DBASSE Information and Publications

DBASSE report briefs offer a short summary of selected reports, written for general audiences. Educators, public policy officials, and other interested publics are encouraged to link to these and to download and distribute them. All report briefs are in PDF format. Adobe® Reader® is required to view the files. Download Adobe Reader.

Measuring Racial Discrimination (Report Brief PDF)

Engaging Schools: Fostering High School Students to Learn (Report Brief PDF)

Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility (Report Brief PDF)

Children’s Health the Nation’s Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health
(Report Brief PDF)

Community Programs to Promote Youth Development (Report Brief PDF)

Ethical Considerations for Research on Housing-Related Health Hazards Involving Children (Report Brief PDF)

Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academies
(Brochure PDF)

Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences Brochure (Brochure PDF)

March 6, 2008 – Report Advises Against New National Database of Ballistic Images

News Release for New BBCSS Director

Workshop on Multiple Uses of Measurement Announcement

AERA 2007 Announcement (Text)

Immigration Symposium Video Now Available

Immigration Symposium Papers and Presentations

Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies Report Brief

International Education and Foreign Languages: Keys to Securing American’s Future (Text)

Using the American Community Survey: Benefits and Challenges (Text)

Foreign Language and International Education Report Briefing Announcement (text)

Putting People on the Map: Protecting Confidentiality with Linked Social-Spatial Data (Text)

America’s Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science (PDF Read Only)

Growing Up Global: The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries (PDF Read Only)

Decision Making for the Environment: Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Priorities (PDF Read Only)

Improving Data to Analyze Food and Nutrition Policies (Read Only PDF)

Teacher Preparation Committee Announcement (Read Only PDF)

When I’m 64 (Read Only PDF)

Expanding Access to Research Data: Reconciling Risks and Opportunities (Read Only PDF)

DBASSE Communications Evaluation (Read Only PDF)

A Study of Interactions: Emerging Issues in the Study of Adolescence: A Workshop Summary (Read Only PDF)

DBASSE AERA 2006 (Read Only PDF)

Food Insecurity and Hunger in the United States: An Assessment of the Measure (Read Only PDF)

Fall 2007 (Read Only PDF)

April 2005 (Read Only PDF)

May 2005 (Read Only PDF)

June 2005 (Read Only PDF)

July 2005 (Read Only PDF)

August 2005 (Read Only PDF)

September 2005 (Read Only PDF)

October 2005 (Read Only PDF)

November 2005 (Read Only PDF)

December 2005 (Read Only PDF)

January 2006 (Read Only PDF)

February 2006 (Read Only PDF)

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July 2006 (Read Only PDF)

August 2006 (Read Only PDF)

September 2006 (Read Only PDF)

January 2007

March 2007 (Read Only PDF)

April 2007 Selected Forthcoming Reports and Workshops (Text Version)

Committee on Social Security Representative Payees Update October 2005 (Read Only PDF)

Doug Massey testimony on immigration reform to US Senate Judiciary Committee October 2005 (Read Only PDF)

Review of Technology for Adaptive Aging – The Gerontologist October 2005 (Read Only PDF)

CNSTAT October 2005 Public Seminar Agenda (Read Only PDF) & Announcement (Read Only PDF)

Review of Growing Up Global – Studies in Family Planning October 2005 (Read Only PDF)

Chicago Request for Proposal citing Engaging Schools report (Read Only PDF)

Deliberative Methods for Understanding Environmental Systems; BioScience; November 2005/ Vol 55 No.11 (Read Only PDF)

Understanding Individuals Environmentally Significant Behavior; ELR News & Analysis; November 2005 (Read Only PDF)

DBASSE Biennial Review to the Governing Board (Read Only PDF)

DBASSE Biennial Review to the Governing Board Presentation (Read Only PDF)

COSSA Newsletter highlighting CNSTAT report (Read Only PDF)

Washington Times article on CEGIS report (Read Only PDF)

Dallas Morning News article on CEGIS report (Read Only PDF)

EdWeek article on CFE report (Read Only PDF)

LOUD Magazine article on evolution (Read Only PDF)

Labov Presentation on Evolution at NSTA 2006 (Read Only PDF)

CNSTAT May 2006 Seminar Announcement (Read Only PDF)

Powerpoint Presentation for Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and Its Implications for the Developing World (Read Only PDF)

Urban Growth in Developing Countries: A Review of Current Trends and a Caution Regarding Existing Forecasts; World Development Vol. 32, No.1, pp. 23-51, 2004 (Read Only PDF)

Urbanization in developing countries: Current trends, future projections, and key challenges for sustainability; Technology in Society 28 (2006) 63-80 (Read Only PDF)

Small cities, big problems; Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 2004, Real Numbers (Read Only PDF)

The Immigration Equation – NYTimes (Read Only PDF)

Leon Lederman interview on NPR – The Future of Science Education (Read Only PDF)

Taking Science to School – Ed Week Article

Taking Science to School – New Scientist Article

DOE reverses policy about polygraph article

Agenda for DBASSE Symposium on Immigration

Chicago Tribune article addressing New Treatments for Addiction

PDF of National Academies’ sponsor study brochure

PDF of BOTA brochure, “Lessons Learned”

APHA Presentation