Toward an
INTEGRATED SCIENCE OF
RESEARCH ON FAMILIES
WORKSHOP REPORT
Steve Olson, Editor
Committee on the Science of Research on Families
Board on Children, Youth, and Families
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE AND
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS
Washington, D.C.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.
This study was supported by Award No. NO1-OD-4-2139 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, and the Administration for Children and Families. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.
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Suggested citation: IOM (Institute of Medicine) and NRC (National Research Council). (2011). Toward an Integrated Science of Research on Families: Workshop Report. Committee on the Science of Research on Families. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine
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COMMITTEE ON THE SCIENCE OF RESEARCH ON FAMILIES
Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Chair), Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Jere R. Behrman, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Margaret R. Burchinal, Research Professor and Director, Design and Statistical Computing Unit, University of North Carolina
Linda Marie Burton, James B. Duke Professor of Sociology, Duke University
Anne K. Duggan, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics Research Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Barbara Fiese, Professor, Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Andrew Fuligni, Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Jane I. Guyer, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University
Sara S. McLanahan, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, Princeton University
Lisa Pearce, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina
Sally I. Powers, Professor, Department of Psychology and Director, Center for Research on Families, University of Massachusetts
Rosemary Chalk, Study Director
Pamella Atayi, Senior Program Assistant
Wendy Keenan, Program Associate
Julienne Palbusa, Research Assistant
Holly Rhodes, Consultant, Rhodes for Early Learning, LLC
Steve Olson, Editor
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Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Dara R. Blachman, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Elisabeth F. Maring, University of Maryland Extension
Linda C. Mayes, Yale University
Velma McBride Murry, Vanderbilt University
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Columbia University. Appointed by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, she was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authors and the institution.
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