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Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Committee on Common Metrics in the Social Sciences
Workshop on Advancing Social Science Theory:
The Importance of Common Metrics
25-26 February 2010
National Academies Keck Building
500 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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Thursday, 25 February 2010--Room 100
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8:30 a.m
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Working breakfast
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Participants arriving early are encouraged to discuss workshop issues over breakfast served in the meeting room
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9:00
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Introduction and goals for the workshop
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Miron Straf, Workshop Director
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George Bohrnstedt, Workshop Chair
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Overview
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Chair: Harris Cooper, Duke University
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9:15
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An overview of measurement in the social sciences
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George Bohrnstedt, American Institutes for Research
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Paper
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Presentation
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9:45
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Comparable metrics: Some examples
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Robert Hauser, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Paper
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Presentation
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10:15
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Discussion
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Christine Bachrach, Duke University
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10:40
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Break
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Examples
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11:05 a.m.
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What can we learn from the economic sciences?
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Robert Willis, University of Michigan
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Paper
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Presentation
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11:35
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Measuring health-related quality of life
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Dennis Fryback, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Paper
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Presentation
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12:05 p.m
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Discussion
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Jack Triplett, The Brookings Institution
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Kathleen Cagney, The University of Chicago
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Presentation
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12:30
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Lunch
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1:30
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Open discussion
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Indicators
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Chair: Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University
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2:10
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Advantages and disadvantages of the standardization of indicators used in policy
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Geoff Mulgan, The Young Foundation
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Paper
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Examples
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2:40
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Standardized measurement
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Robert Pollak, Washington University
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Paper
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3:35
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High school completion rates
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Rob Warren, University of Minnesota
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Paper
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Presentation
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4:05
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Measuring race (and ethnicity)
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C. Matthew Snipp, Stanford University
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Paper
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Presentation
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4:35 p.m.
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Discussion
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Kenneth Prewitt, Columbia University
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5:00
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Open discussion
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Friday, 26 February--Room 201
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8:30 a.m.
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Working breakfast
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Participants arriving early are encouraged to discuss workshop issues over breakfast served in the meeting room.
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Social Science Constructs
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Chair: Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard University
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9:00
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The theory of measurement
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Paper
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Nancy Cartwright, University of California, San Diego, and London, School of Economics and Political Science
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Norman Bradburn, National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago
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Presentation
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Examples
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9:30
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Measuring poverty: The question of standardization
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Robert Michael, University of Chicago
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Paper
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10:00
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A national protocol for measuring intergenerational mobility?
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David Grusky, Stanford University
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Paper
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Presentation
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10:30
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Break
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10:50
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Measuring and modeling of self-regulation: Is standardization a reasonable goal?
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Rick Hoyle, Duke University
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Paper
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Presentation
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11:20
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Discussion
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Rebecca Maynard, University of Pennsylvania
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11:45
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Open discussion
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12:15 p.m.
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Common themes and lessons
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Planning committee for the workshop
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12:45
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Final comments from participants and guests
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1:15
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Adjourn
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