Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys. Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 1. January 2. 5, 2. 01. S& T Competitiveness, STEM Education, S& T Workforce. Synopsis of Program: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies within the United States. The Center would like to enhance its efforts to support analytic and methodological research in support of its surveys, and to engage in the education and training of researchers in the use of large- scale nationally representative datasets. To that end, NCSES invites proposals for individual or multi- investigator research projects, doctoral dissertation improvement awards, workshops, experimental research, survey research and data collection and dissemination projects under its program for Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys. Cognizant Program Officer(s): Please note that the following information is current at the time of publishing. R for Statistical Analysis Who Should Take This Course: Anyone who wants to gain a familiarity with R to use it to conduct statistical analysis. Also, teachers who wish to use R in teaching introductory statistics. Research Education Grants for Statistical and Computational Training in the Genetics. The R Project for Statistical Computing Getting Started. R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. If you have questions about R like how to download and install the software. Program; Conferences; Trainings. Drug Legalization and Student Drug Use. 2014 NFLIS Finds Nearly Three Times More Buprenorphine Than Methadone Reports The National Forensic Laboratory Information. Please see the R FAQ for general information about R and the R Windows FAQ for Windows-specific information. Patches to this release are incorporated in the r-patched snapshot build. A build of the development. Statistical Computing in C++ and R. Uses C++ code in R and R functions in the C++ program. Integrates both C++ and R for the solution of statistical computing problems. The Comprehensive R Archive Network., statistical tests, time series analysis, classification. Please consult the R project homepagefor further information. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF GROUNDWATER MONITORING DATA AT RCRA FACILITIES. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND INFORMATION DIVISION. Ph.D., Statistical Scientist and President of MacStat Consulting. See program website for any updates to the points of contact. Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s): 4. Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences. Award Information. Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant or Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant. Estimated Number of Awards: 7. Anticipated Funding Amount: $7. Eligibility Information. Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: Standard research proposals: The categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation are identified in the Grant Proposal Guide, Chapter 1, Section E. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. Who May Serve as PI: Standard research proposals: No restrictions or limits. Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant proposals: The dissertation advisor must be listed as the Principal Investigator and the student must be listed as the co- Principal Investigator. Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: There are no restrictions or limits. Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or Co- PI: There are no restrictions or limits. Proposal Preparation Instructions. Letters of Intent: Not required. Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required. Full Proposals: Full Proposals submitted via Fast. Lane: NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, Part I: Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) Guidelines apply. The complete text of the GPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: http: //www. Budgetary Information. Cost Sharing Requirements: Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited. Indirect Cost (F& A) Limitations: Not Applicable. Other Budgetary Limitations: Not Applicable. C. Additional merit review considerations apply. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information. INTRODUCTION. The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is responsible for the collection, acquisition, analysis, reporting and dissemination of objective, statistical data related to the science and engineering enterprise in the United States and other nations. The legislation specifies the responsibilities of NCSES in supporting the education and training of researchers who use large- scale data sets, such as the ones NCSES now collects. The following activities form the core of NCSES work: The collection, acquisition, analysis, reporting, and dissemination of statistical data related to the United States and other nations; Support of research that uses NCSES data; Methodological research in areas related to its work; and. Education and training of researchers in the use of large- scale nationally representative data sets. