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Direct linkFernandes, Meenakshi Maria – RAND Corporation, 2010
This dissertation evaluates the impact of elementary school policies on child health behaviors and obesity in the United States. Two chapters address nutrition policies, two chapters address physical activity policies, and a final chapter estimates the health care cost savings associated with a decline in childhood obesity prevalence. The use of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Body Composition, Physical Activities
Steinberg, Paul – RAND Corporation, 2009
In the United States, racial/ethnic disparities exist across an array of domains. A broad literature addresses how racial/ethnic disparities have developed and persisted over time in the context of historical and structural racism that has shaped policies, practices, and programs in ways that create disadvantage for certain groups. In recognition…
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Safety, Well Being, Males
Butz, William P.; Kelly, Terrence K.; Adamson, David M.; Bloom, Gabrielle A.; Fossum, Donna; Gross, Mihal E. – RAND Corporation, 2004
The size and adequacy of the federal workforce for carrying out scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities are ongoing concerns in many policy circles. Experts both inside and outside of government have voiced fears that this workforce is aging and may soon face a dwindling labor pool, a problem that could be compounded…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Labor Force Development, Occupational Surveys, Scientific Literacy
Butz, William P.; Kelly, Terrence K.; Adamson, David M.; Bloom, Gabrielle A.; Fossum, Donna; Gross, Mihal E. – RAND Corporation, 2004
The size and adequacy of the federal workforce for carrying out scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities are ongoing concerns in many policy circles. Experts both inside and outside of government have voiced fears that this workforce is aging and may soon face a dwindling labor pool, a problem that could be compounded…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Science Education, Education Work Relationship, Occupational Surveys
Lara-Cinisomo, Sandraluz; Pebley, Anne R.; Vaiana, Mary E.; Maggio, Elizabeth – RAND Corporation, 2004
School readiness is important for children, for their families, and for society at large. The authors' exploration of school readiness focuses on how the home literacy environment, parenting behavior, and social characteristics affect two aspects of school readiness: basic skills, such as reading and math; and behavior problems, including…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Behavior Problems, School Readiness, Socioeconomic Status
Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Marsh, Julie A.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Robyn, Abby; Russell, Jennifer; Naftel, Scott; Barney, Heather – RAND Corporation, 2007
Since 2001-2002, standards-based accountability (SBA) provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) have shaped the work of public school teachers and administrators in the United States. NCLB requires each state to develop content and achievement standards in several subjects, administer tests to measure students' progress toward…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Surveys, Teaching Methods, Educational Change
Karoly, Lynn A.; Panis, Constantijn W. A. – RAND Corporation, 2004
What are the forces that will continue to shape the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years? With such inevitabilities as the proliferation and acceleration of technology worldwide, will more individuals work at home, will more businesses outsource their noncore functions -- and with what consequences? Answering such questions…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Technological Advancement, Education Work Relationship, Emerging Occupations
Karoly, Lynn A.; Panis, Constantijn W. A. – RAND Corporation, 2004
What are the forces that will continue to shape the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years? With such inevitabilities as the proliferation and acceleration of technology worldwide, will more individuals work at home, will more businesses outsource their noncore functions -- and with what consequences? Answering such questions…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Technological Advancement, Education Work Relationship, Trend Analysis
