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Erin Hammers Forstag, Rapporteur; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Contributor – National Academies Press, 2024
Behavioral threat assessment is a step-by-step process for evaluating individuals who threaten harm to others, making systematic judgments about the seriousness of the threat based on case-specific and dynamic risk factors, and identifying interventions necessary to support the individuals and reduce risk for harming others. On September 3 and 4,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Risk Assessment, Violence, Intervention
Patricia A. Cuff, Rapporteur; Erin Hammers Forstag, Rapporteur; Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education, Contributor; Board on Global Health, Contributor; Health and Medicine Division, Contributor – National Academies Press, 2024
The National Academies Global Forum on Innovations in Health Professional Education held a public workshop in November 2023. Speakers explored how health professional educators and providers with health systems science (HSS) training can prepare learners to work together within health systems, resulting in better patient care, improved population…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Health Education, Systems Approach, Health Services
Forstag, Erin Hammers – National Academies Press, 2022
On October 14 and 15, and December 8, 2021, the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a virtual Summit entitled Taking Stock of Science Standards Implementation. Participants explored the landscape of state science standards implementation, identified where there have been successes and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Academic Standards, Program Implementation, State Standards
Gentile, James, Ed.; Brenner, Kerry, Ed.; Stephens, Amy, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2017
Undergraduate research has a rich history, and many practicing researchers point to undergraduate research experiences (UREs) as crucial to their own career success. There are many ongoing efforts to improve undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education that focus on increasing the active engagement of students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, STEM Education, Student Participation
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Edley, Christopher, Jr., Ed.; Koenig, Judith, Ed.; Nielsen, Natalie, Ed.; Citro, Constance, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2019
Disparities in educational attainment among population groups have characterized the United States throughout its history. Education is sometimes characterized as the "great equalizer," but to date, the country has not found ways to successfully address the adverse effects of socioeconomic circumstances, prejudice, and discrimination…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Attainment
National Academies Press, 2010
Today in the United States, the professional health workforce is not consistently prepared to provide high quality health care and assure patient safety, even as the nation spends more per capita on health care than any other country. The absence of a comprehensive and well-integrated system of continuing education (CE) in the health professions…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Health Personnel, Professional Development