Government Social Research
31 May 2006 - Mathematica publish semi-monthly update
Contents include:
Evaluates the needs of non-academic employers for highly skilled social scientists, and the extent to which social science PhD-holders in such employment are using the skills and knowledge developed during their doctorate.
24 May 2006 - Mathematica publish update
Contents include:
Delaying kindergarten: does it affect reading and math achievement?; Welfare-to-work: challenges of rural labor markets and settings; Hospital Information Technology: is it helping to improve quality?; New brief looks at Medicare's prescription drug benefit; Guide reviews using SIPP for disability analyses.
The Scottish Executive has published a literature review (Sustainable Development: a Review of International Literature) , covering a number of key sustainable development themes. The report was commissioned to inform thinking on the Scottish sustainable development strategy document, Choosing our Future , and summarises available research and policy literature, at different international levels, setting the Scottish situation in the global context. Individual topics covered by the review are: sustainable development theory; food; procurement; consumption; green jobs and enterprise; the built environment; environmental protection; education; and environmental justice.
Longview has announced the completion of a strategic review for ESRC of panel and cohort studies Two other major projects are underway: one on the changing nature of ‘cognitive capital’ across cohorts, and across the life course, and the other concerned with solutions to the problem of attrition.
The DCA Research Unit will shortly commission an important study into the area of domestic violence (Evaluation of the measures to support victims of domestic violence in the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004) (DVCV) and the Croydon Integrated Domestic Violence Court Service (IDVC)). The research will be tasked with evaluating the strategy within both the DVCV Act and the Croydon IDVC of more closely integrating the civil and criminal justice systems to enhance the protection and safety of domestic violence victims and their children. It is hoped the study will provide recommendations for policy in relation to implementing the new measures in domestic violence cases. The study is due to report in Autumn 2007.
16 May 2006 - Open access brings more citations: analysis of PNAS articles suggests that open access papers are cited more heavily than subscription-based articles - article in The Scientist
12 May 2006 - Working together across disciplines:
Challenges for the natural and social sciences. British Academy Workshop on Interdisciplinary Research.
11 May 2006 - The Royal Society publish Science and the public interest
Communicating the results of new scientific research to the public which says that scientists should consider the public interest when deciding whether, when and how to communicate their research results.
11 May 2006 - Mathematica Update
Contents include:
Teacher training strategies: new study will evaluate different approaches; Health affairs article examines service gaps for serious mental illness; New passport to teaching study: progress and plans; Consumer direction in health care: more cash and counseling reports released.
11 May 2006 - Statistics Canada publish Family income and the well-being of children, 1994 to 1998
11 May 2006 - Publishers, societies oppose 'public access' bill:
Legislation which would require scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies to make their research results available online without charge within six months after publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Article in The Scientist
Not-for-profit research societies generally depend on journal subscription revenue to support peer review, scientific outreach, and other activities. Many fear that if articles become freely available too early, they might lose significant revenue, impacting their ability to conduct peer review. For-profit journals also argue that they need subscription fees to survive. However, the Open Access Project says that legislation will vastly increase the return on U.S. investment in research by getting it into the hands of everybody who can build on it, instead of keeping it locked up in subscription journals.
8 May 2006 - Office for National Statistics (ONS) release 2 local crime datasets on Neighbourhood Statistics:
Local Crime Data (Selected Offences): Information from Individual
Police Forces, 2003/2004
Local Crime Data (Selected Offences): Information from Crime
Partnerships, 2003/2004
8 May 2006 - Mathematica publish semi-monthly update on new publications, presentations, and other developments
Contents include:
Design and measurement options to assess Head Start quality; Mom's mental health woes can pass to kids; Unsafe neighborhoods - obese Moms linked; Obesity prevention may need to start in infancy; Job Retention pilot tests in the UK; Survey Methods update - Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver Program.
5 May 2006 - The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in Australia launch Research messages 2005
A collection of summaries on all research projects published or completed by NCVER in 2005.
5 May 2006 - Department for Transport (DfT) publish Strategy Economics and Mobility Evidence & Research Strategy 2006-07
The Strategy Economics and Mobility Unit consists of a number of teams within the department's Strategy and Delivery Group. The expertise and evidence collected by the unit is used to inform teams in other areas.
3 May 2006 - The Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) publishes briefing paper (Obesity, diet and exercise)
Examines obesity and the dietary and exercise habits of members of the 1958, 1970 and Millennium cohorts.
Home Office Research, Development and Statistics have published:
Summaries can be viewed at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/notes/may06_summaries.html
Review of Demand Responsive Transport in Scotland
This research aims to review evidence on DRT delivery including the contribution that DRT can make to social inclusion and accessibility, the impact of the pilot DRT schemes and recommendations on how future DRT schemes could be developed in Scotland.
Insight 31: Review of Strategies to Address Gender Inequalities in Scottish Schools
The report provides findings of research including a substantial review of the literature on gender inequalities in schools, information from local authorities and schools on policy and practice in relation to gender, and case study examples of strategies being used in schools aimed at addressing gender inequalities. Also published is Review of Strategies to Address Gender Inequalities in Scottish Schools - a Web only report accompanying Insight 31.
Sustainable Development: A Review of International Literature
A review of literature and policy on a range of sustainable development issues. Individual topics of the review are: sustainable development theory; food; procurement; consumption; green jobs and enterprise; the built environment; environmental protection; education; and environmental justice.
Closing the Opportunity Gap (CtOG) Programme: Scoping Work for Design of Impact Assessment
A scoping study to design a framework for evaluating the impact of CtOG, with particular emphasis on the six CtOG higher-level objectives and on CtOG aims as a whole.
Reducing Reoffending: National Strategy for the Management of Offenders -
The first National Strategy for the Management of Offenders. The Strategy is to cover the planning period to March 2008. A further three year strategy will then take forward this work for the period 2008-11.
Domestic Abuse Wave 9 - 2006 - Post-Campaign Evaluation
This report provides a post-campaign evaluation of the 2005/6 Domestic Abuse advertising campaign
Improved Public Transport for Disabled People: Volume I - Report
The purpose of this research was to explore and assess a wide range of
potential improvements to public transport for disabled people
Improved
Public Transport for Disabled People: Volume II - Annexes 1-3
Improved
Public Transport for Disabled People: Volume III - Annexes 4-6