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2 produkter
2 produkter
Research for the Public Good
Applying the Methods of Translational Research to Improve Human Health and Well-Being
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
717 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Translational research links scientific findings with programs and policies that improve human health and well-being. It includes research that evaluates interventions or policies for efficacy and effectiveness, as well as research that applies field experience to future development of basic theory and its applications.This book demonstrates how emerging methods of translational research can be applied to important topics of interest to social and behavioral scientists. Accessible models and real-world case studies are provided to help bridge the gaps among research, policy, and practice. The book will inform and inspire anyone interested in conducting translational research, especially those in the social and behavioral sciences.
Confronting Inequality
How Policies and Practices Shape Children's Opportunities
Häftad, Engelska, 2020
677 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
This book examines the impact of inequality on children amp rsquo s health and education, and offers tools to help practitioners address that impact across economic, sociological, and psychological domains. All children deserve the best possible future. But in this era of increasing economic and social inequality, more and more children are being denied their fair chance at life. Chapters examine a wide range of studies including exposure to stress and its biological consequences the impact of federal programs offering access to nutrition for mothers and children the impact of parental decision-making and child support systems the effects of poverty on child care and quality of education, parental engagement with schools, parent-child interactions, friendship networks, and more.The book concludes with commentaries from leading scholars about the state of the field, and efforts to help mitigate the effects of inequality for children in the U.S. and throughout the world.