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Show me the evidence : Obama's fight for rigor and evidence in social policy / Ron Haskins, Greg Margolis.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2015]Description: xiv, 319 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780815725718 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 361.6/10973
LOC classification:
  • HN 59.2 H351s 2015
Contents:
The Obama strategy for attacking social problems -- Improving the child-rearing skills of low-income parents -- Reducing teen pregnancy -- Building the evidence revolution in education -- The role of evidence in growing small organizations with big ideas -- Trying to build evidence into the workforce investment system -- Promoting skilled employment by improving community colleges -- So far, so good.
Summary: "Describes development and implementation of six evidence-based social policy initiatives undertaken by the Obama administration--spanning areas such as education, teen pregnancy, employment and training, and health--that led to effective ways in the use of social science evidence to guide federal policymaking and the operation of federal grant programs"-- Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HN 59.2 H351s 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000115941

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-296) and index.

The Obama strategy for attacking social problems -- Improving the child-rearing skills of low-income parents -- Reducing teen pregnancy -- Building the evidence revolution in education -- The role of evidence in growing small organizations with big ideas -- Trying to build evidence into the workforce investment system -- Promoting skilled employment by improving community colleges -- So far, so good.

"Describes development and implementation of six evidence-based social policy initiatives undertaken by the Obama administration--spanning areas such as education, teen pregnancy, employment and training, and health--that led to effective ways in the use of social science evidence to guide federal policymaking and the operation of federal grant programs"-- Provided by publisher.

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