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Spirituality for Kids After-School Program has Significant Positive Effects — Apr. 29, 2008
A nonreligious after-school program, Spirituality for Kids (SFK) seeks to build resilience in children. Interestingly, it improves not just social and internal outcomes but also school-related outcomes, even though it is not an academic intervention.
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Path to Diversity Success Varies According to Company's History, Culture, Mission — Jan. 23, 2008
Companies recognized for exemplary diversity may follow a core set of motives and behaviors, but best practices alone do not always contribute to a high level of diversity.
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Decision-making Health Policy Tools Help Improve the Lives of Older People — Apr. 11, 2007
The RAND Roybal Center for Health Policy Simulation works to develop better models to understand the consequences of biomedical developments and social forces for health, health spending, and health care delivery.
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American Life Panel Uses Internet for a Variety of Surveys — Jun. 21, 2006
RAND's American Life Panel surveys people age 40 and over on the Internet, which allows for greater flexibility in survey design and instantly accessible data. Current studies analyze opinions on Medicare Plan D, health shocks, and financial decisionmaking.
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Featured Research
The Design of a Multilevel Survey of Children, Families, and Communities:
The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey - 2006
Narayan Sastry, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, John Adams, Anne R. Pebley
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The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey: Household Questionnaires - 2004
Anne R. Pebley, Narayan Sastry
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Neighborhood and Family Effects on Children's Health in Los Angeles - 2003
Narayan Sastry, Anne R. Pebley
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Concentrated Poverty vs. Concentrated Affluence: Effects on Neighborhood
Social Environments and Children's Outcomes - 2003
Anne R. Pebley, Narayan Sastry
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The Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey: Codebook - 2003
Christine E. Peterson, Narayan Sastry, Anne R. Pebley, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Stephanie Williamson, and Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo
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Designing Multidisciplinary Biobehavioral Research on Prematurity and
LBW: Methodological Considerations - 2003
Brian Karl Finch
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Los Angeles County Young Children's Literacy Experiences, Emotional
Well-Being and Skills Acquisition: Results from the Los Angeles Family
and Neighborhood Survey - 2003
Sandra Lara-Cinisomo, Anne R. Pebley
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