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION. NCSES welcomes proposals for research, workshops and studies to advance the development, understanding, and quality of the S& T enterprise. Research could include improved approaches to indicator construction and presentation, new S& T indicator development, strengthening of methodologies to improve the surveys of S& T data, analytical or theoretical work on S& T policy relevant issues, and better understanding of the S& T enterprise in the United States and globally. NCSES encourages proposals that analyze NCSES data or NCSES data in conjunction with those from other sources, but does not limit the work to the analysis of the data it collects. This could include, for example, international comparisons of S& T capabilities and activities, including inputs, outputs, and impacts and interactions; indicators of international education and mobility of scientists and engineers; as well as foreign investment in S& T activities. Developing new and improved indicators and advances in the analysis and understanding of existing indicators of the inputs, outputs, linkages and social or economic impacts of S& T activities. Developing new and improved techniques to develop S& T indicators through the use of administrative records, social media, or novel data extraction methods. Improving the methodologies to collect, analyze, and disseminate statistical data through surveys, censuses, use of administrative records, and social media. Such studies could include research on survey design or quality of surveys conducted by NCSES. Studies of survey design could include the target population, sample frame, sample design, development of new data collection techniques, imputation, or estimation techniques. Survey quality could include studies on sampling error, coverage, non- response, measurement error, or data consistency with earlier or related surveys. Interest also relates to dissemination and analysis of the information in a timely and user- friendly format. Conducting studies that examine improved methods of presenting complex statistical analysis in an electronic, accessible, indicator format. Restricted- use data are NCSES statistical databases that contain individually identifiable records that were collected under a pledge of confidentiality. Data on scientists and engineers from the following sources are currently available with a License: Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED)Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)National Survey of Recent College Graduates (NSRCG)SESTAT Integrated Database. Use of licensed data for an NSF Award. Receiving an award from NSF for research using NCSES data does not imply that a license will be granted. All collaborators must also be at the same organization as the principal researcher. A license will only be issued to an organization whose goals for the restricted data is to do statistical analysis that furthers the mission of NCSES. The following types of organizations are eligible to apply for a license. Non- regulatory Federal Agencies, including components of the NSF other than NCSESState and Local Government Agencies. Institutions of higher learning. Nonprofit Organizations. Research contracting firms. Non- NCSES contractors doing statistical analysis for which restricted- use data is necessary. To apply for a license, an organization must submit a data requirements document and a preliminary research plan so that NCSES can determine that the project is feasible and meets eligibility requirements. The data requirements should address the data files and variables required for the research. Proposers must adhere to NSF's general data policy (see the Data Management Plan for SBE Proposals). At a minimum, the proposal should include a letter of support from the specified data center. Such data must be made available through an openly accessible data management system as soon as data are collected and verified. Within the first three months of the award, investigators will provide a metadata inventory description (a high- level summary of the data to be developed) to the relevant archive. If a community- wide data coordination service is established, the metadata must be shared with this service. Every project must submit complete documentation and quality- controlled data to the appropriate archive in accordance with NSF's data policy. In some cases the data that are developed or linked to NCSES data will be sensitive in nature. Those programs that may be of particular interest to NCSES researchers are: Science of Science and Innovation Policy (Sci. SIP), Economics, Sociology, Methodology, Measurement and Statistics (MMS), Science of Organizations (So. O), Social Psychology, Science, Technology, and Society (STS), and Partnerships for Innovation. NCSES' core mission areas are: The collection, acquisition, analysis, reporting, and dissemination of statistical data on science, engineering, technology and research and development related to the United States and other nations; Support of research that uses NCSES data; Methodological research in areas related to its work; and. Education and training of researchers in the use of large- scale nationally representative data sets. Interaction with NCSESGrantees for awards may be invited to a one- day meeting at the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics to report on their activities and interact with other grantees or NCSES staff. Budget requests