s the psychodynamic explanation of autism held sway in the United States (Bettelheim, 1974). That perspective, now clearly counter to a large body of research on the biological roots of autism, had important implications for treatment. Fortunately, today we…...

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Read "The Role of Environmental Hazards in Premature Birth: Workshop Summary" at NAP. edu

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (775+ words) This chapter was prepared from the transcript of the meeting by a rapporteur. The discussions were edited and organized around major themes to provide a more readable summary and to eliminate duplication of topics. Approximately 35 percent of all expenditures for…...

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Read "Social Media and Adolescent Health" at NAP. edu

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1275+ words) Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Committee Member Biosketches." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Social Media and Adolescent Health. .. Chapter: Appendix A: Committee Member Biosketches Sandro Galea, Dr. PH. , M. D. , M. P. H. (Chair), a physician, epidemiologist, and author, is dean and Robert A. Knox Professor at…...

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Next-Generation Screening - The Promise and Perils of DNA Sequencing of Newborns at Birth: A Workshop

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (133+ words) This workshop explored the current use of DNA sequencing in newborns as well as the potential benefits and harms, associated ethical and data security issues, and equity in access to screening. All of Us Research Program American Academy of Nursing…...

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Read "Educating Language-Minority Children" at NAP. edu

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (702+ words) A number of typologies of bilingualism follow. A major distinction among these typologies is that some focus their explanation of second-language acquisition at the individual and others at the societal level. the United States often results in both a shift…...