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SBE Advisory Committee Meeting

The National Academies, including the National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, work to advance science, advise the government, and promote education. This article provides an overview of their history and mission, as well as their contributions to various fields such as behavioral and social sciences, education, and public policy.

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SBE Advisory Committee Meeting

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  1. SBE Advisory Committee Meeting Michael J. Feuer, Executive Director Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education The National Academies November 20-21, 2008

  2. The National Academies National Academy of Sciences (1863) National Research Council(1916) National Academy of Engineering (1964) Institute of Medicine (1970) Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine

  3. NAS Act of Incorporation “... the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art ... the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States.” - 1863

  4. Magnetic Deviation

  5. Fast forward • 1863 NAS Act of Incorporation • 1916 NRC established as wartime effort • 1918 NRC perpetuated by Executive Order • 1954 NAS President becomes Chair of NRC • 1962 Formal designation of NAS President as NRC Chair • 1964 NAE established under NAS auspices • 1970 IOM established under NAS auspices • 1973 NRC reorganized • 2001 Reorganization as recommended by the Task Force on NRC Goals and Operations

  6. Founding of the NRC • In wartime (1916) to organize the scientific and technical resources of the country for the war effort • In its perpetuation (1918) to promote scientific and engineering research, cooperation in research, survey the larger possibilities of science and engineering, and disseminate knowledge • Established as the operating arm of the NAS, with expertise from professional societies, industry, and government agencies.

  7. NAS BUILDING: 1924 Dedication with President Coolidge

  8. Purposes To advance science and technology To advise government • on applications of science and engineering to policy • on policy for science, engineering, and health care

  9. Special Features • Stature of academies’ memberships • Ability to get the very best to serve • “Pro Bono” nature of committee service • Special relationship to government • Quality assurance and control procedures • Reputation for independence and objectivity

  10. MR. RUSSERT:  Was there pressure? DR. FINEBERG:  Absolutely not, Tim.  In fact, the whole reason why the Institute of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council exists is to be an independent voice outside of government to work on behalf of the needs of the American people.  That's what we do.  Agencies do not always hear from us what they want to hear.  Sometimes the evidence does not point in a direction that is welcome.  Stem cell guidelines or information about climate change or, for example, the ways to fix the Hubble Telescope which came out of the National Academies--all of these are studies undertaken on behalf of the American public and the same was true for our assessment of vaccine safety. Excerpt from transcript between Tim Russert, NBC and Dr. Harvey Fineberg, IOM; Meet the Press; August 7, 2005 Dr. Harvey Fineberg President, IOM

  11. The National Academies

  12. Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE)

  13. Behavior and Development Children & Families Cognitive & Sensory Human Factors Governance Global Change Law & Justice Population Measurement National Statistics Evidence for Use Key National Indicators Education Science Mathematics Testing & Assessment Teachers

  14. DBASSE:Mission and Scope Advancing the frontiers of the behavioral, social, and education sciences and their application to public policy. • common versus state standards for education • racial and ethnic differences in health • psychology of learning • prepare for an aging workforce • trade-offs between security and individual privacy • the nature of risk • features of high quality child-care settings • mitigation of unwanted climate change • federal fiscal deficit • economic productivity and innovation

  15. DBASSE:Priority Areas • National Security (DHS, ODNI) • Learning and Brain Sciences (NSF, NICHD, DoEd) • Climate Change (NSF, Hewlett Foundation, Venture Fund) • Gaming and Education (NSF, Hewlett Foundation) • Competitiveness and Innovation (Venture Fund) • Human Capital • Adequacy of the Statistical Workforce for Federal Agency Needs (NIH) • Future of Journalism and Communications

  16. All Time Academies Best Sellers • On Being a Scientist, 1st and 2nd eds. • National Science Education Standards • Eager to Learn: Summary *Special* • Starting Out Right: Reading • Everybody Counts: Helping Children Learn Math • Guide for Care & Use of Lab Animals • How People Learn: Expanded Ed/Paperback • Info Wom Silicone Breast Imp: Bklt • Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children • Recommended Dietary Allowances, 9th ed. • Science, Medicine & Animals • Nutrition During Pregnancy & Lactation: Impl Guide • Guide Child Care Professionals/Engl • Inquiry & the Natl Sci Educ Std • Recom Dietary Allowances – 10th ed. • Introducing the NSES Booklet • Science, Medicine and Animals, 2nd ed. • Adviser Teacher Role Model Friend • Biodiversity—paper ed. • Vetiver: Thin Green Line Agnst Eros • Nutrition During Preg – Summary • Prud Prac Handling Chemicals Cloth • Nutrition During Lactation Summary • Nutrient Req Beef Cattle • Nutrient Req Dairy Cattle 5th ed • On the Shoulders of Giants • Teaching Evolution & the Nature of Science • The Hidden Epidemic: Summary • Designing Foods-Paper

  17. NSF supported studies [partial list] Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists: A Framework for Program Assessment(2008) Using the American Community Survey for NSFs Science and Engineering Workforce Statistics Program(2008) Putting People on the Map: Protecting Confidentiality with Linked Social-Spatial Data(2007) Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8(2007) Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the US Economy (2004)

  18. Current NSF-Funded Projects in DBASSE • Support for CNSTAT, BBCSS • Social Science Evidence for Use • Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers • Panel on Future Directions for the NSF Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development • Confidentiality Criteria for Statistics from Survey of Earned Doctorates • Learning Science in Informal Environments • Learning Science in Informal Environments: Practitioner Volume • Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education

  19. DBASSE Volunteer Participation* NAS Members Total Academy % Academy Members 30 42 24% NAE Members Non Academy 2 129 IOM Members Total Board 13 174 *January 2008

  20. Thank you mfeuer@nas.edu 202-334-2300

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