should include travel funds to accommodate that possibility. Dissertation Awards. NCSES Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIGs) help to defray direct costs associated with conducting research, including dataset acquisition, original data collection, additional statistical or methodological training, meeting with scholars associated with original datasets, and fieldwork away from the student's home campus. Drug Abuse Resistance Education: The Effectiveness of DAREThe Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is used in nearly 8. United States, in 5. That's the conclusion of the U. S. General Accounting Office, 1 the U. S. Surgeon General, 2 the National Academy of Sciences, 3 and the U. S. Department of Education, 4 among many others. For Example. The U. S. Department of Education prohibits schools from spending its funding on DARE because the program is completely ineffective in reducing alcohol and drug use. They tend to be indifferent to factual evidence and prefer to rely on feelings, impressions and hopes. As one DARE leader explained: . Our strongest numbers are the numbers that don't show up. Not so, according to the experts who should know. Rogers and Maslow later admitted their theories were wrong and off- base. Coulson concluded that the program is 'rooted in trash psychology.'. Although irrelevant to effectiveness, most people report satisfaction with DARE. Proof? DARE has a double standard for proof. On the one hand, it says the fact that most people like the program is proof that it's effective. On the other hand, it insists that only a nation- wide study over many years and costing three to five million dollars could demonstrate that it's not effective! DARE plays a game of . The bottom line is that they don't want police officers to do the work, because they want it for themselves. DARE leaders not only tend to ignore scientific evidence but even challenge science itself. On one occasion, when confronted with the scientific evidence found by a major study, DARE leadership retorted that . Similarly, the leadership sometimes seems to dismiss scientific evidence as nothing more than opinion or preference. DARE leadership has questioned the motives of anyone who doubts the program in any way. The DARE position is that the program works fine; the only problem is with evaluators and anyone who criticizes it. This is unfortunate and counterproductive. As a DARE supporter points out . The timing was perfect. First Lady Nancy Reagan was admonishing kids to 'Just Say No.' And Congress soon approved a large package of drug prevention money, earmarking 1. Along with other criteria, the set- aside perfectly matched DARE, launching the program nationally. In reality, the results suggested that DARE might actually increase drug use among girls. Bureau of Justice Assistance then funded a follow- up study by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), a nationally prestigious research organization that had never had a study go unpublished. The group made threatening phone calls and violent threats to researchers, determined to hide the information. When it became known that the prestigious American Journal of Public Health planned to publish the study, DARE strongly objected and tried to prevent publication. They tried to intimidate us. After his story questioning the effectiveness of DARE appeared in USA Today, reporter Dennis Cauchon . When NBC planned a news magazine feature on the program, DARE cooperated until it became apparent that the story wasn't going to be simply a puff- piece. After interviewing a critic of DARE, the producer was angrily confronted by a national DARE official, who demanded to know why they were . It's based on the fact that the vast majority of young people greatly exaggerate in their minds the quantity and frequency of drinking among their peers. Therefore, they tend to drink - - or drink more - - than they would otherwise, in an effort to . The technique works with both alcohol and drugs. Haines' A Social Norms Approach to Preventing Binge Drinking at Colleges and Universities. Newton, Massachusetts: Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention, 1. Web sites on social norms marketing include: National Social Norms Resource Center (www. Higher Education Center (www. To learn more, visit Brief Intervention Techniques. See also Brief Intervention Can Reduce College Alcohol Abuse. In addition, the U. S. They include: Life Skills Training Program (LST) - LST is a school- based substance abuse prevention program for students 1. It teaches general personal and social skills, specific resistance skills, and normative information. Project ALERT - Project ALERT is also a school- based program, in this case for students in middle school. It teaches drug abstention norms, reasons to abstain, and resistance skills. Strengthening Families Program (SFP) - SFP is a substance abuse prevention program for substance- abusing families with children six to. While they are limited to restricted target groups, the major disadvantage of these three programs is their cost, which is high to very high. But because they are effective, they are bargains compared to the completely ineffective DARE program. For more alternative programs, visit Alternatives to the Failed DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program. With all of the effective programs available, there is simply no excuse to continue using the useless and sometimes counterproductive DARE program. Every hour devoted to DARE is an hour lost to math, reading, or even to an effective abuse prevention program. One researcher discovered that DARE was misrepresenting his findings on its web site to imply that he had found it effective in the long term, which he had not. Gilbert Botvin - Cornell Medical Center. William Hansen, who helped design the original DARE curriculum. DARE's solution is to expand DARE by beginning it in earlier grades and extending it to higher grades. More of an ineffective program can't make it effective. Apparently the head of DARE also thinks a dog could catch its tail if only it could run faster. DARE has made about a dozen revisions to its program. Each time another study reports that the program is ineffective, DARE responds by saying that the results apply to . However, it remains essentially the same, . The same student handbook will be used, with the same messages that do not work. Joan Mc. Cord, a leading expert on evaluating programs. They had good intentions, and look what happened. The harm comes from the failure of programs and programs must be evaluated for safety. Yet if a drug worked one percent of the time, the Food and Drug Administration would pull it off the market. Many experts assert that politics is what has kept the much- criticized program around for so many years, despite a mountain of evidence that it's not only ineffective but sometimes even counterproductive and causing harm to young people. The estimated cost of DARE annually is already $1 to 1. That's a lot for a completely ineffective, often counterproductive, program. References. 1. Surgeon General has placed DARE under the category of . The National Academy of Sciences has found DARE ineffective. Department of Education prohibits schools from spending federal money on DARE because it found the program ineffective in reducing alcohol and drug use. The National Institutes of Health funded a study by scholars at the University of Kentucky to examine the effect of DARE on students over the subsequent ten years. The study concluded: . This was true whether the outcome consisted of actual drug use or merely attitudes toward drug use. DARE Aware, Reason, January, 2. Detroit News, 2- 2. DARE indoctrination fails to work and ends up endangering our families. Detroit News, 4- 2- 0. D. A. R. E.: Failing our kids. Detroit News, 2- 2. Available online at Center for Educational Research and Development (www. New twists in the drug debate. Law Enforcement News, 1. DARE course loses backing in some cities. San Jose Mercury News, 8- 8- 9. War fun: News and events from the front line. Cannabis Culture, 1. DARE reinvents itself - - with help from its social- scientist critics. Chronicle of Higher Education, 1. When it comes to drug abuse prevention programs, . When it comes to drug abuse prevention programs, . America's just say no addiction: The politics of DARE) also quoted by James Bovard. Destroying families for the glory of the Drug War, Part 1. Freedom Daily, February, 1. Destroying families for the glory of the Drug War, Part 1. Freedom Daily, February, 1. D. A. R. E.: Failing Our Kids. Detroit News, 2- 2. DARE reinvents itself - - with help from its social- scientist critics. Chronicle of Higher Education, 1. DARE wary of outside reviews. From the outset, founder wasn't interested in researchers' studies about effectiveness. Detroit News, 2- 2. DARE wary of outside reviews. From the outset, founder wasn't interested in researchers' studies about effectiveness. Detroit News, 2- 2. DARE wary of outside reviews: From the outset, the founder wasn't interested in researchers' studies about effectiveness. Detroit News, 2- 2. Why Lansing's DARE program deserved to die. Lansing City Pulse (http: //www. Jeff Elliott, America's just say No Addiction: the Politics of DARE. Albion Monitor, 1. Jeff Elliott, America's just say No Addiction: the Politics of DARE. Albion Monitor, 1. Life Skills Training Program (www. Project ALERT (www. Strengthening Families Program (http: //www. DARE reinvents itself - - with help from its social- scientist critics. Chronicle of Higher Education, 1. DARE reinvents itself - - with help from its social- scientist critics. Chronicle of Higher Education, 1. An Analysis of DARE - - Does DARE Work? Shaffer Library of Drug Policy (http: //www. An Analysis of DARE - - Does DARE Work? Shaffer Library of Drug Policy (http: //www. An Analysis of DARE - - Does DARE Work? Shaffer Library of Drug Policy (http: //www. Jacob Sullum, DARE Aware, Reason, January, 2. D. A. R. E.: Failing Our Kids: Popular anti- drug program not making a difference in Metro Detroit - - Money can be better spent elsewhere, some experts say. Detroit News, 2- 2. Drug Policy Alliance, April, (http: //www. University of Michigan, School of Criminal Justice. America Strategic Initiative. University of Michigan, School of Criminal Justice. America Strategic Initiative. Drug Policy Alliance, April, (http: //www. Just say no to DARE: America's school- based drug prevention program gives in to critics' pressure.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2016
Categories |